The Menopause Manifesto

The Menopause Manifesto: Own Your Health with Facts and Feminism | Dr. Jennifer Gunter

#5JoysFriday

1. Started organizing our library/game room again.
2. Husband is learning how to prepare meals for our dogs, which means we can share that task.
3. Had a screening appointment with a private pay clinic that specializes in hormone treatments and scored an appointment with one of their doctors.
4. Pups had their annual check and they‘re both really healthy.
5. I left a whole bunch of Facebook groups. Down to 15 🙌🏼

@DebinHawaii

MemoirsForMe Your pups are adorable! I closed my FB account last year and I don‘t miss it. Plus I‘ve been reading so much more. 4mo

Texreader I‘ve felt very lucky with my new gyn Dr. but so much more I need to learn. Is the tagged book helpful? 4mo

DogMomIrene @MemoirsForMe I‘ve been debating closing my FB, but I do have friends and family there who I primarily interact with there. I may give it another year and reassess. 4mo

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DogMomIrene @Texreader the ragged book has been my favorite. Info dense! I also liked

The Menopause Brain: The new science for women to navigate midlife and optimise brain health for later years

4mo

DogMomIrene @Texreader I didn‘t care for the TikTok Doc‘s book because it was too simplistic and she kept hawking her own line of supplements and diet book

The New Menopause: Navigating Your Path Through Hormonal Change with Purpose, Power, and Facts

4mo

MemoirsForMe Your plan is a good one! My sister is on FB, so she keeps me posted on the family and friends without me having to scroll. 4mo

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britt_brooke

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ It‘s absurd that no one really wants to talk about menopause, healthcare providers included. Medical misogyny is real. If this was regarding men, they wouldn‘t be merely placated nor simply ignored. This is a fact of life for women, and is comparable to puberty, but in reverse. As I age, I realize I don‘t know enough about my own body. This is an excellent resource. Dr. Gunter has a knack for explaining, and keeps a keen sense of humor.

CoffeeK8 💯 I am researching this all now and there is such a lack of information! 4mo

britt_brooke @CoffeeK8 It‘s so frustrating! I‘m over 40 and knew next nothing nearly until recently. And that‘s because I‘m having health issues. I‘m okay, but still there‘s a severe lack of info. 4mo

CoffeeK8 Same! Like all of the sudden I‘m 45 and all these things are different! And why? The doctors are all like “🤷🏼‍♀️ you must be getting old” 4mo

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britt_brooke @CoffeeK8 Right! And that‘s not helpful. “Getting old” doesn‘t quite cut it at this point. I‘ll soon be 43 and finally someone is listening, thankfully. And because of that I‘m having a hysterectomy soon which is probably a year or so overdue. 4mo

jdiehr I am having such a hard time getting to menopause! I'm 54 and still dealing with all kinds of stuff. It's so frustrating. 4mo

LiteraryinPA I really relate to this conversation. Thanks for talking about it! 4mo

dabbe Same here. I went from pre to post menopause (with all the fun things like night sweats, day sweats, blink-suddenly-the-wrong-way sweats ...) and then starting bleeding again. 😳 LOTS of tests and crap later, a hysterectomy two years ago. Luckily I did find a female doctor who did the surgery and who was so helpful and listened to every ache and offered excellent care. It took a long time, though. 4mo

CoffeeK8 @britt_brooke I have an appointment next week with an online provider recomended by a friend who is supposedly actually really helpful 4mo

CoffeeK8 @LiteraryinPA there are some really good people on Instagram who are helpful as well 4mo

IuliaC This is a great book! I also found useful this one on the same subject

Menopausing: the Positive Roadmap to Your Second Spring

4mo

Soubhiville I got a lot out of

What Fresh Hell Is This?: Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities and You

4mo

britt_brooke @jdiehr How frustrating. Hope you get some relief soon. 🩷 4mo

britt_brooke @LiteraryinPA This right here is exactly why I love litsy. Thanks for engaging. It‘s such an important topic for us. 🩷 4mo

britt_brooke @dabbe Oh my gosh, that‘s so frustrating! I‘m so happy you finally found someone who took it seriously, but that it took years is unreal. I had to push my female primary care NP a bit, but she finally came through, and ordered a pelvic ultrasound which revealed 3 medium sized fibroids as the root of my “issues.” She then referred me to a wonderful female GYN. 4mo

britt_brooke @IuliaC Stacking - thank you! 4mo

britt_brooke @Soubhiville Stacking - thanks! 4mo

dabbe @britt_brooke Are we twinning or what? I also had 3 fibroids that were what was making me bleed! What are the chances of that? We should both buy lottery tickets or something! 🤩😂🤗 4mo

britt_brooke @dabbe Split the winnings! 😂🩷 4mo

Suet624 At least word is getting out about the situation. Imagine those of us old ladies or our mothers who were offered nada. I don‘t even know if women like my mother even talked about it in public. 4mo

britt_brooke @Suet624 I know. 😔 Thankfully we‘re getting there. 4mo

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The Menopause Manifesto: Own Your Health with Facts and Feminism | Dr. Jennifer Gunter

