Our Bodies, Ourselves for the New Century A Book by and for Women

Name: Our Bodies, Ourselves for the New Century A Book by and for Women
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ISBN: 9780684842318

ISBN-10: 0684842319

ISBN-13: 9780684842318

Edition: 1998 (Revised)

Authors: Boston Women's Health Book Collective Staff

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Book details

List price: $24.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Touchstone
Publication date: 5/4/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 784
Size: 8.75" wide x 11.25" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 3.784
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Preface to the 25th Anniversary Edition


Introduction


An Introduction to Online Women's Health Resources


Taking Care of Ourselves


Introduction


Body Image


Food


Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Mood-Altering Drugs


Women in Motion


Holistic Health and Healing: Navigating Your Way to Better Health


Our Emotional Well-Being: Psychotherapy in Context


Environmental and Occupational Health


Violence Against Women


Relationships and Sexuality


Introduction: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity


Working Toward Mutuality: Our Relationships with Men


Relationships with Women


Sexuality


Sexual Health and Controlling Our Fertility


Introduction: Deciding Whether to Have Children


Understanding Our Bodies: Sexual Anatomy, Reproduction, and the Menstrual Cycle


Birth Control


Sexually Transmitted Diseases


HIV, AIDS, and Women


Unplanned Pregnancies: Finding Out You're Pregnant and Deciding What to Do


Abortion


Assisted Low-Tech and High-Tech Reproductive Technologies


Child-bearing


Introduction


Pregnancy


Childbirth


Postpartum


Child-bearing Loss, Infertility, and Adoption


Knowledge is Power


Women Growing Older


Selected Medical Practices, Problems, and Procedures


The Politics of Women's Health and Medical Care


The Global Politics of Women and Health


Organizing for Change: U.S.A.


Index