Our bodies, ourselves for the new century : a book by and for women /
the Boston Women's Health Book Collective.
- Newly revised and updated
- New York : Simon & Schuster, 1998.
- 780 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- A Touchstone book. .
Contents Taking care of ourselves 1. Body image 2. Eating well 3. Alcohol, tobacco, and other mood-altering drugs 4. Our bodies in motion 5. Complementary health practices 6. Emotional well-being 7. Environmental and occupational health 8. Violence and abuse Relationships and sexuality 9. Gender identity and sexual orientation 10. Relationships with men 11. Relationships with women 12. Sexuality Sexual health 13. Sexual anatomy, reproduction, and the menstrual cycle 14. Safer sex 15. Sexually transmitted infections 16. HIV and AIDS Reproductive choices 17. Considering parenting 18. Birth control 19. Unexpected pregnancy 20. Abortion Childbearing 21. Pregnancy 22. Childbirth 23. The first year of parenting 24. Childbearing loss 25. Infertility and assisted reproduction Growing older 26. Midlife and menopause 27. Our later years Medical problems and procedures 28. Unique to women 29. Special concerns for women Knowledge is power 30. Navigating the health care system 31. The politics of women's health 32. Organizing for change
Includes bibliographical references and index.
0684842319
98012725
Women--Health and hygiene. Women--Diseases. Women--Psychology.