Our bodies, ourselves
Subtitle: informing and inspiring women across generations
By: Boston Women's Health Book Collective
Edition: 40th anniversary ed.
Publisher: Touchstone
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 982
ISBN-13: 9781439190661
Copyright date: 1984, 1992, 1998, 2005, 2011
Subjects: Diseases; Health and hygiene; Psychology; HEALTH & FITNESS / Women's Health; HEALTH & FITNESS / General; HEALTH & FITNESS / Sexuality; Women
First sentence: Learning about out sexual anatomy and observing and exploring our bodies are good ways to become more comfortable with ourselves and our sexuality.
Description: "The gold standard for women's health books, in time for the fortieth anniversary of the book's first publication, featuring new material and a completely updated approach to critical women's health issues. The name "Our Bodies, Ourselves" has become synonymous with women's health and protecting it. This updated edition contains vital new information on such issues as the HPV vaccine, changes in the healthcare system, cosmetic surgery, violence against women, healthcare activism in the twenty-first century, and much more. Since its original publication forty years ago, Our Bodies, Ourselves has sold more than 4 million copies worldwide, and resources based on the book are available in twenty five languages, in print, digital, and social interactive formats, and Braille. Called "America's bestselling book on all aspects of women's health" and "a feminist classic" by The New York Times, 300,000 copies of Our Bodies, Ourselves have been donated to women's groups around the world, creating an estimated readership of more than 20 million worldwide. This new edition will tie in closely to the group's website, one of the leading online women's health resources and a recipient of citations for its excellent quality from International Planned Parenthood Federation and Scientific American"--

"The 40th Anniversary Edition of America's bestselling women's health book!"--
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgments
pagenum: vii; title: Contents
pagenum: ix; title: Introduction
pagenum: xi; title: Bodies and Identities
pagenum: 1; label: 1
title: Our Female Bodies: Sexual Anatomy, Reproduction, and the Menstrual Cycle
pagenum: 3; label: 2
title: Intro to Sexual Health
pagenum: 30; label: 3
title: Body Image
pagenum: 4; label: 4
title: Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation
pagenum: 72; title: Relationships and Sexuality
pagenum: 97; label: 5
title: Relationships
pagenum: 99; label: 6
title: Social Influences on Sexuality
pagenum: 140; label: 7
title: Social Pleasure and Enthusiastic Consent
pagenum: 153; label: 8
title: Sexual Challenges
pagenum: 181; title: Sexual Health and Reproductive Choices
pagenum: 199; label: 9
title: Birth Control
pagenum: 201; label: 10
title: Safer Sex
pagenum: 257; label: 11
title: Sexually Transmitted Infections
pagenum: 274; label: 12
title: Unexpected Pregnancy
pagenum: 308; label: 13
title: Abortion
pagenum: 316; title: Childbearing
pagenum: 347; label: 14
title: Considering Parenting
pagenum: 349; label: 15
title: Pregnancy and Preparing for Birth
pagenum: 359; label: 16
title: Labor and Birth
pagenum: 398; label: 17
title: The Early Months of Parenting
pagenum: 429; label: 18
title: Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Other Losses
pagenum: 461; label: 19
title: Infertility and Assisted Reproductive Technologies
pagenum: 474; title: Postreproductive Years
pagenum: 503; label: 20
title: Perimenopause and Menopause
pagenum: 505; label: 21
title: Our Later Years
pagenum: 547; title: Medical Problems and Navigating the Health Care System
pagenum: 585; label: 22
title: Selected Medical Problems
pagenum: 587; label: 23
title: Navigating the Health Care System
pagenum: 651; title: Major Forces Affecting Women's Sexuality and Reproductive Health
pagenum: 689; label: 24
title: Violence Against Women
pagenum: 691; label: 25
title: Environmental and Occupational Health
pagenum: 727; label: 26
title: The Politics of Women’s Health
pagenum: 758; label: 27
title: Activism in the Twenty-first Century
pagenum: 808; title: Recommended Resources
pagenum: 827; title: Notes
pagenum: 837; title: Authorship
pagenum: 869; title: About the Contributors
pagenum: 877; title: Index
pagenum: 889