Is It Hot in Here or Is It Me?: Personal Look at the Facts, Fallacies, and Feelings of Menopause

by Gayle Sand and Gayle Sand -

Book Overview

This down-to-earth guide for women going through the menopause offers straight talk on doctors, health, sex and relationships, and the realities of hormone therapy. The author personalizes the issues and explains how to deal with hot flushes and mood swings as the female body chemistry changes.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060183411
• ISBN13: 9780060183417
• Release Date: June 1993
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

One Woman's Journey

I've skimmed many menopause books, and this one hit the spot for me! Gayle Sand's reaction to menopause was similar to mine, which I found to be comforting. Many of the menopause books which have come out recently try to convince the reader that menopause is a wonderful event, based on weak arguments that have nothing to do with menopause itself!Like me, Sands hit menopause at 47, which, at least in my case, was about 4 years before I expected it. It was a relief to read about someone else who had some shock and fear about the process, and didn't necessarily want to tell friends and family about it. I appreciated the book more for sharing the experience than for medical information given. There are plenty of medically-approved websites that address the medical issues of menopause, anyway. Finding a source that validated many of the feelings I was having was much more difficult and more important. Incidentally, though, this is the book that my gynecologist recommended!

Her sense of humor was Comedy Central material : }

When I first looked at the book I didn't think it really was for me, seeing that I am after all only thirteen and have a couple years yet till I have to worry about "Menopause".But once I picked it up I couldn't put it down. A lady at my mom's work had loaned the book to her.When she asked how my mom liked it my mom told her that she hadn't read it yet but her teenage daugter (me) loved it. Every one always told me that I had a "weird" sense of humor,but when I read the book I found that Mrs. Sand had the same sense of humor as I. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm sure that if/when I reach menopause I will find this a very useful tool.It is kind of funny that I know more about Osteoperosis and Hormonal Replacement Therapy "HRT" than most 50 year old women.Thank you again Mrs. Sand for your wonderful sense of humor that I enjoy every time I read your book. A faithful fan in whatever you write. thirteen year old ME.

Excellent reading...took the scare out of menopause!

This book is a must for any woman going through menopause! It is very "non-threatening" and takes on a whole different outlook on menopause. It is informative yet made me laugh..whereas before I read this book I was very frightened about the menopause experience. Read this bok and laugh your way through menopause!!!

A humorous look at a serious subject.

For women facing menopause, it can be a frightening thing. So many questions, such a variety of answers. This book is a humorous look at a very serious situation which every woman will find themselves in at one time or another.