Synopses & Reviews
Recommended by Ladies Home Journal "I love this book! There is so much more to gynecology than cramps, cysts, PMS, and Paps. If you want to learn more, here's your chance. Sara Rosenthal explains 'below the belt' in language plain and simple."
--Sue Johanson, R.N., C.M., host of the Oxygen network's "Talk Sex with Sue Johanson"
"The Gynecological Sourcebook is designed to address concerns of [today], providing current information as well as basic knowledge of the body."
--National Association of Physician Nurses
"As a physician who practices integrative gynecology, I intend to use this wonderful new book as a source of reference and inspiration."
Alvin Pettle, M.D., FRCS, director of the Ruth Pettle Wellness Centre and coauthor of Natural Remedies and Supplements
Today, more than ever, women are searching for information on both conventional and alternative medical approaches to help maintain or improve their gynecological health. For the most recent advancements in this rapidly developing field turn to this completely revised and updated edition of The Gynecological Sourcebook.
The contents of this much-needed book reflect what women have been asking for: complete information on all things gynecological. Written by bestselling women's health author and bioethicist M. Sara Rosenthal, Ph.D., this all-inclusive guidebook embraces research in both eastern and western medicines. Providing women with vital, often overlooked or glossed over information, The Gynecological Sourcebook covers such crucial topics as gynecological cancers, women and HIV, abortion, and a range of gynecological infections including chlamydia, herpes, yeast, and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), the main cause of infertility in women.
In plain, jargon-free language you'll find:
- What to Eat: All the information you need to use diet and nutrition to improve specific conditions
- Flower Power: Which herbs can help, how to take them, and how to use them safely
- How to Move: How movement, pelvic exercises, healing arts, touch therapies, and good old-fashioned stretching and aerobics can help heal various conditions
- And much more
Synopsis
Fully updated and revised, "The Gynecological Sourcebook is a reference guide that greatly contributes to a woman's understanding of her body. It explains the mysteries of hormones, the menstrual cycle, and what happens during pregnancy, while clarifying various forms of contraception, common and not-so-common diseases, infections, and more.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [395]-408) and index.
About the Author
M. Sara Rosenthal completed her Ph.D. in sociology and bioethics at The University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics and is the author of more than twenty-five widely recommended health books. She is currently an assistant professor of bioethics in the Department of Behavioral Science, University of Kentucky College of Medicine. For more information, visit www.sarahealth.com.