Millions of women are now in perimenopause - a period of about 10 years of hormonal, physiological, and psychological changes that lead up to menopause, including symptoms such as emotional upheaval, forgetfulness, tiredness, weight gain, headaches, bloating, missed periods, insomnia, and decreased sex drive. This book offers a full range of suggestions for coping with such problems, including medical treatments, complementary and alternative therapies, diet, exercise, and self-help techniques, backed by up-to-date research and case histories. It looks at the rapidly-increasing number of women starting a family in their 30s who are dealing with two major changes - new motherhood and perimenopause - at the same time. It also looks at the difference between perimenopause and menopause.

Janet Wright is an author specialising in health and a previous editor of Health and Fitness magazine. She works at the science journal Nature, and has written for The Guardian, The Daily Mirror, New Woman, Health & Fitness, Best, Men's Health, and Channel 4. She teaches news and feature writing as a visiting lecturer at the University of Westminster in London. She has written several health books.