What Fresh Hell Is This?
Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities, and You
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4.0 • 6 Ratings
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Publisher Description
An informative, blisteringly funny, somewhat cranky and always spot-on guide to perimenopause and menopause by the award-winning sex ed/health educator and author of S.E.X.
"Heather Corinna Makes Menopause Accessible, Hilarious, and Queer AF." —Autostraddle
Did you see the title and flame-filled cover of this book, and did your weary, sweaty, confused, and exasperated soul scream, That one! That is the book for me!!? If so, I’d first like to extend my deepest sympathies, an ice pack, and some of these very helpful edibles. If it’s three in the morning as you’re reading this, as it may well be, you likely want those more than a book. But since I can’t really give you the other stuff, I can at least offer you this book ...
Perimenopause and menopause experiences are as unique as all of us who move through them. While there’s no one-size-fits-all, Heather Corinna tells you what can happen and what you can do to take care of yourself, all the while busting pernicious myths, offering real self-care tips—the kind that won’t break the bank or your soul—and running the gamut from hot flashes to hormone therapy.
With big-tent, practical, clear information and support, and inclusive of so many who have long been left out of the discussion—people with disabilities; queer, transgender, nonbinary, and other gender-diverse people; BIPOC; working class and other folks—What Fresh Hell Is This? is the cooling pillow and empathetic best friend to help you through the fire.
"This book feels like your best friend talking to you over drinks-if your best friend is a shit-talking, patriarchy-smashing, intersectionally feminist professor of the history of reproductive medicine and also an endocrinologist with a side hustle as a comedian. Please read this book." -Emily Nagoski, PhD, New York Times bestselling author of Come As You Are
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Sex educator Corinna (S.E.X.) offers a frank and funny guide for those who haven't "exactly been having a great time with perimenopause." Nearly two million people go into perimenopause each year in the United States, Corinna writes, yet most people are uneducated or ill-informed about it. To that end, Corinna lays out a quick historical overview (menopause was first mentioned in Western medical records around the 16th century, for example) before digging into the "when, why, how, where, and what the literal hell?" of menopausal transitions. Corinna covers hot flashes (featuring an ode to the cooling pillow), describes the hormonal science behind mood changes, gives a "lube pep talk," and answers such questions as how long perimenopause lasts and when to "break up with" a health-care provider. Along the way, Corinna keeps things inclusive, spotlighting information for trans women and "other gender-diverse folks." The author's easy and encouraging approach is empowering, and humor is sprinkled throughout: "Perimenopause without realistic expectations or preparation can bear an embarrassing resemblance to the epically terrible movie Castaway." Full of heart—and answers—this guide will be a useful resource for readers new to perimenopause.
Customer Reviews
Must read for any woman in their 40s
So much I didn’t know and am so glad I do now. Having the information makes it all a bit easier.
Meh.
Not a compendium of of peri menopause, but one liberal woman’s quippy takes. Not sure why she has a segment on the punk-rocker nature of the change. She’s got no clue that the Sex Pistols were only ever an appropriative gimic to market lifestyle fashions on high-rent Kings Row. Frankly, she lost me there.