Women's health & menopause: books for grown-ups
From the Bookbear grown-ups' shelf: 14 books on women's health & menopause, chosen for curious, conscious parents.
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The Menopause Manifesto
Adults✈️ Import only (pricey)
A gynaecologist separates menopause facts from myths — hormones, symptoms, HRT and ageing — with evidence rather than fads.
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Menopausing
by Davina McCall & Dr Naomi Potter
Adults
The British Book Awards' Book of the Year: a candid, practical roadmap to perimenopause and menopause, co-written with a menopause doctor.
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Preparing for the Perimenopause and Menopause
by Dr Louise Newson
Adults
A short, clear guide from a leading UK menopause specialist on recognising symptoms and the treatment options available.
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What Fresh Hell Is This?
by Heather Corinna
Adults✈️ Import only (pricey)
A frank, funny and inclusive guide to perimenopause and menopause, covering bodies, minds and relationships.
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Oestrogen Matters
by Dr Avrum Bluming & Carol Tavris
Adults✈️ Import only (pricey)
An oncologist and a psychologist review the research on hormone therapy in menopause, helping women weigh its risks and benefits.
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The Menopause Brain
by Dr Lisa Mosconi
Adults
A neuroscientist explains brain fog, mood and sleep changes in menopause, and what research says helps.
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Perimenopause Power
by Maisie Hill
Adults
A women's health practitioner's guide to navigating hormonal changes in the years before menopause.
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Cracking the Menopause
by Mariella Frostrup & Alice Smellie
Adults
A broadcaster and a health journalist gather expert advice on symptoms, work, relationships and treatment.
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Flash Count Diary
by Darcey Steinke
Adults✈️ Import only (pricey)
A novelist's lyrical memoir of menopause, blending her own experience with science, culture and the natural world.
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Next Level
by Dr Stacy T. Sims & Selene Yeager
Adults
An exercise physiologist on staying strong and active through menopause — training, sleep and recovery backed by research.
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Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation
Adults
Everything about periods across a lifetime, from first period to menopause, and the myths that surround them.
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It's Not Hysteria
by Dr Karen Tang
Adults✈️ Import only (pricey)
A gynaecologist on pelvic pain, endometriosis, PCOS, fibroids and more — and how to get taken seriously by doctors.
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Period Power
by Maisie Hill
Adults
Understanding the four phases of the menstrual cycle and working with them for better energy and wellbeing.
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Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
by Emily Nagoski & Amelia Nagoski
Adults✈️ Import only (pricey)
Twin sisters — a health educator and a musician — explain why women experience burnout differently and how to complete the stress cycle.
