What Women Need to Know: From Headaches to Heart Disease and Everything in Between

For every woman who has ever walked out of her doctor's office with more questions than she had when she walked in. For every woman who has been too embarrassed to ask her doctor about something. For every woman who wanted to ask her doctor a question, but felt rushed because the doctor did not have the time to listen. Studies document the disturbing fact that women often leave their doctors' offices with their most important questions unanswered. Why? Hindered by fear or shyness or intimidation many women are unable to communicate fully with their physicians. As a result critical questions go unasked and unanswered, and women pay the price in health and anxiety. In What Women Need to Know, Marianne Legato, M.D., one of America's top women's doctors, closes this communication gap by answering scores of actual questions asked by hundreds of real women across the country. These questions span a broad range of health and medical issues that concern women of all ages. Written in a warm, conversational style, this book is packed with essential, lifesaving information. Dr. Legato actually helps readers learn how to talk with their doctors in a confident and intelligent manner that will get them the level of respect, service, and care they need and deserve.