The M Word (Paperback) - Doctor Dr Philippa Kaye

The menopause does not have to mean the end of your libido, of sex, or of feeling like yourself. The M Word is a complete guide to the peri-menopause and menopause, covering everything from symptoms to treatments and lifestyle advice. With a positive and uplifting tone, this book will help you not just survive, but thrive through the menopause.

The menopause does not have to mean the end of your libido, of sex, of work, or of feeling like who you used to be. The M Word is a complete one-stop guide to the peri-menopause and menopause, covering everything from understanding symptoms to managing relationships to which treatments really work. Discussing HRT as well as self-help and lifestyle tips, this book will be your companion through the years before, during and after the menopause.

Topics covered include:

• Hot flushes and other physical symptoms
• Psychological symptoms
• Sex, libido and contraception
• HRT and other treatments
• Lifestyle changes
• Health after the menopause
• And much more!

Written in a positive, uplifting and light-hearted style, with plenty of quotes from real women, this book shows you how to not just survive, but thrive through the menopause, letting you remain you.

About the Author

Dr Philippa Kaye is a GP with a particular interest in children's, women's and sexual health. She has written multiple books on topics ranging from pregnancy and fertility to child health and child development, and she has a weekly column in Woman magazine as well as contributing to other magazines and newspapers. She is regularly seen broadcasting on radio and television in programmes such as The Victoria Derbyshire Show. She is also the GP ambassador for Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust. Dr Kaye is based in North London where she lives with her family: 1 husband, 3 children and 3 clucking, egg-laying chickens.