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The Complete Guide to POI and Early Menopause

Mandy Leonhardt

Hannah Short

Support for every stage of your journey through early menopause and Premature Ovarian Insufficiency.

Finding out in your teenage years or early twenties that you are menopausal can be devastating; receiving the same diagnosis in your late thirties is overwhelming; learning that you are post-menopausal while undergoing fertility treatment in your early forties may leave you blind-sided. This is not the more natural, expected hormonal transition at mid-life that other, older women experience.

The Complete Guide to POI and Early Menopause offers a road-map to navigating the emotional and hormonal rollercoaster that accompanies these diagnoses. Drawing on their own experiences and their clinical expertise, the authors bring together the latest research, insights and the voices of women themselves with a whole-body approach that prioritizes empowerment and health.

It covers:
- Causes of early menopause and POI
- When, and how, to seek a diagnosis
- Medical and surgical menopause
- Hormonal and non-hormonal treatments
- Nutrition, Lifestyle & Self-care
- Fertility
- Sexual wellbeing, relationships and self-identity
- Early menopause, education and work

Inclusive, compassionate, and featuring FAQs, guidelines and further resources, this book is the only one you will ever need if you are facing the unique challenges of menopause and POI at a stage of life when you least expected it.

Classification : Reference
Pub Date : JUN 23, 2022
Imprint : Sheldon Press
Page Extent : 320
Binding : TPB
ISBN : 9781399801249
Price : INR 1,150

Mandy Leonhardt

Dr Mandy Leonhardt is a fully qualified and GMC-registered GP with a particular interest in women's health, nutrition and healthy ageing. She received the Certificate of Menopause care by the British Menopause Society, and she is certified as a practitioner by the International Society of Gynaecological Endocrinology. Dr Leonhardt was the co-host of England's first ever Menopause CafÃ© in 2018, and is a certified nutritionist. With co-author Dr Hannah Short, she wrote The Complete Guide to POI and Early Menopause (Sheldon Press, 2022).

Hannah Short

Dr Hannah Short is a GP and accredited specialist in menopause and premenstrual disorders. She has a particular interest in premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) and surgical menopause, and in the impact of lifestyle interventions, including plant-based nutrition, on female hormonal health. She has personal experience of premature surgical menopause, which drives her passion and informs her work. She lives and works in East Anglia, UK.

Dr Mandy Leonhardt is a General Practitioner, certified nutritionist (MNU) and menopause specialist. She has a particular interest in women's hormonal health, lifestyle medicine and nutrition. She lives and works in Hampshire, UK.