Board-certified gynecologist and nationally certified menopause practitioner Allmen offers a comprehensive health guide for women over 40. With an emphasis on perimenopause and menopause, the material covers an array of health concerns including mammograms, nutrition and weight gain, skincare, sex drive, sleeping patterns, hormone therapy, colonoscopies, and medication and treatment. The information is comprehensive, with the author providing necessary physiological background before addressing the particulars of menopause. While the presentation is scholarly and based on medical evidence, the author draws on personal stories, avoiding medical jargon and ultimately making it easy for readers to understand and identify with the content. Helpful suggestions about how women can talk to their doctors are also included. Stemming from more than just a gynecological context, this book offers intimate and honest advice on the cumulative menopausal experience. VERDICT Recommended for women over 40 or those looking for insight into women's health.-Carolann Curry, Mercer Univ. Lib., Macon, GA © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Allmen enters well-charted territory covered in Is It Hot in Here? Or Is It Me? (2006) and in the Mayo Clinic's The Menopause Solution (2016). But women who want to get their hands on everything ever written about the subject of hormonal and midlife changes may well want to read this guide, too, written by telegenic New York City gynecologist Allmen, who has appeared on The Dr. Oz Show and been on its advisory board and served as president of the North American Menopause Society Foundation. It helps that Allmen, at 51, is walking in her reader's shoes. Her positive attitude is contagious: she truly believes that midlife can be extremely happy and healthy time, not just a time of sweaty, sleepless nights and muffin-top weight gain. At times, her head-to-toe-and-everything-in-between guide seems to be biting off more than just menopause. But overall, she comes across as a can-do expert who truly believes the rah-rah empowerment message in her pink- and white-covered book.--Springen, Karen Copyright 2016 Booklist