What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause (TM): The Breakthrough Book on Natural Hormone Balance
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This revolutionary book about hormone replacement therapy--a classic bestseller since it was first published in 1996--is now fully revised and updated, providing potentially lifesaving facts and natural alternatives to balancing hormones. Read more
Publisher : Balance
Publication date : September 1, 2004
Edition : Revised
Language : English
Print length : 560 pages
ISBN-10 : 0446614955
ISBN-13 : 55
Item Weight : 9.1 ounces
Dimensions : 4.15 x 1.25 x 6.7 inches
Part of series : What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About
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Format: Mass Market Paperback
This little $8.00 paperback book changed the way I look at the medications I was taking, and now I am approaching menopause with a new, true understanding. I have a natural, over-the-counter bio-identical HRT plan that has quickly worked to make me feel better. Dr. John Lee's book is much more than your typical clinical info about "what to expect when you feel like a fading old bag slogging through menopause", but it does have a great deal of clinical info. But it's really about ALL of the female-related medical conditions that exist. It's for women of all ages, from those in their 20s to those super-seniors in their 80s and 90s. And it's about how all of us of all ages will benefit from bio-identical progesterone cream. The book talks about natural progesterone's history, clinical studies, usage, and how the medical community continues to prescribe fake chemical/synthesized meds because they can't make money from a natural product than can't be patented. Dr. Lee talks about the soaring rates of osteoporosis, breast cancer, etc., and how these are generally man-made diseases in industrialized countries. Dr. Lee discusses the following: osteoporosis (see the clinical trials in the book that prove progesterone cream prevents and CURES osteoporosis for women of all ages, even seniors) fibroids, cystic breasts, hair loss related to PCOS/androgenic alopecia and hair loss from "The Change", PMS symptoms, and the incredibly uncomfortable changes peri- and menopausal and post-menopausal women suffer through. Progesterone cream is great for breast cancer patients, those who have had hysterectomies, heart disease, polycystic ovaries (PCOS), endometriosis, vaginitis, migraines, cholesterol issues, and those trying to switch from conventional HRT to a natural regimen. Progesterone cream is not a cure-all, but it definitely helps--significantly--with a huge variety of hormonally-related "female trouble" for women of all ages. Bio-identical progesterone cream is inexpensive, does not require a prescription or a doctor's office visit, it's safe, and it works. So that's why your doctor doesn't tell you about it. Be aware that the low-dose 40mg progesterone cream per day that Dr. Lee recommends is not the recommended dosage these days...he passed in 2003, and since then, there has been a lot of new thinking about his approach. Many menopausal women have suffered through years of estrogen dominance and therefore need what is called a "loading dose" to initially compensate for this. This approach means taking 100mg+ progesterone cream per day without a break for 3-4 months, then trying to take a break of 1-2 days per month and slowly work for a 5-7 day break per month. During the months you start trying to take a break, you might try to slowly (by 10mg per day)lower your progesterone cream dose to the physiological doses originally recommended by Dr. Lee...down to 20-60mg per day is what some women strive for. But some women may need more--listen to your body--there are plenty of women who take 100mg or more per day without ever taking a break--and have been doing so for years without receptor site problems. Please check out Wray White's website for her product NatPro and how to manage your menopause and other hormone issues. BIG NEWSFLASH...Dr. John Lee's family (he passed suddenly in 2003) now makes their own progesterone cream...it's called ProgesterAll, and you can buy it at his family website, which can be found by Googling his name or the ProgesterAll name...don't know if I'm allowed to post it here, but here it is anyway:[...] I wish good fortune to all my beautiful Rosehip Sisters, and hope Dr. John Lee's book and its program helps you embrace Your Change with wisdom and light. POSTSCRIPTS: *If you have interest in Dr. Christiane Northrup, check out my review of the revised 2006 paperback edition of "The Wisdom of Menopause"...Northrup continues to urge women to eat soy products as a phytoestrogenic assist to their menopausal symptoms, but the phytic acid blocks magnesium and therefore creates a huge nutritional and endocrine depletion problems. **The Remifemin brand with black cohosh has been used in Europe and the States for over 50 years and it has clinical trials backing up its efficacy. It does NOT cause liver problems, contrary to recent concerns [refer to the Reuters Health article called "Study Finds No Evidence Black Cohosh Damages Liver" written by Amy Norton, and published on Fri Jan 28, 2011]. Emerita Pro-Gest Natural Progesterone Cream, Paraben-Free, 4-Ounce TubeEmerita Phytoestrogen Body Cream with Black Cohosh, 2-Ounce TubeRemifemin Menopause Herbal Supplement, Estrogen Free, 120 TabletsEnzymatic Therapy Remifemin Good Night, 21 Tablets
