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Author
Publisher
Simon Element
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A naturopathic endocrinologist and certified sex counselor answers women's questions about their reproductive anatomy, with topics including menstruation, postpartum health, libido, acne, orgasms, and discharges and offers charts, checklists, and diagrams in an honest, easy-to-understand guide to the female body.
Author
Publisher
Andrews McNeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Let's Talk About Down There is like the health class you wish you had -- think evidence-based, myth-busting sex ed where shame gets tossed out the window -- in a format that's as approachable as a fifteen-second video. Addressing topics such as hormones, menstrual cups, and birth control, all with the help of infographics and illustrations, this succinct, vibrant handbook answers the questions that you may have been too embarrassed to ask, so you'll...
Author
Publisher
Grijalbo
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
Español
Description
"V de vagina rompe los moldes en cuesti̤n de salud femenina. Aqu̕ encontrar̀s todo lo que siembre has querido saber y nunca te has atrevido a preguntar sobre tu cuerpo.Enťrate de los ︢ltimos descubrimientos cient̕ficos, rompe tab︢es, con̤cete mejor y ︢nete al club de las mujeres que hablan sin verg|enza ni tapujos de su cuerpo y sus derechos."-- cover page 4.
The Complete A to Z for Your V provides women and girls with what they need...
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Emphasizing the body's innate wisdom and ability to heal, Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom covers the entire range of women's health--from the first menstrual period through menopause. It includes updated information on pregnancy, labor, and birth, sexuality, nutrition, hormone replacement therapy, treating fibroids, avoiding hysterectomy, and maintaining breast and menstrual health. Fully revised and updated to include the very latest treatment innovations...
Author
Publisher
Dey Street, an imprint of William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A holistic approach to managing hormonal imbalance by the first physician in the United States to be certified by both the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the American Board of Integrative Medicine. Tassone has devoted his career to helping women achieve hormonal balance and live healthier, happier lives. Here, Dr. Tassone guides women to understanding their hormonal profile and gives them the tools to feel better in as little as one...
Author
Publisher
Citadel Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"OB/GYN, writer for The New York Times, USA Today, and Self, and host of the show Jensplaining, Dr. Jen Gunter now delivers the definitive book on vaginal health, answering the questions you've always had but were afraid to ask--or couldn't find the right answers to. She has been called Twitter's resident gynecologist, the Internet's OB/GYN, and one of the fiercest advocates for women's health...and she's here to give you the straight talk on the...
Author
Publisher
Citadel Press/Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The only thing predictable about menopause is its unpredictability. Factor in widespread misinformation, a lack of research, and the culture of shame around women's bodies, and it's no wonder women are unsure what to expect during the menopause transition and beyond. Menopause is not a disease -- it's a planned change, like puberty. And just like puberty, we should be educated on what's to come years in advance, rather than the current practice of...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In 1846, a young surgeon, J. Marion Sims ("The Father of Gynecology"), began several years of experimental surgeries on a young enslaved woman known as Anarcha ("The Mother of Gynecology"). This series of procedures-performed without anesthesia and resulting in Anarcha's so-called "cure"-forever altered the path of women's health. Despite brutal practices and failed techniques, Sims proclaimed himself the curer of obstetric fistula, a horrific condition...
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