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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
TAKING CARE OF OURSELVES 1. Body Image . 2. Food 3. Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Mood-Altering Drugs 4. Women in Motion 5. Holistic Health and Healing: Navigating Your Way to Better Health 6. Our Emotional Well-Being: Psychotherapy in Context”) By Nancy 7. Environmental and Occupational Health 8. Violence Against Women II RELATIONSHIPS AND SEXUALITY Introduction: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity 9. Working Toward Mutuality: Our Relationships with Men 10. Relationships with Women 11. Sexuality Ill SEXUAL HEALTH AND CONTROLLING OUR FERTILITY Introduction: Deciding Whether to Have Children 12. Understanding Our Bodies: Sexual Anatomy, Reproduction, and the Menstrual Cycle 14. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 15. HIV, AIDS, and Women 16. Unplanned Pregnancies: Finding Out You’re Pregnant and Deciding What to Do 17. Abortion 18. Assisted Low-Tech and High-Tech Reproductive Technologies IV CHILD-BEARING Introduction, 19. Pregnancy 20. Childbirth 21. Postpartum 22. Child-bearing Loss, Infertility, and Adoption V KNOWLEDGE IS POWER 23. Women Growing Older 24. Selected Medical Practices, Problems, and Procedures 25. The Politics of Women’s Health and Medical Care 26. The Global Politics of Women and Health 27. Organizing for Change: U.S.A.
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Women--Health and hygiene. Women--Diseases. Women--Psychology.