100 Best Menopause Books of All Time (Updated for 2026)

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The Wisdom of Menopause: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing During the Change

Christiane Northrup

5.0

Through her bestselling books, groundbreaking PBS specials, and up-to-the-minute clinical knowledge, Dr. Christiane Northrup has earned a place as one of America’s most trusted medical advisors.

In The Wisdom of Menopause, she once again challenges convention with this inspiring look at one of the most commonly misunderstood female health issues. The “change” is not simply a collection of physical

2

What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause: The Breakthrough Book on Natural Hormone Balance

John R. Lee MD

4.8

This revolutionary book about hormone replacement therapy--a classic bestseller since it was first published in 1996--is now fully revised and updated, providing potentially lifesaving facts and natural alternatives to balancing hormones.

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Moxie

Jennifer Mathieu

4.6

It's time to fight like a girl!

Vivian Carter is fed up. Fed up with her high school teachers who think the football team can do no wrong. Fed up with sexist dress codes, hallway harassment and gross comments from guys during class. But most of all, Viv Carter is fed up with always following the rules.

Viv's mum was a tough-as-nails, punk rock Riot Grrrl in the '90s, and now Viv takes a page from he

Recommended by Adrienne Kisner.

Adrienne Kisner

This book is about a girl confronting the accepted sexism in her school is poignant, funny, and sneaks in rebellious inspiration where you least expect it. [source]

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The Vagina Bible: The Vulva and the Vagina—Separating the Myth from the Medicine

Dr. Jen Gunter

4.6

OB/GYN, writer for The New York Times, USA Today, and Self, and host of the show Jensplaining, Dr. Jen Gunter now delivers the definitive book on vaginal health, answering the questions you've always had but were afraid to ask--or couldn't find the right answers to. She has been called Twitter's resident gynecologist, the Internet's OB/GYN, and one of the fiercest advocates for women's health...an

Recommended by Cindy Gallop, Esther Choo Md Mph, and Laurie Halse Anderson.

Cindy Gallop

I could not love the dedication of @drjengunter's book more. Everybody, BUY IT NOW HERE: @kensingtonbooks https://t.co/HUAsvBW9b1 #realworldsex #socialsex #socialsexrevolution #makevaginabiblelovenotporn https://t.co/WP4g5IJEFv [source]

Esther Choo Md Mph

tfw the long-awaited book finally arrives stateside.... I love it, @DrJenGunter! Getcher Vagina Bible, everyone! https://t.co/LiA7YXt9g8 [source]

Laurie Halse Anderson

“There are no products here to make balls smell better.” Seriously, you guys. If you have a vagina, or you love someone who has a vagina, or have so many vagina questions, buy @DrJenGunter's book: The Vagina Bible: The Vulva and the Vagina—Separating the Myth from the Medicine https://t.co/yobBjM7OS9 [source]

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Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life

Emily Nagoski

4.6

An essential exploration of why and how women’s sexuality works—based on groundbreaking research and brain science—that will radically transform your sex life into one filled with confidence and joy.

Researchers have spent the last decade trying to develop a “pink pill” for women to function like Viagra does for men. So where is it? Well, for reasons this book makes crystal clear, that pill will ne

Recommended by Susan Quilliam.

Susan Quilliam

It’s one of the best books ever written, in my view, for guiding women in particular through the minefield of their sexuality in today’s world. [source]

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Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing

Christiane Northrup

4.6

When it was first published in 1994, Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom quickly became an international bestseller, and for the past fifteen years it has remained the veritable bible of women’s health. Now, in this revised and updated edition, world-renowned and much-beloved women’s health expert Dr. Christiane Northrup shares with us the latest developments and advances that will maximize our potenti

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The Female Brain

Louann Brizendine M.D.

4.5

This comprehensive new look at the hormonal roller coaster that rules women's lives down to the cellular level, "a user's guide to new research about the female brain and the neurobehavioral systems that make us women," offers a trove of information, as well as some stunning insights. Though referenced like a work of research, Brizedine's writing style is fully accessible. Brizendine provides a fa

Recommended by Brian Armstrong.

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Menopause Confidential: A Doctor Reveals the Secrets to Thriving Through Midlife

Tara Allmen M.D.

4.5

An authoritative guide to understanding and navigating the hormonal changes and health issues women experience in midlife and beyond, from one of the leading medical experts in the field.

The physical changes that occur after women turn forty are unavoidable—and can be unnerving. Menopause affects every aspect of life—from sex and sleep to mood and mental clarity to weight and body temperature. Whi

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New Menopausal Years: Alternative Approaches for Women 30-90

Susun S. Weed

4.5

The best book on menopause is now better. Herbal solutions for osteoporosis, hot flashes, mood swings, fatigue, flooding, fibroids, low libido, incontinence, anxiety, depression.

Completely revised with 100 new pages. All the remedies women know and trust plus hundreds of new ones. New sections on thyroid health, fibromyalgia, hairy problems, male menopause, and herbs for women taking hormones.

