Ask Dr. Marie
Subtitle: what women need to know about hormones, libido, and the medical problems no one talks about
By: Marie Savard, with Sondra Forsyth
Contributors: Forsyth, Sondra
Edition: 1st GPP Life pbk. ed.
Publisher: GPP Life
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Guilford, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 338
ISBN-13: 9780762760008
Subjects: Self-care, Health; Consumer education; Popular Medicine
Other titles: Ask Doctor Marie
Description: Whatever they call it, for many women the area 'down there' is only half-familiar, its problems mysterious and hard to discuss. Within these pages, Dr. Marie Savard--one of America's most trusted voices on women's health--explains what's what, what's normal, and what to do when problems occur.--From publisher description.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. What's going on down there? Welcome to yourself: a guided tour of your inner terrain; title: Sex smarts: the thinking woman's guide to having fun in bed; title: How to get the health care you need at every age; title: pt. 2. The seasons of your life. Coming of age: a period piece; title: For unto you a child could be born: charting your course; title: The bonus years: making the most of menopause and beyond; title: pt. 3. Is this normal or should I call my doctor?; title: "Female problems" from cause to cure; title: Internal plumbing down there: bowel problems from cause to cure; title: Internal plumbing down there: urinary troubles from cause to cure; title: pt. 4. What happens down there doesn't stay down there. The female emotional response: how a woman's brain-body connection differs from a man's; title: Waist management: winning the war against womanly weight gain; title: Afterword : Dr. Marie's "Lifestyle pill".