Women's Sexual Health: A Reading List
Pain and other issues related to sexual health, vaginal health, or reproductive health are often misdiagnosed, blamed on stress or mental health, or ignored completely. These books will shed light on longstanding gender and race bias in medicine and may help women better understand their bodies and health.
Endometriosis: A Guide for Girls
by Tamer Seckin
A comprehensive and accessible guide for young women and girls who are or may be struggling with the physical, psychological, and social effects of endometriosis.
Vagina Problems: Endometriosis, Painful Sex, and Other Taboo Topics
by Lara Parker
With unflinching honesty, Parker shares her day-to-day challenges of living, working, and loving with chronic pain caused by endometriosis in this raw, darkly humorous, and hopeful memoir.
Vivir con endometriosis: una guia para recuperar tu bienestar: incluye un plan nutricional con ejemplos semanales
by Andrew S. Cook
Si te han diagnosticado endometriosis, no te desesperes; hay muchas cosas que puedes hacer para encontrar alivio, iniciar el proceso de curacion y recuperar tu vida. Para tomar las riendas y generar cambios positivos en tu estado de salud, lo unico que necesitas es conocer los distintos factores de esta dolencia, aprender y formarte sobre lo que te esta sucediendo, e implicarte activamente en la toma de decisiones sobre una dieta y un estilo de vida saludables.
Pain and Prejudice: A Call to Arms for Women and Their Bodies
by Gabrielle Jackson
A groundbreaking and feminist work of investigative reporting that explains why women experience healthcare differently than men and shares the author's journey of fighting for an endometriosis diagnosis.
Vagina: A Re-Education
by Lynn Enright
Part memoir, part practical guide to the vagina, this indispensable book sifts through myths and misinformation with the aim of empowering women with vital knowledge about their own bodies.
The Pain Gap: How Sexism and Racism in Healthcare Kill Women
by Anushay Hossain
A feminist policy analyst focusing on women’s health legislation, in this meticulously researched and deeply reported book, explores real women’s traumatic experiences with America’s healthcare system, including her own, and empowers everyone to use their experiences to bring about the healthcare revolution women need.
With Pleasure: Managing Trauma Triggers for More Vibrant Sex and Relationships
by August McLaughlin
A companion for anyone experiencing the effects of trauma, featuring true stories of survivors from a broad, inclusive range of backgrounds.
What Fresh Hell Is This? Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities, and You
by Heather Corinna
This excellent menopause resource tells you what can happen and what you can do to take care of yourself, all the while busting destructive myths, offering real self-care tips and running the gamut from hot flashes to hormone therapy.
Care We Dream Of: Liberatory & Transformative Approaches to LGBTQ+ Health
edited by Zena Sharman
Through a series of essays and interviews, this book offers possibilities grounded in historical examples, present-day experiments, and dreams of the future—for more liberatory and transformative approaches to LGBTQ+ health and healing. It challenges readers to think differently about LGBTQ+ health and asks what it would look if our health care was rooted in a commitment to the flourishing and liberation of all LGBTQ+ people.
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