Reco

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The Hormone Cure: Reclaim Balance, Sleep, Sex Drive and Vitality Naturally with the Gottfried Protocol

Sara Gottfried

4.4

ALL TOO OFTEN WOMEN ARE TOLD that feeling moody, asexual, tapped out, dried up, stressed out, and sleep deprived is just a part of being female. Or they’re led to believe that the answer can be found only at the bottom of a bottle of prescription pills. Dr. Sara Gottfried, a Harvard-educated physician and nationally recognized, board-certified gynecologist, refuses to accept that being a woman mea

11

Happy Healthy Hormones: How to Thrive in Menopause

Daved Rosensweet MD

4.4

Having adequate hormone levels is critical for practically everything! Hormones support sleep, mood, cognitive function, energy, libido, healthy arteries, and memory while diminished hormone levels can lead to weight gain, osteoporosis (muscle loss), diminished bladder control, and so much more.

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What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About(TM): Premenopause: Balance Your Hormones and Your Life from Thirty to Fifty

John R. Lee MD, Jesse Hanley MD, et al.

4.4

A safe, effective hormone balance program for women aged 30-50 suffering from premenopause syndrome. Restore and maintain gynecological health, sex drive, and energy.

I'm too young for menopause. So why do I feel like this? Even if you're a decade or more away from menopause, your hormones may already be out of balance, usually caused by an excess of estrogen and a deficiency of progesterone. Over

13

Goddesses Never Age: The Secret Prescription for Radiance, Vitality, and Well-Being

Christiane Northrup M.D.

4.4

Though we talk about wanting to “age gracefully,” the truth is that when it comes to getting older, we’re programmed to dread an inevitable decline: in our health, our looks, our sexual relationships, even the pleasure we take in living life. But as Christiane Northrup, M.D., shows us in this profoundly empowering book, we have it in us to make growing older an entirely different experience, for b

14

The Hormone Fix: Burn Fat Naturally, Boost Energy, Sleep Better, and Stop Hot Flashes, the Keto-Green Way

Anna Cabeca DO OBGYN

4.4

USA TODAY BESTSELLER - For women approaching or in menopause, a revolutionary diet and holistic lifestyle program for easier weight loss, better sleep, diminished hot flashes, a clearer head, and a rejuvenated sex drive.

"Hormone balance is within reach, and this is the definitive guide for reaching that goal."--David Perlmutter, MD, author of Grain Brain

As women approach menopause, many start to

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Menopause: Your Management Your Way ... Now and for the Rest of Your Life

Barbara D. Taylor M.D.

4.3

Yours is not your mother's menopause! She did whatever her doctor told her to do...or nothing at all. You're a new breed of woman and you're not willing to settle for that. This is the book for you. You want all the information and all the options, along with guidance in tailoring them to your personal needs and preferences. And you shall have it. Whether you prefer conventional or alternative and

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I Want My Period's Back!: My journey through a Hysterectomy, HRT and Surgical Menopause.

Shelley Steven

4.3

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Dr. John Lee's Hormone Balance Made Simple: The Essential How-to Guide to Symptoms, Dosage, Timing, and More

John R. Lee MD and Virginia Hopkins

4.3

From the bestselling authors of the classic What Your Doctor May NOT Tell You books about menopause and pre-menopause comes an easy-to-use guide on balancing hormone levels safely and naturally.

Dr. John Lee will help you answer key questions like:

Are my symptoms caused by a hormonal imbalance?
Which hormones do I need to regain hormone balance?
How do I use hormones for optimal health and balan

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Does Sex Have an Expiration Date?: Rethinking Low Libido for Women (aged 35-105) & the Men Who Love Them

Susana Mayer PhD

4.3

Do any of these questions resonate with you?

Are you living in a sexless or near sexless relationship?
Does your partner want sex a lot more than you do?
Do physical problems keep you from enjoying sex?
Does sex no longer feel as good as it once did?
Is sex a topic you rarely discuss – or when you do, someone is angry?
Would you prefer never to have sex again?
This book might change your life. It offers

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The Queen V: What No One Ever Tells You (but Everyone Needs to Know) About Intimacy, Sex, and Down-There Health Care

Dr. Jackie Walters

4.3

The beloved OB-GYN, celebrity doctor, and star of Bravo's Married to Medicine reveals the twelve principles behind a happy and healthy vagina…and other lady parts.

After twenty years of private obstetrics and gynecological practice, there’s nothing Dr. Jackie Walters hasn’t seen. And now, in her new book, the widely-adored OB-GYN invites you to put your feet in the stirrups and investigate. Whether

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The Menopause Book: The Complete Guide: Hormones, Hot Flashes, Health, Moods, Sleep, Sex

Barbara Kantrowitz

4.3

The Menopause Book is the all-in-one bible for women approaching or experiencing menopause. Completely revised and updated with the latest medical findings and advice, The Menopause Book incorporates the most cutting-edge research on hormones and hormone therapy; hot flashes; heart disease and stroke; breast cancer in older women; and the subtle symptoms of ovarian cancer. It also discusses new fi

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When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice

Terry Tempest Williams

4.3

The beloved author of Refuge returns with a work that explodes and startles, illuminates and celebrates

Terry Tempest Williams’s mother told her: “I am leaving you all my journals, but you must promise me you won’t look at them until after I’m gone.”

