Not Guilty by Reason of Menopause
Leigh Anne Jasheway-Bryant
Berkeley, CA; Celstial Arts: 2008
112 pages


"You might be menopausal if your little black dress is made from terry cloth." 

For every peri- and postmenopausal woman, this is your book! Those endless menopause-related complaints that only a woman with similar experiences can relate to are the basis for the humor in this very funny book. As you flip through the book, you will laugh out loud at the musings of Leigh Anne Jasheway-Bryant. 
 
Ranting, feeling frustrated, and living with discomfort are replaced by jokes. With so much confusing information on management of the so-called "change of life," the author offers nothing more than the chance to look at this transition from the other side. 
 
This book proves that laughter can be the best medicine. As an academic, and a woman all too familiar with the change of life, I got a chuckle from Not Guilty by Reason of Menopause.

"You might be menopausal if you know the calcium content in a pitcher of pina coladas."

Marla Shapiro, MDCM, CCFP, MHSc, FRCPC
Associate Professor
Department of Family and Community Medicine
University of Toronto
Medical Consultant, CTV
Toronto, ON, Canada
Credentialed NAMS Menopause Practitioner
Member, NAMS Consumer Education Committee
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The comments contained here are opinions or information of the reviewers and not necessarily the opinions or information of The North American Menopause Society, its officers, agents, or Trustees. Oversight for this book review was given by Marla Shapiro, MDCM, CCFP, MHSc, FRCPC, the Immediate Past Chair of the NAMS Consumer Education Committee.