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help and info
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Go to journals and other references for publication details of research into this condition.
You might like to check out the feature on soya in the food magazine.
organisations
Women's Health Concern
P O Box 2126
Marlow
Bucks SL7 2NB
Tel: 01628 488065
Fax: 01628 474042
Helpline information: 01628 483 612
website: www.womens-health-concern.org
Provides help and information on women's health conditions. The helpline is staffed by five fully qualified menopause nurse specialists, who work at difference hours on different days.
Women's Health Helpline
Helpline: 0845 125 5254 (Mondays to Fridays 9.30am-1.30pm)
Website: www.womenshealthlondon.org.uk
Offers confidential and non-judgemental health information, advice and support on gynaecological health issues such as abnormal smears, HRT, fertility awareness, fibroids, lesbian health, hysterectomy, painful periods, menopause, vaginal infections, thrush, pelvic inflammatory disease, PMS, unplanned pregnancy and abortion care.
websites
Menopause Online
www.menopause-online.com
Informative website on women's health and the menopause. Resources include articles and bulletin boards. American-based.
The North American Menopause Society
www.menopause.org
This site contains information on perimenopause, early menopause, menopause symptoms and long-term health effects of estrogen loss, and a wide variety of therapies to enhance health.
books
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Management of the Menopause edited by Margaret Rees and David W Purdie (British Menopause Society Publications, 2002) first copy free for BMS members (£12 for subsequent copies); non-members £15 plus postage (£2 UK, £3 EU non UK,
£5 rest of world)
Available from: British Menopause Society, 36 West Street, Marlow, Bucks SL7 2NB.
Aimed at clinicians, this text explores the natural history of the menopause and its optimal current management. Includes a section on complementary and alternative therapies. |
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Menopause and Homeopathy by Ifeoma Ikenze
A guide which shows how homeopathy can help women over 35 through the common problems of middle age, such as the symptoms of menopause, emotional life changes and PMS.
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Menopause the Natural Way by Deborah Gordon and Molly Siple
Explains how to use nutrition, herbal medicine, exercise and mind/body techniques to relieve symptoms of menopause.
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The Natural Health Bible: An A-Z guide to drug-free health by Alan and Maryon Stewart
Comprehensive guide to health problems and how to treat them by nutritional rather than chemical means. This guide covers more than 100 conditions, including menopause and provides guidance on how each condition can be treated drug free, through good diet, dietary exclusion and nutritional supplements.
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(July 2002)
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