Readers of Williams’s iconic and unconventional memoir, Refuge, well remember that mother. She was one of a large Mormon clan in northern Utah who dev

22

The Hot Flash Club

Nancy Thayer

4.3

This wise, wonderful, and delightfully witty New York Times bestseller is a coming of age novel about four intrepid women who discover themselves as they were truly meant to be: passionate, alive, and ready to face the best years of their lives.

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Martinis & Menopause: Strategies, Science, and Sips That Empower Women to Beat the Hormone Groan

Kelli Jaecks

4.3

Are You A Hostage To Your Hormones?

Can you become a raging witch in 0-to-60 seconds flat, leaving burned corpses in your wake? Do you wolf down every salted chip and sugar-laden brownie in sight? Is your world so stressful that you just want to crawl in bed during the day and shut the lights off? Does it feel like your body is betraying you? You may have become a HORMONE HOSTAGE. And you, my frien

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Estrogen Matters: Why Taking Hormones in Menopause Can Improve Women's Well-Being and Lengthen Their Lives -- Without Raising the Risk of Breast Cancer

Avrum Bluming MD

4.3

A compelling defense of hormone replacement therapy, exposing the faulty science behind its fall from prominence and empowering women to make informed decisions about their health.

For years, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was hailed as a miracle. Study after study showed that HRT, if initiated at the onset of menopause, could ease symptoms ranging from hot flashes to memory loss; reduce the ri

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Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith

Anne Lamott

4.3

From the New York Times bestselling author of Hallelujah Anyway and Help, Thanks, Wow, a spiritual antidote to anxiety and despair in increasingly fraught times.

As Anne Lamott knows, the world is a dangerous place. Terrorism and war have become the new normal. Environmental devastation looms even closer. And there are personal demands on her faith as well: getting older; her mother's Alzheimer's;

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Before the Change: Taking Charge of Your Perimenopause

Ann Louise Gittleman

4.3

From a renowned nutritionist and author of the bestselling Fat Flush Plan comes a revised and updated edition of the popular alternative guide for taking charge of your perimenopause, filled with up-to-date research, including the latest information on Hormone Replacement Therapy, mood swings, weight gain, and nutrition for women thirty-five and older.

Before the Change offers a gentle, proven, inc

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Melt The Midlife Middle: A Beginner's Guide For Women To The Intermittent Fasting & Essential Oils Lifestyle

Jill Lebofsky

4.3

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Iodine: Why You Need It, Why You Can't Live Without It

David Brownstein

4.3

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Breathing Blue: Giving my life to Spirit and Spirit to my life

Kathleen O'Dwyer

4.2

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The Age of Miracles: Embracing the New Midlife

Marianne Williamson

4.2

The need for change as we get older—an emotional pressure for one phase of our lives to transition into another—is a human phenomenon, neither male nor female. There simply comes a time in our lives—not fundamentally different from the way puberty separates childhood from adulthood—when it’s time for one part of ourselves to die and for something new to be born.

The purpose of this book by best-sel

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Perimenopause: The Savvy Sister's Guide to Hormone Harmony

Dr Anna Garrett

4.2

You can learn to make perimenopause an initiation into the wise woman's years, worthy of celebration and discovery, rather than something to dread. I highly recommend this book!" ~ Lissa Rankin, MD, OB/ GYN physician and New York Times bestselling author of Mind Over Medicine

“Perimenopause? What?! I’m way too young!” If you’re suddenly struggling with weight gain, insomnia, irregular bleeding or f

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Ageless: The Naked Truth About Bioidentical Hormones

Suzanne Somers

4.2

Can you really feel better as you get older?

Is aging without illness possible?

Is your own internal fountain of youth waiting to be discovered?

Yes, yes, and YES! says Suzanne Somers, the bestselling author of The Sexy Years. It can all be true when you take advantage of the new science of antiaging medicine—a revolutionary approach to achieving the ageless life.

