Premature Menopause: A Multidsciplinary Approach - Softcover

Singer, Dani; Hunter, Myra

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1861561520 ISBN 13: 9781861561527

Publisher: Wiley, 2000

Synopsis

Uncertainty and negative expectations are common responses to the menopause. When it happens too early (sometimes as young as 16) it can be particularly distressing with concerns about physical health, as well as possible social and emotional consequences. Young women are faced with a condition, the causes of which are not well understood, and about which very little is written in medical or lay literature.

In medical texts premature menopause is typically mentioned only in passing, and from the woman's perspective it remains a hidden secret. This can only compound the difficulty for women for whom the life process has suddenly swept into fast forward. Premature menopause can have profound implications both for the woman herself and her partner and family. She is faced with physical and emotional concerns that are usually not considered until much later in life, such as: will she age prematurely? will she need to take long-term medication? will she come to terms with loss of fertility? are there alternative treatments? are there consequences for her future health?

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About the Author

Dani Singer is the author of Premature Menopause, published by Wiley. Myra Sally Hunter is Professor of Clinical Health Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College, London, and a Clinical and Health Psychologist at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1861561520
• ISBN 13: 9781861561527
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 325