Flash count diary : menopause and the vindication of natural life
(Book)

Includes bibliographical references.

As the author struggled with the symptoms of menopause, and tried to understand what was happening to her, she slammed up against a culture of silence and sexism. Some books promoted hormone replacement therapy. Others encouraged accepting the coming crone. Beyond that, there was little that offered a path to understanding menopause in a complex, spiritual, and intellectually engaged way. She felt lost until she encountered a scientific fact that had escaped her through the early stages of dealing with this life change: one of the only two other creatures on earth that go through menopause, she discovered, are female killer whales. Her fascination with the subject became this powerful exploration into aspects of menopause that have rarely been written about, including the changing gender landscape that reduced levels of hormones brings, the actualities of transforming desires, and the realities of prejudice against older women. This book will change the way you think about menopause. It's a deeply feminist book, honest about the intimations of mortality that menopause signals but also an argument for the ascendency, beauty, and power of the post-reproductive years in women's lives.