Suzanne Somers introduced millions of

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The Pull of the Moon

Elizabeth Berg

4.2

Dear Martin, I'm sorry the note I left you was so abrupt. I just wanted you to know I was safe...I won't be back for a while. I'm on a trip. I needed all of a sudden to go, without saying where, because I don't know where. I know this is not like me. I know that. But please believe me, I am safe and I am not crazy. I felt as though if I didn't do this I wouldn't be safe and I would be crazy...And

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The Menopause Myth: What Your Mother, Doctor, and Friends Haven't Shared about Life After 35

Dr. Arianna Sholes-Douglas MD

4.2

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The Autoimmune Solution: Prevent and Reverse the Full Spectrum of Inflammatory Symptoms and Diseases

Amy Myers, Tanya Eby, et al

4.2

Over 90 percent of the population suffers from inflammation or an autoimmune disorder. Until now, conventional medicine has said there is no cure. Minor irritations like rashes and runny noses are ignored, while chronic and debilitating diseases like Crohn's and rheumatoid arthritis are handled with a cocktail of toxic treatments that fail to address their root cause. But it doesn't have to be thi

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I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman

Nora Ephron

4.2

With her disarming, intimate, completely accessible voice, and dry sense of humor, Nora Ephron shares with us her ups and downs in I Feel Bad About My Neck, a candid, hilarious look at women who are getting older and dealing with the tribulations of maintenance, menopause, empty nests, and life itself.

The woman who brought us When Harry Met Sally . . ., Sleepless in Seattle, You've Got Mail, and

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Sheepish: Two Women, Fifty Sheep, and Enough Wool to Save the Planet

Catherine Friend

4.2

What do you do when you love your farm . . . but it doesn’t love you? After fifteen years of farming, Catherine Friend is tired. After all, while shepherding is one of the oldest professions, it’s not getting any easier. The number of sheep in America has fallen by 90 percent in the last ninety years. But just as Catherine thinks it’s time to hang up her shepherd’s crook, she discovers that sheep

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Mid-Life: Notes from the Halfway Mark

Kaye Elizabeth

4.2

In a stunning literary debut that shares the generational outlook of Anna Quindlen with the sharp social observations of Joan Didion, Kaye offers her wry, sometimes biting perspective on entering mid-life, coming to terms with all the fullness of life and loss at its mid-point.

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What You Must Know about Women's Hormones: Your Guide to Natural Hormone Treatments for PMS, Menopause, Osteoporis, Pcos, and More

Pamela Wartian Smith

4.2

Hormonal imbalances can occur at any age--before, during, or after menopause--and for a variety of reasons. While most hormone-related problems are associated with menopause, fluctuating hormonal levels can also cause a variety of other conditions, and for some women, the effects can be truly debilitating. What You Must Know About Women's Hormones is a clear guide to the treatment of hormonal ir

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What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Fibromyalgia: The Revolutionary Treatment That Can Reverse the Disease

R. Paul St. Amand MD and Claudia Craig Marek

4.2

Over a decade ago, Dr. R. Paul St. Amand, an experienced endocrinologist and UCLA assistant clinical professor, published his protocol for reversing fibromyalgia based on nearly half a century of research. This book offers Dr. St. Amand's latest research on guaifenesin, an inexpensive, safe, an incresingly available medication that can help reverse the disease. The authors have seen symtpoms elimi

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Traveling with Pomegranates: A Mother and Daughter Journey to the Sacred Places of Greece, Turkey, and France

Sue Monk Kidd and Ann Kidd Taylo

4.2

An introspective and beautiful dual memoir by the #1 New York Times bestselling novelist and her daughter

Sue Monk Kidd has touched millions of readers with her novels The Secret Life of Bees and The Mermaid Chair and with her acclaimed nonfiction. In this intimate dual memoir, she and her daughter, Ann, offer distinct perspectives as a fifty-something and a twenty-something, each on a quest to red

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Moody Bitches: The Truth About the Drugs You're Taking, The Sleep You're Missing, The Sex You're Not Having, and What's Really Making You Crazy

Julie Holland

4.2

A groundbreaking guide for women of all ages that shows women’s inherent moodiness is a strength, not a weakness

As women, we learn from an early age that our moods are a problem. Bitches are moody. To succeed in life, we are told, we must have it all under control. We have to tamp down our inherent shifts in favor of a more static way of being. But our bodies are wiser than we imagine. Moods are n

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Women & The Weight Loss Tamasha

Rujuta Diwekar

4.2

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The Secret Pleasures of Menopause

Christiane Northrup M.D.

4.2

The Secret Pleasures of Menopause is a groundbreaking book that is long overdue! Christiane Northrup, M.D., delivers a breakthrough message that will help millions and millions of perimenopausal and menopausal women just like you understand that at menopause . . . life has just begun! It is the beginning of a very exciting and fulfilling time, full of pleasure beyond your wildest dreams!

Dr. North

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Flash Count Diary: Menopause and the Vindication of Natural Life

Darcey Steinke

4.2

Menopause hit Darcey Steinke hard. First came hot flashes. Then insomnia. Then depression. As she struggled to express what was happening to her, she came up against a culture of silence. Throughout history, the natural physical transition of menopause has been viewed as something to deny, fear, and eradicate. Menstruation signals fertility and life, and childbirth is revered as the ultimate expre

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Transformation Through Menopause

Marian Van Eyk Mccain

4.2

[This] is by far the most wise and thought provoking book on menopause that I have ever read. It is must reading for every woman who dares to meet the challenges of menopause fully and consciously. Christiane Northrup, M.D.

