The No-Nonsense Guide to Menopause

The definitive guide to this important life stage: “Touches on nearly every aspect of women’s health [and] sheds an invaluable light on a long-cloudy subject.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

The No-Nonsense Guide to Menopause offers a radical rethink in the way menopause is treated. With an awareness of profit-motivated drug companies and the physicians they influence, this resource provides unbiased, straightforward advice about the true risks of hormone therapy and the effectiveness of alternatives.

Barbara Seaman, a leading advocate in the women’s health movement for decades, demanded answers and accountability from the pharmaceutical industry with the goal of putting women in control of their bodies and futures. Together with Laura Eldridge, written in clear and accessible language, the two shine a light on just about everything there is to know about menopause and its aftermath—medically, culturally, socially, sexually, and even financially. They provide straight talk on supplements, vitamins, and alternative therapies, how to listen to your doctor—and how to make sure your doctor listens to you.

From hormone replacement therapy to hysterectomies, to guidance on what questions to ask and strategies for assessing the validity of new data, this is a complete, accessible, and easy-to-use resource that will bring comfort and clarity to women everywhere.

Barbara Seaman was an American writer and advocate for female healthcare rights. Her work on gendered prejudice in the healthcare system in the 1960s argued that pharmaceutical companies’ drive for profit over safety often endangered women by denying them proper health information and the ability to make fully informed decisions about their care. Bringing public attention to women’s healthcare through her publications and activism, Seaman was a leading medical contributor to the feminist movement of the twentieth century.
 
Laura Eldridge is an activist and women’s health writer. Mentee to legendary women’s health advocate and author Barbara Seaman, Eldridge coauthored The No-Nonsense Guide to Menopause and coedited Voices of the Women's Health Movement. She is also the author of In Our Control: The Complete Guide to Contraceptive Choices for Women.