{"product_id":"9781637742457","title":"Going Menopostal","description":"\u003cb\u003eHalf of the population—the female half—is getting healthcare based on myth rather than evidence. \u003ci\u003eGoing Menopostal\u003c\/i\u003e is Amy Alkon’s mission to change that.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book started with a flash—Alkon’s first hot flash. Drenching night sweats and horrible insomnia soon followed, along with shame—at being inexplicably wired and enraged at everyone and everything. Alkon, an award-winning science columnist and author, \u003ci\u003ewanted\u003c\/i\u003e to turn to her doctor. But there was a problem: More than half of the medical care we get in the US may not be \"based on, or supported by adequate evidence,\" according to the US National Academy of Medicine. Knowing this, Alkon began a deep dive into the research on menopause and perimenopause—the 3 to 10 years leading up to menopause in which women’s symptoms are widely ignored, dismissed, and misdiagnosed. Alkon was shocked by what she found, and in \u003ci\u003eGoing Menopostal\u003c\/i\u003e, she shares this crucial information with readers, including:  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePerimenopause is wrongly viewed and treated as “menopause lite”\u003c\/b\u003e—a time of decreasing estrogen levels—when estrogen levels actually \u003ci\u003esoar\u003c\/i\u003e in perimenopause, making many women sick.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWomen in perimenopause are prescribed estrogen\u003c\/b\u003e, essentially overdosing them on the hormone causing their suffering.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWomen who could be prescribed safe, symptom-alleviating FDA-approved progesterone \u003c\/b\u003eare frequently given the cheaper synthetic knockoff that does not curb insomnia and increases their risk of breast cancer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf scientific evidence actually drove medicine, the safe, effective treatment Alkon got for herself—after three research-armed battles with her HMO—would be made available to \u003ci\u003eall \u003c\/i\u003ewomen. But millions of midlife women are left to suffer needlessly, like Alkon’s favorite bus driver, advised by her doctor to \"just wait out\" her insomnia and night sweats. In\u003ci\u003e Going Menopostal\u003c\/i\u003e, Alkon brings the science to all of these women. This meticulously researched book is written in clear, everyday language you don’t need the slightest science background to understand (along with Alkon’s trademark dark humor). Alkon’s ultimate goal: empowering\u003ci\u003e all women \u003c\/i\u003ewith the information they need to get the evidence-based care they expect and deserve.","brand":"Amy Alkon","offers":[{"title":"BenBella Books |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2025-01-28","offer_id":44663269982463,"sku":"9781637742457","price":28.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_6378c89b-d3c3-4a6b-a40f-bff1868838cc.jpg?v=1704568308","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781637742457","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}