This volume presents a holistic, theoretical framework for understanding menopause as a major developmental event in women's lives. Rather than an unpleasant phase to be endure

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Someday Home

Lauraine Snelling

4.2

A heartwarming story that celebrates how life-changing friendships can be found in all seasons of life.

The sprawling lake home Lynn Lundberg built with her husband has been an epicenter of joyful family life, from summer holidays spent around the water, to cookies baked in the kitchen with grandchildren in the fall. But since her husband's sudden passing two years ago, Lynn has been lost in the gr

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Magical Journey: An Apprenticeship in Contentment

Katrina Kenison

4.2

No longer indispensable, no longer assured of our old carefully crafted identities, no longer beautiful in the way we were at twenty or thirty or forty, we are hungry and searching nonetheless."

From the author of The Gift of an Ordinary Day, this intimate memoir of loss, self-discovery, and growth will resonate deeply with any woman who has ever mourned the passage of time, questioned her own pur

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The Pleasure Plan: A Sexual Healing Odyssey--1 Woman, 6 Sex Problems, 30 Curative Adventures

Laura Zam

4.2

Based on popular essays in New York Times’ Modern Love and Salon, as well as an Off-Broadway one-person play, The Pleasure Plan is a sexual healing odyssey, a manifesto for women to claim pleasure as a priority, and a love story all at once.

Fifty percent of adult women have some form of sexual difficulty at some point of their lives, preventing them from enjoying vibrant, soul-satisfying sex. Such

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What's Up Down There?: Questions You'd Only Ask Your Gynecologist If She Was Your Best Friend

Lissa Rankin

4.2

In this funny, outrageous and empowering book, Dr. Lissa Rankin answers all the secret gynecological questions that most women wonder about, but have always been afraid to ask.

Suppose you had a wise, warm, funny best friend-who just happened to be a gynecologist. You're out with the girls for cocktails and the conversation turns to sex, and then to girly parts. One by one, you start asking her all

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The Collagen Secret: What It Is, Why You Need It, And How It's 'The Fountain of Youth'

Ingrid Morgan

4.2

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Eat, Live, Thrive Diet: A Lifestyle Plan to REV Up Your Midlife Metabolism

Danna Demetre and Robyn Thomson

4.2

From the well-known health and lifestyle coaches of the widely popular website Lean Healthy Ageless (formerly Ageless Woman Living) comes a practical, science-based diet book that unravels the mystery of why women gain weight as they age and includes a sustainable plan to permanently lose the pounds and inches.

Eat, Live, Thrive Diet shows women how they can not only lose excess body fat permanentl

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The Change: Women, Ageing, and the Menopause

Germaine Greer

4.2

"A brilliant, gutsy, exhilarating, exasperating fury of a book."
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
In this compulsively readable, fascinating account of menopause, renowned feminist and author Germaine Greer gives us so much more than the medical facts. She has gone back into history, read textbooks, explored novels and poems, and has written a wholly extraordinary account of women and their changes in

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The Gynae Geek: Your no-nonsense guide to ‘down there’ healthcare

Dr Anita Mitra

4.2

Information is everywhere and yet many women still don’t truly understand how our bodies work and specifically, how our lower genital tract works. Dr Anita Mitra, AKA The Gynae Geek, believes that we can only be empowered about our health when we have accurate information. This book will be that source.

This book takes you from your first period to the onset of menopause and explains everything alo

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Menopause It's Time Guys Got It: The Perfect Primer for sensitivity-challenged companions of the hormonally deprived.

HotFlashHell.com, wagonerphoto.com

4.2

If the love of your life thinks you're stark raving mad since you've entered the menopause vortex, it's time they knew the truth: Yes, you are crazy! But there's a reason for that. This hysterical book is the first to explain each menopausal symptom in a way that men can understand (big pictures, little words). You'll both laugh 'til you cry -- even if one or both of you are crying already. It's t

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Staging Your Comeback: A Complete Beauty Revival for Women Over 45

Christopher Hopkins

4.2

Known as The Makeover Guy (R) from his appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show and other national television programs, Christopher Hopkins believes that as they age, women become more beautiful but often feel less attractive. He's out to change that. For more than twenty years he's encouraged women who often feel like they' have taken a backseat to everything and everyone else to come out of the sha

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Younger: A Breakthrough Program to Reset Your Genes, Reverse Aging, and Turn Back the Clock 10 Years

Sara Gottfried M.D.

4.2

The New York Times bestselling author of The Hormone Cure and The Hormone Reset Diet shows every woman how to create a lifestyle that will help her look great, feel energized, and slow down the effects of aging.

Feel destined for cellulite, saddle bags, and belly fat? Does your family come from a long line of Alzheimer's, cancer, or heart disease? Will nothing help your aging skin or declining libi

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Sister Moon Lodge

Kisma K. Stepanich

4.1

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Keto Diet After 50: Ultimate Keto Cookbook for People Over 50 with Easy Recipes & Meal Plan - Regain Your Metabolism and Lose Weight, Stay Healthy and Active in Your Senior Years!