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Finished this up on my lunch hour. It was recommended to me by my gynecologist. I‘m in my mid-thirties but have a history in my family of early menopause. I‘d asked my doctor what sort of things I could be doing now to get ready and she pointed me to this book. Extremely strong feminine voice that could be a little off putting at times but lots of good info!

#litsylovereads #catsoflitsy

dabbe Hello there, purr-fectly sweet kitty! 🖤🐾🖤 1y

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RebL

The Menopause Manifesto: Own Your Health with Facts and Feminism | Dr. Jennifer Gunter

For a time, I lived with my mom, her mom, & her mom‘s mom, but still I didn‘t know much about menopause. Maybe the workplace should separate us out to teach these hormonal changes like schools did for puberty.
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I like the feminist take. I like the balance of honoring the knowledge of crones & science. And I like that it got me to bypass my sucky PCP & head return to my GYN.

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ravenlee

The Menopause Manifesto: Own Your Health with Facts and Feminism | Dr. Jennifer Gunter

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Some really good stuff, some not great. I learned a lot about the menopause transition, which was very helpful. I found the writing style…well, bad and distracting. Poor grammar/copyediting, the conversational tidbits thrown into the technical parts halted the flow, and while I agree that misogyny has done a number on female health the snide stuff really added up. One really annoying thing was explaining this 👆🏼 mnemonic every single time 👇🏻

ravenlee it came up (at least seven, by the index). It‘s cute and irritating and all, but lay off! One bone I want to pick is about water intake: Gunter challenges the hype over hydration, with the Gatorade-influenced marketing and the disproven 8-glasses-a-day idea. Then she says you can just drink whatever you like whenever you feel thirsty. Um, there‘s a middle ground here and maybe we could address signs and consequences of dehydration? 👇🏻 2y

TheBookHippie I‘m going to write a menopause essay book 🤣 because I‘ve yet to find a good one… 2y

ravenlee Like, effects on migraines and weight loss, both of which are mentioned a few times already? For the record, Gunter is a believer in MHT and presents all the pros and cons, situations it can help, alternatives, and reasons it has been downplayed. Overall, I think it‘s a good starting point and will continue my reading from here. 2y

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julesG @TheBookHippie Stacked. Where can I pre-order? 😉 2y

TheBookHippie @julesG 🙃 Honestly I should at least write a pamphlet 😅 … all the things I‘ve learned since they yanked my uterus in 2009 seems a good title 🤣 2y

julesG @TheBookHippie I like that 2y

ravenlee @TheBookHippie @julesG “Of All the Things I‘ve Lost, I Miss My Uterus the Least”? 2y

Lauredhel Have you tried Corinna's book? It's quite fun.

What Fresh Hell Is This?: Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities and You

ravenlee @Lauredhel that was the one I wanted to start with, but my libraries don‘t have it. 2y

Lauredhel @ravenlee boo :( 2y

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faelinwolf

The Menopause Manifesto: Own Your Health with Facts and Feminism | Dr. Jennifer Gunter

I did really well with my #BookSpinBingo in January! Two whole bingos! That must be a record for me. I would have got the third bingo, but the tagged book is that number 17 spot. It is long and dry and a little bit scary as I am approaching menopause myself (hence why I'm reading the book 😅). I'm hoping February is equally as good!

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Fantastic month!!! 2y

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Mximlay

The Menopause Manifesto: Own Your Health with Facts and Feminism | Dr. Jennifer Gunter

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Excellent, read this if you are over 30!

Shievad

The Menopause Manifesto: Own Your Health with Facts and Feminism | Dr. Jennifer Gunter

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Well researched book that also includes the author‘s observations/experience from her years of clinical practice as an ob/gyn. Offers explanations and timeline for the menopause transition and potential therapies to treat symptoms interfering with quality of life.

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