Menopause: A Self-Help Approach

An education manual written by the Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC), which presents a self-help approach to menopause. The pamphlet dispels myths about menopause, and encourages women to explore non-drug treatments for the symptoms of menopause, such as herbal remedies and vitamin supplements, dietary changes, exercise and meditation. The manual outlines what to expect with the onset of menopause, and provides gender-based analysis of cultural responses to menopausal women and medical treatment for menopause, with criticism and warnings about unnecessary hysterectomy and the potential unknown dangers of hormone replacement therapy (HRT).