| Edition |
[40th anniversary edition] Touchstone edition. |
| Description |
xiii, 928 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"Completely revised and updated"--Cover. |
| Contents |
Our female bodies : sexual anatomy, reproduction, and the menstrual cycle -- Intro to sexual health -- Body image -- Gender identity and sexual orientation -- Relationships -- Social influences on sexuality -- Sexual pleasure and enthusiastic consent -- Sexual challenges -- Birth control -- Safer sex -- Sexually transmitted infections -- Unexpected pregnancy -- Abortion -- Considering parenting -- Pregnancy and preparing for birth -- Labor and birth -- Early months of parenting -- Miscarriage, stillbirth, and other losses -- Infertility and assisted reproductive techonologies -- Perimenopause and menopause -- Our later years -- Selected medical problems -- Navigating the health care system -- Violence against women -- Environment and occupational health -- Politics of women's health -- Activism in the twenty-first century. |
| Summary |
Presents an updated guide to women's health that addresses all aspects of health issues of concern to women, including information on breast cancer, AIDS, pregnancy and childbirth, menopause, obesity, and medical practices and procedures. |
| Subject |
Women -- Health and hygiene.
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Women -- Diseases.
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Women -- Psychology.
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| Added Author |
Boston Women's Health Book Collective.
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| ISBN |
9781439190661 paperback $26.00 |
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1439190666 trade paperback |
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9781451735949 Paw Prints |
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