The New Our Bodies, Ourselves

by Boston Women's Health Book Collective

• ISBN13: 9780684823522
• ISBN10: 0684823527
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-03-01
• Publisher: Touchstone Books

Summary

Our Bodies, Ourselves for the New Century is the first major revision of this classic since 1984 and reflects the major changes that have occurred in every area of women's health. It is still the definitive consumer health reference of all women.

This new focus encompasses such controversial issues as:
-- Managing "managed care" and the insurance industry
-- Questioning breast cancer treatment options
-- Recent scientific developments in contraception and reproductive technology, including drug-induced abortions
-- Violence as a women's public health issue
-- Preventing and living with HIV/AIDS
-- The impact of racism on sexuality
-- Chiropractic, herbal, and other alternative/complementary therapies, including natural approaches to menopause
-- Poverty and racism as major determinants of women's health.

Table of Contents

Preface to the 25th Anniversary Edition	p. 8
Earlier Prefaces	p. 11
Body Image	p. 23
Food	p. 30
Alcohol, Mood-Altering Drugs and Smoking	p. 55
Women in Motion	p. 65
Health and Healing: Holistic Practices and Systems	p. 79
Psychotherapy	p. 100
Environmental and Occupational Health	p. 105
Violence Against Women	p. 131
Working Toward Mutuality: Our Relationships with Men	p. 157
Loving Women: Lesbian Life and Relationships	p. 177
Sexuality	p. 204
Anatomy and Physiology of Sexuality and Reproduction	p. 241
Birth Control	p. 259
Sexually Transmitted Diseases	p. 308
AIDS, HIV Infection and Women	p. 327
If You Think You Are Pregnant: Finding Out and Deciding What to Do	p. 343
Abortion	p. 353
New Reproductive Technologies	p. 386
Pregnancy	p. 401
Childbirth	p. 435
Postpartum	p. 474
Infertility and Pregnancy Loss	p. 499
Women Growing Older	p. 515
Some Common and Uncommon Health and Medical Problems	p. 561
The Politics of Women and Medical Care	p. 651
Organizing for Change: U.S.A.	p. 699
Developing an International Awareness	p. 713
Index	p. 733
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