Suggested Patient Reading List for Women

Ageless: The Naked Truth about Bioidentical Hormones
by Suzanne SomersSomers' top seller The Sexy Years introduced hundreds of thousands of readers to the advantages of bioidentical hormone therapy. Ageless offers even more recent information on the effects of these hormones on aging and health. Somers' apparently ceaseless quest for cutting-edge information has filled this book with helpful suggestions about everything from sleep problems and stress to herbs and alternative medicine. Ultimately, Ageless can be seen as an arsenal of tools to take control of the aging process, enabling you to enhance every aspect of your life.

Sexy Years: Discover the Hormone Connection: The Secret to Fabulous Sex, Great Health, and Vitality, for Women and Men
by Suzanne Somers Suzanne encountered the “Seven Dwarfs of Menopause-Itchy, Bitchy, Sweaty, Sleepy, Bloated, Forgetful and All-Dried-UP”. Now she explains how she's coped with the symptoms of menopause and why she believes most women should take natural hormones during this period. Somers discusses her breast cancer surgery, along with her decision not to undergo certain follow-up treatment but instead adhere to a regimen of natural hormones. To support her case, Somers includes interviews with several physicians who specialize in natural hormones, sexual dysfunction and menopause. Her enthusiastic writing style will especially appeal to readers who have been intimidated by physicians unwilling to offer alternative treatments to menopause's often debilitating symptoms. "Finding the right doctor is difficult," she laments. "Your gynecologist may not be the right person for you at this time.... If [menopause and hormones are] not her specialty, then you have to find a doctor who 'gets it. "

Natural Hormone Replacement for Women Over 45
By: Jonathan Wright, M.D. & John Morganthler A “must have” for beginners to BHRT for women. What hormones are and why they are important is all explained here. Clear simple language makes it ideal.

From Hormone Hell to Hormone Well
By:C. W. Randolph, Jr., M.D. & Genie James, MMSc
In this book Dr Randolph builds a solid foundation of clinical evidence to support the safety and efficacy of treating patients with human-identical hormones (e.g. estrogens, progesterone, testosterone) vs. hormone replacement therapies (HRT). Included are case studies of women and men at various ages, who initially sought out Dr Randolph because they were suffering from symptoms of hormone imbalance. By telling their stories and detailing their individual treatment regimens, Dr Randolph illustrates there is no such thing as a “one-size-fits-all” approach to any form of hormone replacement therapy. Discover human identical hormones as a safe and effective treatment for:weight gain; breast health; depression; hot flashes; osteoporosis; low sex drive; mood swings, premature aging; headaches fatigue; night sweats; bloating/incontinence and memory loss.

Are Your Hormones Making You Sick?
By: Eldred B. Taylor, M.D.
Eldred Taylor, MD a board registered obstetrician/gynecologist and his wife Ava-Bell Taylor, MD a board certified psychiatrist specializing in mind/body medicine have used their combine knowledge and experience to address hormonal balance and women’s health in a comprehensive way that combines conventional medicine and alternative therapies. Topics covered include an introduction to hormones, explanation of the menstrual cycle, perimenopause, menopause, saliva testing, conditions caused by hormonal imbalance, osteoporosis, breast cancer, heart disease and how to create hormonal balance through diet, nutrients, life style changes, and hormonal supplementation.

A Woman’s Guide to Natural Hormones
By: Christine Conrad
An excellent tool to educate patients on the basics of natural hormone replacement therapy for women. The layout is in a question-answer format and covers not only the menopausal phase of life but the pre- and peri- menopausal as well

I'm Not in the Mood: What Every Woman Should Know About Improving Her Libido By: Judith Reichman
Judith Reichman, an OB/GYN and the medical correspondent for the "Today" show, is the first to point out that she's not a sex therapist. But as she writes in the prologue to her new book, I'm Not in the Mood, her practice caring for women's health had become more and more focused on the myriad effects of the changes in hormone levels that women experience as they age. One of the effects her patients most often noticed, and asked for help with, was diminishing libido.

Natural Hormone Balance For Women
By:Uzzi Reiss, M.D./)B-GYN & martin Zucker
Author, Dr. Uzzi Reiss, a gynecologist and anti-aging specialist, offers a step by step who want totake control of their lives by restoring hormonal balance. He explains the differences between standard chemical substitutes and natural hormonal replacement; individualized rmone needs and how to adjust them; how to choose the most effective dosage form and when and how to use it.

Once a Month Katharina Dalton, M.D.
An authoritative discussion about PMS. Includes the latest research on how PMS affects learning, the PMS/menopause connection, and hard to find information on symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.

The Thyroid Solution
By:Ridha Arem, M.D.
A Mind-Body Program for Beating Depression
and Regaining Your Emotional andPhysical Health
One in ten Americans suffers from thyroid dysfunction, yet most don't realize the mental and emotional components of this condition. "This is the first book to explain the hidden suffering that many patients have difficulty expressing and the first book to provide new ways of helping address and heal this suffering," promises author Ridha Arem, M.D., associate professor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and chief of endocrinology and metabolism at Ben Taub General Hospital, both in Houston, Texas. This book explains the link between stress and thyroid imbalance; how thyroid imbalance affects your emotions, sex life, and relationships; and how to cope with the effects of this imbalance. Because thyroid problems primarily strike women, a whole section deals with women's health issues, such as infertility, miscarriage, postpartum depression, premenstrual syndrome, and menopause. Another section provides practical tools, such as evaluating lab tests and self-diagnosis techniques, dealing with treatment problems and side effects, and preventing memory lapses and depression. The book covers lifestyle choices that affect thyroid health, such as diet, supplementation, and exercise. Frequent case studies (usually told as first-person narratives), checklists, and questionnaires help to simplify the material and make it easier to check the medical information against your own situation. Each chapter ends with "valuable points to remember," making review easy. If you suffer from thyroid imbalance, or think you might, this book could be a valuable resource.

Depression and Your Thyroid:
What You Need to Know Gary Ross, Peter J. Bieling, Accreditation
Gary Ross, MD, is an endocrinologist in private practice who specializes in the treatment of thyroid conditions. He lives in San Francisco, CA.
Peter J. Bieling,, Ph.D., is the manager for the Mood, Anxiety, and Women's Health Concerns Clinic at St. Joseph's Hospital and assistant professor in the department of psychiatry at McMaster's University. He lives in Toronto, ON, Canada.
A thyroid specialist and a psychologist specializing in depression team up to provide this first-ever combined medical and cognitive behavioral approach to overcome the depression that arises from thyroid problems.

Feeling Fat, Fuzzy, or Frazzled?: A 3-Step Program
By:Richard L. Shames, Karilee Shames
to Beat Hormone Havoc, Restore Thyroid,
Adrenal, and Reproductive Balance--Feel Better Fast! From the Publisher For the 33 million Americans who feel sluggish, spacey, and stressed out daily, Feeling Fat, Fuzzy, or Frazzled? is the first book to address the delicate balance among the thyroid, adrenal, and reproductive glands-which can make the day-to-day difference between feeling awful and feeling good. Long-term, if left untreated, this imbalance can cause heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, infertility, and severe menopause.
Authored by an expert physician/nurse team, the book offers readers: an innovative program to identify their particular hormone-related metabolic disorder; a "5-day jumpstart program" to help alleviate weight gain, low energy, or frayed nerves fast; and a long-term plan to achieve optimal health.