The Premature Menopause Book:: When the Change of Life Comes Too Early

by Kathryn Petras

Book Overview

WHY NOW? WHY ME? Today, millions of women in their twenties and thirties, many of whom are just beginning to plan a family, are receiving the shocking news that their reproductive years are already over. They are in premature menopause -- menopause years before its time. Whether due to an autoimmune disorder, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, or the often undiagnosed condition known as Premature Ovarian Failure (POF), premature menopause is common,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380805413
• ISBN13: 9780380805419
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Thank You, Kathy Petras!

I was so relieved to find this book I am 33 and have been in chemotherapy induced menopause since I was 25! I was never able to find any information about menopause for someone my age until now. After reading this book and discussing the issues with my physician, she was more than willing to make changes to my hormone replacement therapy, but she had never mentioned there were any other options besides premarin and provera before. If I hadn't read this book, I would have never known what to ask! Thanks again, Kathy! You are a blessing!

Emotional Lifesaver

I am 34 and was diagnosed with Premature Medipause two weeks before I finally found this book. That was two weeks of Hell! I was depressed, confused and an emotional mess. I cried all the time. I thought I was going insane. Then I got this book. It truely explains not just the medical and physical traits of this condition, it also goes into the feeling of unexplainable loss. I felt like someone truely understood how I felt. The short statements from many other women with this rare condition were so helpful for me. These feeling are so hard to explain to family or friend. Thank you so much for writing this book.

READ THIS BOOK FIRST BEFORE THE OTHERS!!

"The Premature Menopause Book: When The Change Comes Too Early", should be the FIRST book you read if given the diagnosis of POF (or premature menopause). After my diagnosis of POF, I read any and all material I could find on menopause. All they did was confuse me! These other books were written for women in their late 40's to late 50's. I am 36! "The Premature Menopause Book: When The Change Comes To Early", is wonderful. It answers alot of questions and gives you support! I read this book before I went to my doctor to talk about HRT (hormone replacement therapy). I'm glad I did. I was better able to understand what my doctor was talking about, and I feel, make better decisions about HRT than if I had not read this book.I can't say enough about it. BUY IT!

POF means Plan On Fighting

For me POF means Plan On Fighting, and Kathryn P. is doing just that by putting together an excellent resource. I especially appreciated her mention of herbal remedies and nutritional recommendations, since such remedies have contributed to reclaiming my own fertility. I would've liked to have seen a more in-depth exploration of the factors responsible for bringing on early menopausal symptoms. Many of the women I have worked with in the last six years, have been able to reverse their diagnosis, and give birth to healthy children, after addressing the issues that initially triggered the problem. Some of these triggers were infectious diseases, environmental toxins, nutritional deficiencies, unresolved emotional traumas, etc. Although there is no guarantee that nutritional adjustments, lifestyle changes etc. will help us create a pregnancy there is overwhelming evidence that they will strengthen out bodies and ward of POF-related health concerns. I look forward to a more in-depth exploration of these options in Kathryn's next book.

When Menopause Comes too Early

Kathryn Petras' book The Premature Menopause Book is the only book out on book shelves that deals with this very importtant topic. As the founder and creator of HotFlash! the perimenopause/menopause web site and online support group I have interviewed Kathy and read her book. Her compassion and breath of knowledge is incredible. She has helped literally thousands of women through her book and drive to make this once unknown health challenge get the attention it deserves. In dealing with the media and in consulting with women, I have found that women AND men want to know all they can about perimenopause and menopause. While folks are still catching up on what menopause means to the average woman, Kathy has broken ground in talking about the health challenges, emotional struggles, and the reality of hitting menopause, (which traditionally occurs at age 51) while still being thirty or even twenty. Doctors are finding more and more women, each day, are in early or premature menopause. Thankfully Kathyrn Petras has written a compassionate and informative book to help all women who are faced with a premature menopause.