Our bodies, ourselves

Boston Women's Health Book Collective. (Added Author).

Summary: "The 40th Anniversary Edition of America's bestselling women's health book!"--

Record details

ISBN: 1439196656 (ebook)
ISBN: 9781439196656 (ebook)
ISBN: 1439190666 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9781439190661 (pbk.)
Physical Description: xiii, 928 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
print
Edition: 40th anniversary Touchstone ed.
Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [827]-836) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Bodies and identities : Our female bodies: sexual anatomy, reproduction, and the menstrual cycle ; Intro to sexual health ; Body image ; Gender identity and sexual orientation -- Relationships and sexuality : Relationships ; Social influences on sexuality ; Sexual pleasure and enthusiastic consent ; Sexual challenges ; Birth control ; Safer sex ; Sexually transmitted infections ; Unexpected pregnancy ; Abortion -- Childbearing : Considering parenting ; Pregnancy and preparing for birth ; Labor and birth ; The early months of parenting ; Miscarriage, stillbirth, and other losses ; Infertility and assisted reproductive technologies -- Postreproductive years : Perimenopause and menopause ; Our later years -- Medical problems and navigating the health care system : Selected medical problems ; Navigating the health care system -- Major forces affecting women's sexuality and reproductive health : Violence against women ; Environmental and occupational health -- The politics of women's health -- Activism in the twenty-first century.