The Power of Perimenopause

The Power of Perimenopause: A Woman's Guide to Physical and Emotional Health During the Transitional Decade

by Stephanie DeGraff Bender

The perimenopausal years are a transitional period in a woman's life that can be filled with a host of physical and emotional changes that are often misunderstood, dismissed, or misdiagnosed. It can be a time of irregular menstrual cycles, night sweats and insomnia, decreased sex drive, memory lapses, and mood swings, all caused by diminishing and fluctuating hormone levels. And it can go on for ten years before you actually stop menstruating.

Stephanie DeGraff Bender is the founder of Full Circle Women's Health Clinic in Boulder, Colorado and in The Power of Perimenopause, she covers the vast number of changes that may affect you during this time and discusses the most up-to-date research and treatments available to help. She also goes beyond medical advice to show women how all facets of their lives, from diet to attitude to lifestyle, can be transformed to make this an exciting and productive phase of women's lives.

A Fairy Godmother note about Power of Perimenopause: This book was a lifesaver in helping me understand what was going on with my body in both physical and emotional terms during perimenopause. Because there are so many possible “characteristics” that accompany decreasing horomone levels, I find that most books on the subject will overwhelm with too much information – or too much information that doesn't apply. This book weaves information with stories of women from DeGraff Bender's clinic and the index is a marvelous way to focus on the particular characteristics you want to learn about. I especially appreciate the discussion and description of decreased libido, which seems to universally affect every woman going through perimenopause.

Pages/Cover: 278 pages, Paperback

Book dimensions: 8” x 5”