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Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2011 by Lovejoy
This one, as well as the other books written by John Lee (JL), is an important book. This is a book which I would say that all doctors and physicians should be ordered to read. And when reading the book I discovered that besides being a book for women it also showed up to be a book with much important information for men (besides of course learning about the women's problems) in among other with the writings about Osteoporosis, Stress and other sicknesses of which both woman and man can be hit. I first bought these by JL written books after having read many other books about cancer, and especially breast cancer, after it 4 month ago for my wife was discovered that she had breast cancer and she (too) fast was trough a surgery. And besides I also first lately bought this actual book because it was a printing from way back in 2003, but then by reading the book it showed up to be with more important writings than in the already read newer books written by other doctors! Here I especially am thinking on the many problems there can come as the results of using Synthetic pills, and the failure in only given women Estrogen and not at the same time also Progesterone, and the failure that around 2/3 of all women already in their bodies are producing enough Estrogen and therefore don't even need Estrogen pills and then besides mostly get the it as a Synthetic one. Statistical it to me looks like my wife most probably was hit by breast cancer because she over 25 years had been taking a Synthetic Estrogen (we have know each other for the last 10 years), but weighting correct, eating good Asian food, not drinking alcohol, and so on also in all other ways living healthy. But first after having received the book I discovered how much interesting writings there also are about the Osteoporosis. Interesting on many points, first because I 5 years ago had a surgery in part of the arm closest to the right hand, after by pain having discovered that the bone at that point had lost the inside volume, marrow, over 2 - 3 inches. Second because JL explain what's the reason for 5 - 6 times more women than men are getting Osteoporosis, and that it's a myth that it by DNA is forced to be so; highly interesting. And for the third I will get in contact with the professor that cured my bone, and to him deliver a copy of a smaller book about Natural Progesterone Cream and show him this book by JL. Because for me it actually a few weeks ago showed up that here in Thailand, in the Hospitals and the Chemist's, there don't even exists any Progesterone Cream! I only in the biggest Chemist's, here in Chiang Mai, have found some Estrogen Cream. And then when by Amazon ordering some Progesterone Cream I from Amazon received the message that the laws in Thailand don't allow them to send this to me! But as the Progesterone Cream also are good for the bones I by contacting the professor will find out if I by that way can get this Cream to my wife, so that she can stop taking Tamoxifen. And besides maybe be giving the professor some good information and maybe thereby helping the patients with Osteoporosis (and all the other). As doctor he only works concerning bones and Osteoporosis. When my wife and I, 2 weeks ago, were by a younger doctor in the same hospital this doctor then ordered her to start taking Tamoxifen. I then said "What about Progesterone Cream instead?. But it showed up that he didn't know anything about this and couldn't understand how it as a Cream could work as a pill and thereby getting the needed contents into the body! So I had to explain it to him, and after that he no longer wanted to talk to me! Opposite to this I each time had god science talking with the professor. In the book there also are interested stories about patients that contacted JL as they had problems that their ordinary doctors couldn't solve. As in one case with a women who over 10 years coursed by Osteoporosis had ended up being 20 centimeter (8") lower, and about another women who's doctor over time again and again increased her amount of Progesterin, and neither did it result in anything. And it showed up that the problem was that he thought that Progesterin = Progesterone, and that it came from the nature and that it therefore aught to help/work! Last in the book there also for me are many interested sides concerning the chemicals connection between the molecules for Cholesterol, Estrogen and many other. Especially good because it also shows all of the molecules, so that we easier can follow the changes and se the small differences. It has been a heavy, but good, reading for me, that is it's containing of extremely many word for doctors that I couldn't find in my translating books from English to Danish, but luckily we now a day have Google. But again, an extremely good book written with information science. But it's a shame that John Lee longer no longer lives and then is writing more books and is trying to learn people more about the reality concerning most of the reason for to much cancer cases.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2011 by Gert Bo Thorgersen
