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Record numbers of women worlwide are entering menopause, facing numerous health and psychological questions. In the absence of clear science, women often turn to the long-whispered world of menopausal gossip to learn how to salvage their marriages, what can save their libido, and what value society will give them now that they are considered post-procreative. This piece addresses the emotional underpinnings of menopause among a variety of women.
My Dinner with Menopause is a Soundprint Classic, produced by Karen Michelle. The engineer was Manoli Wetherell.
Links:
Menopause: Another Change in Life
Resource from Planned Parenthood, including signs and indications, osteoporosis, traditional and alternative therapies.
National Institute on Aging: Menopause
Explains what menopause is and how it happens; what to expect; how it can affect mental health and sex; the long-term effects of menopause; and managing menopause with hormone replacement, and the drawbacks of HRT.
North American Menopause Society (NAMS)
Information, advice and more.
Power Surge
Online network for women in menopause. There are twice weekly live chats, an active database monitored by physicians and monthly newsletters.
Red Hot Mamas Menopause Management Education Program & Support Group - Long Island, NY
a support group dedicated to educating women about the physical and emotional Aspects of menopause so they can better understand and cope with the changes that they are experiencing.
Web Directory: Doctor's Guide to the Internet - Menopause
A guide to menopause-related information and resources likely to be of interest to medical professionals and/or patients.
Books:
 What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause
by: John R. Lee with Virginia Hopkins 2004
What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause covers the benefits of natural progesterone, the history and politics of the medical and drug establishment, the biochemistry and dynamics of hormones and how they get out of balance, and how to prevent hormone imbalance and stay healthy.
 Pause: Positive Approaches to Perimenopause and Menopause
by: Lonnie Garfield Barbach 2000
A best-seller that has become known as an authoritative guide for any woman facing the "next third" of her life.
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