Adele Baker

4.1

With Keto Diet After 50 You'll Take your Extra Pounds off Quickly, Safely, and Permanently!

The older you get, the more you understand the value of life. But when you're 50-something, it turns out that your body goes through a lot of changes. Your metabolic rate slows down and you start having weight loss problems. Your bone and muscle health is decreasing. And, of course, don't forget about age-re

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Woman at the Edge of Two Worlds

Lynn V Andrews

4.1

This inspiring and intimate guide through the complex emotions of menopause helps to create new ritual and meaning for this significant passage in a woman's life.

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The M Word: How to thrive in menopause

Dr. Ginni Mansberg

4.1

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Women Rowing North: Navigating Life’s Currents and Flourishing As We Age

Mary Pipher

4.1

A New York Times Bestseller

The New York Times bestseller from the author of Reviving Ophelia--a guide to wisdom, authenticity, and bliss for women as they age.

Women growing older contend with ageism, misogyny, and loss. Yet as Mary Pipher shows, most older women are deeply happy and filled with gratitude for the gifts of life. Their struggles help them grow into the authentic, empathetic, and wise

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When Calories & Cardio Don't Cut It: Know what influences your body weight and shape so that you can live lean for a lifetime

Joanne Lee Cornish

4.1

Calorie restriction and heart pumping cardiovascular exercise have been the mainstay of weight loss programs for decades, they are so ingrained in our belief system that we fear if we eat too much or exercise too little we will be instantly punished with overnight weight gain.

This approach never did explain why body shapes change and weight gain seems unavoidable for those racing towards middle ag

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The Crone: Woman of Age, Wisdom, and Power

Barbara G. Walker

4.1

A probing account of the honored place of older women in ancient matriarchal societies restores to contemporary women an energizing symbol of self-value, power, and respect.

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The Happy Hormone Guide: A Plant-Based Program to Balance Hormones, Increase Energy, & Reduce PMS Symptoms

Shannon Leparski

4.1

In The Happy Hormone Guide , certified hormone specialist Shannon Leparski presents a comprehensive, plant-based lifestyle program to help women balance their hormones, increase energy, and reduce PMS symptoms.

After struggling for years with acne, oily skin and hair, debilitating cramps, mood swings, brain fog, intense cravings, insomnia, bloating, and weight gain before her period, author S

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The Reset Factor: 45 Days to Transforming Your Health by Repairing Your Gut

Dr. Mindy Pelz

4.1

Do you want to lose weight? Have mood swings? Experience any puffiness or joint pain? Do you feel lethargic or fatigued? Is your gut acting up? Have you tried fad diets, gone to doctors, popped pills without seeing results? It's not your fault! It's because the vast majority of these conditions are being treated inappropriately or misdiagnosed by the standard health care model. Through exhaustive

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Barbara Johnson 3-In-1

Barbara Johnson

4.1

Readers can now add three of Barbara Johnson's most popular titles to their collection - Living Somewhere Between Estrogen and Death, Leaking Laffs Between Pampers and Depends, and He's Gonna Toot and I'm Gonna Scoot. For women of all ages, aches, and architecture, Barbara heaps on the joy needed to grow old ferociously amidst husband-handling, kid-corralling, and parent-parenting, all the while k

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Sex, Lies, and Menopause: The Shocking Truth About Synthetic Hormones and the Benefits of Natural Alternatives

T. S. Wiley, Julie Taguchi, et al.

4.1

Turning thirty years of medical and cultural wisdom on its head, Sex, Lies, and Menopause challenges both the medical establishment and modern feminists to prove that menopause does not have to be deadly.

In this revolutionary work -- a landmark that signals the true beginning of feminist medicine -- a doctor, a philosopher, and a scientist prove that by postponing marriage and motherhood, women ha

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In Praise of the Crone

Dorothy Morrison

4.1

Dorothy Morrison was shocked when she began menopause at thirty-two. But she discovered that this was the best thing that ever happened to her. In her book, "In Praise of the Crone, "she reveals her discoveries for making this the best time in her life. You can make this an exhilarating, fun transition, too.
For too long, society has been saying that age is not good and that older people have no e

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In Search Of The Menopause Ranch

Deborah Vaughn

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Against Wind and Tide: Letters and Journals, 1947-1986

Anne Morrow Lindbergh and Reeve Lindberg

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Why, as an eager and talented writer, has Anne Morrow Lindbergh published so relatively little in forty years of marriage?” asked reviewer John Barkham in 1970. “After a promising start with those first books on flying, she tapered off into long silences broken by an infrequent volume of verse or prose.” Many years later, Lindbergh replied with a quote from Harriet Beecher Stowe, who claimed that

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Menopause For Dummies

Marcia L. Jones, Theresa Eichenwald, et al.

