Menopause has traditionally been defined as the timing of the cessation of menses. But it's far more complex than a series of episodes of hot flashes. Menopause isn't an illness. In as much as the onset of menses, at puberty, is not a disease, neither is menopause. It's a crucial end of a natural epoch of a normal woman's life. Every woman, almost half the world, will inevitably be thrown into this challenging phase. In The Cross of Menopause, author Jasmine shares her complex and severe odyssey of menopause and how those thirteen years turned an exuberant pediatrician into a crippled freak...

Menopause has traditionally been defined as the timing of the cessation of menses. But it's far more complex than a series of episodes of hot flashes. Menopause isn't an illness. In as much as the onset of menses, at puberty, is not a disease, neither is menopause. It's a crucial end of a natural epoch of a normal woman's life. Every woman, almost half the world, will inevitably be thrown into this challenging phase. In The Cross of Menopause, author Jasmine shares her complex and severe odyssey of menopause and how those thirteen years turned an exuberant pediatrician into a crippled freak...