Format: Paperback
My dad used to tell my mom, when she would talk about menopause, that actually her "minnows were pausing" (he was an avid fisherman on the local lakes and our family went on frequent and enjoyable fishing trips). I think I will make a t-shirt about that, it's very funny and puts a spin on something that actually is quite hard to go through if not absolutely annoying. Read this book from beginning to end, and then read it again. I am what is called "perimenopausal" or in "perimenopause" myself, which is the time-span just before you actually enter "pre-menopause" and then menopause. Perimenopause has a lot of fairly troubling symptoms, such as very dry and brittle hair, nails and skin, aching bones and joints, headaches, profuse or no sweating at all (or even just cold sweats during hot weather), cold, clammy skin, itching, insomnia, and the list goes on and on. This book will explain a lot of what is happening to you and give you some good tips on how to treat the symptoms without falling for what your doctor will tell you and prescribe you medications that will either cause you to eventually get cancer of some kind or aggravate your menopausal symptoms. I believe that Almighty God did not ever mean for women to replace the various hormones lost during menopause, and gave us all sorts of plants and herbs and homeopathic substances to treat the symptoms so that we can get through it. If you replace the hormones, you get cancer, heart disease, stroke, dementia, and the list goes on. Back in the Bible days, women did not replace their hormones; they simply treated the symptoms and they went on to live healthy and for a long time. Understood, menopause can be severe and make a woman nearly go insane, so she will accept what her doctor gives her and take it. But if she wants to live to see her grandchildren and then her great-grandchildren, she may well want to consider not taking the synthetic hormones like Premarin (which is made from the urine of pregnant horses) and causes cancer, as well as not taking the "bioidentical hormones" that in my case had to be changed nearly every week (and cost $55.00 every time, and I only have Medicare and it will not pay for it). Have your hormone levels tested (simple saliva test) and then do what this book says to do.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2014 by Camerony
Format: Mass Market Paperback
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Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2026 by Lisa Holland
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Well, this book should be read by every woman in America. Younger women should read the sequel about pre-menopause. I am 15 yrs post-menopausal and even though I am a retired RN, did not realize that the funk I have been feeling for quite a while was from estrogen dominance. I had been searching online for "impediments to weight loss" and kept coming across the term "estrogen dominance" so kept reading. Once I read the symptoms and realized I was the poster child for same, I ordered a hormone test kit from Dr. Lee's website. I included cortisol in the saliva test kit because I am a type A person and I figured my cortisol was elevated, which can also impede weight loss. It was no surprise that I had zero progesterone. It was a surprise that my cortisol levels were low at all 4 times/day tested. The doctor at the weight loss place where I go pointed the low cortisol levels out, explained adrenal fatigue to me and recommended an adaptogen called Adreno-Mend. Who knew? I have been to 3 board certified family practice docs or internists since my uterus had its retirement party. I had a bone density test 5 years ago which indicated osteopenia-the doc said to just take calcium with Vitamin D. It burns me up that none of them ever mentioned bio-identical hormones to me, even though every symptom I have complained of points to hormone imbalance. The fact is, progesterone protects us from breast cancer, uterine cancer, and osteoporosis. In fact, if you don't have progesterone on board, the calcium & vitamin D are largely futile. It burns me up that I had to discover all this on my own. When I took the hormone test results to my own physician (who I like and respect a lot) he gave it a cursory glance and said "This is not mainstream medicine. You do not need hormone therapy. This is a normal part of aging". So, ladies, if you are like me, having trouble losing weight, having unexplained fluid retention, having itching skin, and fatigued from inability to sleep more than 4 hrs/night, read this book (and order a test kit to document your hormone levels). This all occurs gradually, so you don't realize you feel like crap-you accept it as normal. I'm happy to say that I found a doctor who understands this enough to prescribe bio-identical progesterone for me, and the Adreno-Mend, and to say: You have got to normalize your sleep cycle to overcome the adrenal fatigue. I'm sleeping 7-8 hrs/night now, my skin does not itch, fluid retention is reduced, all the symptoms that I accepted as normal have subsided or disappeared. Don't be ignorant like I was, read this book!