4.1

Although menopause is a natural and inevitable stage in every woman's life, its physical, mental, and emotional manifestations can vary greatly from one person to the next. Add to this all of the conflicting "expert" information about the benefits, risks, and side effects to which women are exposed on a daily basis, and it's easy to see why most find it difficult to make informed choices about how

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Crossing to Avalon: A Woman's Midlife Quest for the Sacred Feminine

Jean Shinoda Bolen M.D.

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A Midlife Quest For The Grail And The Goddess

Dr. Jean Shinoda Bolen's extraordinary memoir celebrates the pilgrimage that heralded her spiritual awakening and leads readers down the path of self-discovery. In this account of her journey to Europe in search of the sacred feminine, she unveils the mythological significance of the midlife search for meaning and renewal.

"[Bolen] charts a path that wil

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Aging in Reverse: The Easy 10-Day Plan to Change Your State, Plan Your Plate, Love Your Weight

Natalie Jill

4.1

The bestselling author, Instagram star, and fitness magazine cover model shows you how to "age in reverse" for renewed vitality, health, and longevity

While many women over 40 hide their age, Natalie Jill flaunts hers: she's 46 and at the top of her game as a fitness coach and instructor. Her message is clear and inspiring: you're not too old and you're not too late--you're just getting started! Y

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Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Woman's Guide to a Hormone-Free Menopause

Nan Lu

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Yin, Yang, Yogini: A Woman's Quest for Balance, Strength, and Inner Peace

Kathryn E. Livingston

4.1

Yin, Yang, Yogini is a memoir about transformation through yoga, with yoga as the backdrop for change, a story of how one can evolve in mid-life and in mid-stride, of how one can learn to let go of the past, let go of fear, and live with trust in the present moment.

This is a memoir about a transformational two years of Kathryn’s life, a time in which she learned to trust herself and the universe

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Discover Your Menopause Type: The Exciting New Program That Identifies the 12 Unique Menopause Types & the Best Choices for You

Joseph Collins

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Take Charge of Your Menopause!
This groundbreaking book—the first to reveal 12 distinct menopause types and how best to treat each—gives you the information you need to take charge of this challenging and sensitive life stage. Inside, Dr. Joseph Collins demolishes the "one size fits all" philosophy of menopause treatment, revealing that there is no magic hormone or combination of hormones that can

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The New Moon's Arms

Nalo Hopkinson

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THE NEW MOON'S ARMS is a mainstream magical realism novel set in the Caribbean on the fictional island of Dolorosse. Calamity, born Chastity, has renamed herself in a way she feels is most fitting. She's a 50-something grandmother whose mother disappeared when she was a teenager and whose father has just passed away as she begins menopause. With this physical change of life comes a return of a spe

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If I Grow a Beard, Do I Have to Dye That, Too?: And Other Questions I Want to Ask God about Menopause

Heather Nestleroad, Shannon Janeczek

4.1

What do you do when the one person you want to ask about menopause - your mom - isn't around to talk about it? You write letters to her, of course. You color your hair, pluck hair, shave, and generally age ungracefully. Dieting and exercise take a back seat to social media, your kids, and interesting bodily functions. But throughout it all, your faith continually restores your sense of humor and g

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The Whole Soy Story: The Dark Side of America's Favorite Health Food

Kaayla T. Daniel

4.1

A groundbreaking expose that tells the truth about soy that scientists know but that the soy industry has tried to suppress. Soy is not a health food, does not prevent disease and has not even been proven safe.Epidemiological, clinical and laboratory studies link soy to malnutrition, digestive problems, thyroid dysfunction, cognitive decline, reproductive disorders, even heart disease and cancer.

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Dr. Susan Love's Menopause and Hormone Book: Making Informed Choices All the facts about the new hormone replacement therapy studies

Susan M. Love and Karen Lindsey

4.1

In the first edition of this important bestselling book, praised by Newsday as “the bible for a whole generation of menopausal women,” renowned physician and pioneering women’s health advocate Dr. Susan Love warned about the potential dangers of the long-term prescription of hormone replacement therapy. Her insightful words of caution have been backed up by the stunning results of the recent studi

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The Hormone Reset Diet: Heal Your Metabolism to Lose Up to 15 Pounds in 21 Days

Sara Gottfried M.D.

4.1

The Harvard-educated physician and New York Times bestselling author of The Hormone Cure shows you how to grow new receptors for your seven metabolic hormones, making you lose weight and feel great fast!

When it comes to weight loss, most people don't think about hormones. But when you develop resistance to your seven major metabolic hormones--cortisol, thyroid, testosterone, growth hormone, leptin

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It's Not You, It's Your Hormones: The essential guide for women over 40 to fight fat, fatigue and hormone havoc

Nicki Williams

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The Greatest Experiment Ever Performed on Women: Exploding the Estrogen Myth (First Edition)

Barbara Seaman

4.0

Now in paperback, Barbara Seaman's groundbreaking book that blows the lid off the wholesale use of estrogen to treat menopause.

Over the last sixty years, millions women in the United States were prescribed estrogen, but did they know all there is to know about this powerful hormone?

