Myths of Menopause: A Guide to Increasing Your Menopause Wisdom (Sequoia Myths)

Discover the truth behind the myths veiling menopause. Myths of Menopause illuminates this stage of the female hormone odyssey with insights from leading experts, empowering women with the wisdom and understanding to navigate this journey.

Some of the top recurring myths of menopause explored in this book:

Menopause is a physical/mental illness.

Menopause is only about the capacity to reproduce.

Menopause only happens in middle aged women.

Menopause is only about hot flushes.

Weight gain is inevitable with menopause.

Having sex is not possible after menopause.

All women experience menopause in the same way.

When the ovaries retire, it is time to retire from work and life.

Menopause means you resign yourself to poor quality of life and health

There are specific diets and supplements for menopause.

There is a particular type of exercise for menopause.

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) causes breast cancer.

All women should take hormone replacement therapy HRT.

No woman needs HRT.

Menopause means you can no longer be active.

Whatever your age, it is never too early to gain an understanding of menopause. To echo Marie Curie's timeless wisdom, "Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood."

Nicky is a medical doctor with expertise in the field of exercise endocrinology. Graduating from Cambridge University, she is Honorary Clinical Lecturer in the Division of Medicine, University College London. Nicky's clinical and research endocrine work is particularly with women experiencing perimenopause and menopause and exercisers, dancers and athletes, with a focus on relative energy deficiency in sport (REDs).