Our bodies, ourselves

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"Our bodies, ourselves is the resource that women of all ages turn to for information about their bodies, sexuality, and reproductive health. Completely revised and updated, these pages provide women with the information and tools they need to make key health decisions--accurate, evidence-based information, input from leading experts and personal stories from women who share their experiences." -- Back cover.

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Title Statements

Full title :Our bodies, ourselves / the Boston Women's Health Book Collective.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2011.
Edition:Completely rev. and updated

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Simon & Schuster
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:2011.

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"A Touchstone book."

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The Physical Object

Description:xiii, 928 pages : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:1439190666, 9781439190661
oclc:ocn865339075
LC Classification:RA778
Dewey Decimal:613/.04244

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.