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Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2015 by Buford
Format: Kindle
I recently finished Dr. Lee's book, at the recommendation of my therapist. I have the typical menopausal problems: Hot flashes, migraines, lack of ability to concentrate, some depression, some memory loss, some pain, etc. I also don't have the other multitude of menopausal problems, so some of the book applied to me, and much of it didn't. I'm sure this is how most readers will feel -- that the book covers tons of symptoms, and that there is no possible way that a little progesterone cream is going to make life wonderful again. I have just begun using the cream, so I think that I am going through the initial stages of adjustment, and if anything, a lot of the symptoms are WORSE. But that's probably going to pass, and I'll adjust. I do, however, notice that I am not having migraines. The migraine-type headaches already have shifted to very tolerable regular headaches. This alone is worth the price of the book and the cream. I recommend the book, but I mostly would tell people to read the book with an eye to YOUR OWN SPECIFIC SYMPTOMS, and just skip whatever symptoms or problems that don't relate to you. There's a lot of information in this book that most people will already know, so skip to the information you haven't heard before, and the experience will be more valuable.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2012 by schleppenheimer
Format: Mass Market Paperback
If you are suffering from Menopause I highly recommend you read this book. You don't have to have a medical degree to understand this book. It's written simply and informatively. I first read his Hormone Balance Made Simple then ordered this book. I'm amazed at this day and age exactly how many Doctors are still not up on Hormone Replacement Therapy. There is absolutely no reason why any woman should be suffering from Hormone deficiency. Take charge of your body and your life. I am 60 years young and was desperate when I found this book and read it. I have been fortunate that I don't have any health problems. I have always been very careful with making sure I take natural vs synthetic hormones. I was on the Estradiol and Progesterone for 5 years and then was told I had to go off of them. My hot flashes returned even worse than before. I had several all day and night. My husband ended up sick because I shut the heat off in our bedroom and opened all the windows with temperatures in the low 20s at night. He complained that it was so cold in there he could see his breath and was going to have to sleep in the spare bedroom. After reading these books I made an appointment with a new DR who studies Hormone Replacement Therapy. I'm happy to say that my husband and I are still sleeping in the same room and bed and I am no longer suffering from the discomforts of Menopause.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2018 by Amazon Customer
Format: Kindle
I was diagnosed with osteopenia at age 42. My blood work and metabolic profiles are all normal, I am a "normal," healthy 40-something at a healthy weight for most of my life. I've been exercising, dancing and performing in theater for the past 20 years. I am shocked, saddened and scared. My doctor offered me Fosamax (surprise, surprise), and this is all the medical community seems to be able to come up with. I hit the internet and discovered both the horrible side effects from bisphosphonates and the neglect the medical community has given to more healthy and effective treatments for osteoporosis. It took some digging and the help of a functional medicine practitioner (and a lot of out of pocket expenditures for tests the medical community doesn't want to perform), but we found a hormonal imbalance from years of birth control pills, Depo-Provera, and Accutane for acne. Ladies- let him use a condom, for Pete's sake. I felt so guilty for making my partners do this that I was always looking for hormonal ways to practice birth control, and now I'm paying for it. DON'T DO IT! BCP's are not safe and harmless. Your body will forget how to make the hormones itself and you will end up with more problems than when you started them. Take it from me. I also found a huge lack of stomach acid from years of eating carbs and giving myself silent acid reflux. So even if I was giving my body the right nutrients like calcium and magnesium, my stomach wasn't absorbing them. It was a perfect storm of circumstances that robbed me of bone density. Prompted by Dr. Lee's research that osteoporosis is even REVERSIBLE if you get to the bottom of it, we are developing a program for me to get my bone back. I'm not even going to fool around with conventional HRT- we're going bioidentical with everything. We're not sure of the right ratios of bioidentical estriol to progesterone just yet, but my functional D.C. is brilliant, and we're going to try everything until we find it. I'm on vitamin supplements, acid for my weak stomach, other supplements for Krebs Cycle and methylation. The hormones are the next step, and I am absolutely confident I WILL solve my bone density problem. Trust me, this is the ONLY way to do it, as all women are individual and healthy issues vary from person to person. If you get this scary diagnosis, DON'T WORRY and DON'T DESPAIR. If you're patient and are willing to do some extra work, you can figure it out without ruining your health with Fosamax or Boniva. Don't give your money to Big Pharma so they can wreck your health. Get to a good functional medicine DC or MD and they WILL help you figure it out. Cheers, and here's to getting healthy!
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Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2017 by Opera Fan13