In this groundbreaking book, Barbara Seaman traces the history of estrogen use and misuse and investigates the pharma

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What Nurses Know ... Menopause

Karen Roush RN MSN FNP

4.0

The end of menstruation and fertility is a natural biological process, not a medical condition. Even so, the physical and emotional symptoms of menopause can disrupt a women's life and require treatment if severe. Often, women arrive at their menopause years without knowing anything what they might expect, or when or how the process starts and how long it may last. With confusion over the risks of

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The Silent Passage: Revised and Updated Edition

Gail Sheehy

4.0

Gail Sheehy's landmark bestseller has become the bible for women concerned about menopause. Since The Silent Passage was originally published in the early 1990s, Gail Sheehy, a member of the board of the New York Menopause Research Foundation, has been at the forefront of the newest research on menopause. She has also continued to interview countless women throughout the country on the subject. In

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You Still Got It, Girl! The After 50 Fitness Formula for Women

Debra Atkinson

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Internal Cleansing, Revised 2nd Edition: Rid Your Body of Toxins to Naturally and Effectively Fight: Heart Disease, Chronic Pain, Fatigue, PMS and Menopause Symptoms, and More

Linda Berry

4.0

Cleanse Your Body of Pollutants and Other Impurities
Why not feel gloriously better? Every day our bodies are bombarded with pollutants from food, air, and stress. This buildup of toxins is bad for you and ultimately leads to fatigue, depression, and a host of other chronic health problems.
In this book are ways to help you give your body a fresh start and achieve vibrant good health. You will learn

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It's My Ovaries, Stupid!

Elizabeth Lee Vliet

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Menopause: All you need to know in one concise manual: Signs and symptoms - Time to rethink HRT - Holistic treatments - Coping at work - Advice for all the family

Louise Newson

4.0

This new Concise Manual takes a straightforward look at menopause. What is it? When does it occur? What can be expected? How can it be managed?

Dr Louise Newson is a well-known specialist in menopause and saw the need for a fact-based manual for women and their families. Menopause is a natural condition that affects all women at some stage of their life. At least one in four women have severe symp

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The Wisdom of Bioidentical Hormones in Menopause, Perimenopause, and Premenopause: How to Balance Estrogen, Progesterone, Testosterone, Growth Hormone; Heal Insulin, Adrenals, Thyroid; Lose Belly Fat

J.M. Swartz M.D., Y.L. Wright M.A.

4.0

THE WISDOM OF BIOIDENTICAL HORMONES lies in knowing when and how to use them. This book will help you determine which methods of bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT), if any, may work best for YOU, no matter how old you are, whether you are in menopause, perimenopause, or even younger. To really feel at your best, you may or may not need bioidentical hormone replacement. Read this book

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Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause

Boston Women's Health Book Collective, Judy Norsigian, Vivian Pinn

4.0

FROM THE EDITORS OF THE CLASSIC "BIBLE OF WOMEN'S HEALTH," A TRUSTWORTHY, UP-TO-DATE GUIDE TO HELP EVERY WOMAN NAVIGATE THE MENOPAUSE TRANSITION

For decades, millions of women have relied on Our Bodies, Ourselves to provide the most comprehensive, honest, and accurate information on women's health. Now, in Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause, the editors of the classic guide discuss the transition o

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Red Moon Passage

Bonnie Horrigan

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Fat, Fifty, and Menopausal

A.J. Good

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Vaginas: An Owner's Manual

Carol Livoti

4.0

An engaging, thorough, and much-needed explanation of the working vagina, Vaginas is a book of accessible facts written by down-to-earth authors whose only agenda is female education. The authors (the mother is an ob/gyn, the daughter a writer) avoid the flowery language and feminist agenda of other books on the subject. They take readers from the mood swings of puberty to the hot flashes of menop

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No, it's Not Hot in Here: A Husband's Guide to Understanding Menopause

Dick Roth

4.0

The first book that speaks to men about what their wives are going through during menopause.

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Men… Let’s Talk Menopause: What’s going on and what you can do about it

Ruth Devlin

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Sudden Menopause: Restoring Health and Emotional Well-Being

Debbie DeAngelo

4.0

This book provides answers for women not quite at midlife who undergo menopause brought on by a hysterectomy, anorexia, chemotherapy, or a reaction to medication. Topics covered include hot flashes, emotional instability, osteoporosis prevention, and heart disease. Each subject is addressed medically and holistically, with a thorough description of coping options.

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Tantric Sex and Menopause: Practices for Spiritual and Sexual Renewal

Diana Richardson

4.0

A tantric guide to discovering the hidden gifts of menopause

• Explains why Tantra works for menopausal women and how their bodies are naturally entering a more tantric phase focused on creative, spiritual energy

• Details tantric practices and tools to connect with the body’s inner intuitive wisdom, remove the “performance pressure” of conventional sex, and set the stage for passion and pleasure

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The Mother of Invention: The Legacy of Barbara Marx Hubbard and the Future of YOU

Neale Donald Walsch

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