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65) Medieval woman's guide to health: the first English gynecological handbook : Middle English text
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Pub. Date
1981.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Citadel Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"OB/GYN, writer for The New York Times, USA Today, and Self, and host of the show Jensplaining, Dr. Jen Gunter now delivers the definitive book on vaginal health, answering the questions you've always had but were afraid to ask--or couldn't find the right answers to. She has been called Twitter's resident gynecologist, the Internet's OB/GYN, and one of the fiercest advocates for women's health...and she's here to give you the straight talk on the...
Author
Publisher
Dey Street, an imprint of William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A holistic approach to managing hormonal imbalance by the first physician in the United States to be certified by both the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the American Board of Integrative Medicine. Tassone has devoted his career to helping women achieve hormonal balance and live healthier, happier lives. Here, Dr. Tassone guides women to understanding their hormonal profile and gives them the tools to feel better in as little as one...
Author
Publisher
The University of Georgia Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The accomplishments of pioneering American doctors such as John Peter Mettauer, James Marion Sims, and Nathan Bozeman are well documented. It is also no secret that these nineteenth-century gynecologists performed experimental cesarean sections, ovariotomies, and obstetric fistula repairs primarily on poor and powerless women. "Medical Bondage" breaks new ground by exploring how and why physicians denied these women their full humanity yet valued...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In 1846, a young surgeon, J. Marion Sims ("The Father of Gynecology"), began several years of experimental surgeries on a young enslaved woman known as Anarcha ("The Mother of Gynecology"). This series of procedures-performed without anesthesia and resulting in Anarcha's so-called "cure"-forever altered the path of women's health. Despite brutal practices and failed techniques, Sims proclaimed himself the curer of obstetric fistula, a horrific condition...
Author
Publisher
Simon Element
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A naturopathic endocrinologist and certified sex counselor answers women's questions about their reproductive anatomy, with topics including menstruation, postpartum health, libido, acne, orgasms, and discharges and offers charts, checklists, and diagrams in an honest, easy-to-understand guide to the female body.