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Publications
The following publications also may help.You'll need to order them:
A U.S. government publication, "Menopause," may be ordered
from the U.S. Government Bookstore, Room 118, Federal Building, 1000 Liberty
Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222. It costs $3.25.
A pamphlet, "Taking Hormones and Women's Health: Choices, Risks,
and Benefits," may be ordered from the National Women's Health Network,
514 Tenth Street N.W., Ste. 400, Washington, D.C., 20004. It costs $8
for members and $10 for nonmembers.
Net Resources
Menopause,
The physiological cessation of menses as a result of decreasing ovarian
function by David L. Hoffman, M.N.I.M.H.
Menopause is one of the major rites of passage human beings go through.
In our "civilized" society, menopause is too often approached
with dread by many women, fearing it as a time when their role as women
becomes devalued. It is a time of change in their role as mother, lover,
and wife. As people, unfortunately, tend to create their self-image and
persona from their perception of socially defined roles, becoming those
roles in time, there seems to be not much left when these roles are "gone".
From a different perspective, menopause can be seen as a great gift in
a woman's life, a liberation, an initiation. It presents an opportunity
to re-evaluate one's purpose in life, perhaps to change in many ways,
to see change not as something to fear but as an opportunity to embrace,
moving on to greater fulfillment.
Yoga
stretches can benefit both the body and the mind, bringing energy
and balance. This is particularly helpful to women who are currently in
menopause or in menopause transition because their hormonal levels and
body chemistry may be fluctuating rapidly.
Weight
loss, menopause and hypothyroidism
Larrian Gillespie, M.D. is author of several popular books on health,
including The Menopause Diet, and in this two-part interview, talks
to Mary Shomon about how weight loss and menopause relate to hypothyroidism,
and much more.
Researched and written by the ProjectAWARE group, 2000
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