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Summary: Coming of Age Made Easier
Review: I read the original years ago, now I'm buying this one for my sister, who is turning 15. I Probably should have bought it for her a couple years ago, but better late than never. A must have for any girl entering womanhood. Takes the fear out of becoming a woman through straight forward information.
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Summary: Great introduction to women's health
Review: I stumbled across a copy of this book at my local book swap today, and I must admit I can't put it down. Over the years, through various acquaintances and media, I've heard the wonders preached about Our Bodies, Ourselves, and so I thought I'd give it a go.
Our Bodies, Ourselves is a bare bones, easy to read guide to all facets of women's health, including reproduction, fitness, mental health, fertility, sexuality - even holistic medicine. It also features selections on overcoming abuse and how to tell your family about your sexual orientation - advice that is absolutely essential to many women today dealing with these issues.
One of my favorite features of this book was the personal commentaries. Every page features a small selection, about a paragraph long, written by a woman who has experienced the topic you're reading about. By reading these women's individual struggles and experiences, it helps one to feel that women's struggles and issues are universal, and that no woman is isolated.
This book has been so successful with women throughout the past thirty years because of the indispensible information it provides. A copy of this book should be on every woman's shelf.
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Summary: Very dissappointed
Review: I was really excited to have a general womens health book to guide me through my 30's and parenthood. Man, was I not prepared for the dominante lesbian perspectives and examples. As a liberal, I believe we are all equal regardless of our sexuality, however, I was just not prepared nor interested in that perspective. I was looking for some undercurrents that we bond together as women, regardless of our sexuality, not guided by it. I had no idea that was what I was getting. I had no heads up and that's why I'm writing this. The content is not what was projected.
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Summary: I'm a Woman and I Love Myself
Review: I'm a woman and I love myself, so I ran out and got this book. Actually I got it as a choice in a monthly book club but I find that it deals with every aspect of womanhood, from emotions and sexuality and then beyond. This is an ageless reference book. If it isn't on your shelf...you should be ashamed of yourself...then run out and buy it.
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Summary: it was terrible and a waste of money
Review: it was nothing but a waste of money and I'd advise people NEVER to buy this book.
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Summary: A Wonderful Reference for Women Young and Old!
Review: Knowledge is Power, and this book provides women with the most important piece of knowledge -- knowledge about their own bodies! Every woman, girl, and every man who cares about the women and girls in his life should read this book!
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Summary: This is a must own book
Review: Leave it up to smart women who are feminists to make a book that is not only shy 800 pages of up to date and full of valuable information but one that makes a great door stopper as well. And yes, I am being serious. In our home when someone wants some factual sex information they look next to the front door and sit in the chair and read away.Where does one begin when it comes to doing a review on a book that deserves more words that Amazon allows for a review? Well.... Taking care of Ourselves is the beginning chapter of the book and I liked the fact they discuss body image as well as food as well as alcohol, tobacco and mood altering substances. And the issue of emotional well being. And the serious issue of violence against women. Chapter two covers relationship and sexuality issues and Three the whole controlling our fertility issues and the choices we have in 2002. Then the child bearing years and Knowledge is Power and women as we age and the whole politics of women's health. I still get mad when I remember the 70's and how physicians would hand a woman a valium and pat her on the head or the fact that up until 2000 heart disease studies focused on men and not women. The last chapter about organizing for change is important. I say this because as baby boomers we are getting close to the time when Medicare will be a major topic and as I write this news stories abound about how so many physicians aren't taking anyone with Medicare coverage. This is maddening because the very women who first wrote the original Our Bodies Ourselves and who fought so damn hard for reproductive health choices are in the close to Medicare age bracket. The books section (page 344) on preventing sexually transmitted diseases as well as the myths vs the facts is a must read. I also was impressed in the photography and the art graphics that cover sexual issues in a mature and sensual manner. The book even has a section on miscarriage and adoption. This is as I said a BIG book. And in my opinion it is a book every home should have. While it covers adult subjects it is a book that we are comfortable having around even for the seven year olds and teens in the family.
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Summary: every woman and girl should own this book
Review: Our Bodies Ourselves is an undeniable asset to any and all woman concerned with their health and the development and processes of their bodies. The book not only provides invaluable information regarding women's health and health care, but it also addresses and explores the politics of health care and the health care industry. If you know a young girl, buy her this book.
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Summary: Leftist, but helpful
Review: The Boston Women's Health Book Collective has done a fabulous job at bringing together important information for both women and men. Most likely, you won't read this straight through, but rather pick the sections pertinent to your current situation. No matter which chapter chosen, however, you'll be exposed to information that will help you make the best decision about your body. I especially enjoyed the chapters on pregnancy and childbirth, which dispel the currently held belief that births are complicated, messy procedures that must take place in a hospital. Our Bodies, Ourselves takes a decidedly leftist bent, but is committed to showing men and women every option available for a healthy body and mind. If you're interested in learning about less accepted and holistic methods of health care, this is an indisposable reference.
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Summary: A must read for all women (and those who love them)!
Review: This book helped me to learn not only the options available to me in certain health care situations, but let me feel comfortable requesting those options. It also gave information on how to be more aware of and comfortable with my own body. It is high on my gifts-to-give list this year. Our Bodies Ourselves has helped my pregnant friends and I deal with their pregnancies and births as a positive natural process rather than as a disease requiring specialized intervention. Giving arguments for and against (and mostly against) many standard but unnecessary medical procedures and practices for pregnant women (that are perpetuated through an uninformed media) helped my friends choose good doctors and midwives to make their birth experience dignified. They know that they had the information to make the best decisions for themselves and their children whether the births were easy or traumatic.
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