What Women Need to Know
From Headaches to Heart Disease and Everything in Between
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
After traveling the country and listening to women’s most common health problems, Dr. Marianne Legato, one of the nation’s leading advocates for women’s health, answers these common questions and more in What Women Need to Know. This revolutionary book teaches women how to ask their doctors the right questions and leave the office satisfied. Dr. Legato is also the author of The Female Heart, a book that dispels myths that heart disease is only a male problem. Her coauthor on both books is Carol Colman Gerber, one of the country’s leading medical writers.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Women who do not or cannot talk freely to their doctors will find clear answers to many of their unasked questions in this brief, well-organized book that is authoritative without being authoritarian. Legato, a specialist in women's health at New York's Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, and Colman, who have previously collaborated on The Female Heart, have constructed an easy-to-browse reference that arranges subjects alphabetically (Abortion to Yeast Infections) and uses a Q&A format to touch on a variety of subtopics. Not surprisingly, menstruation, pregnancy, fertility, contraception, menopause and other reproduction-related issues get the most attention. Up-to-date information is also given on medical tests, living wills and such specific diseases and conditions as high blood pressure, chronic fatigue syndrome and digestive disorders. Even minor problems like weak nails and dandruff earn serious attention. Many women will especially welcome finding straightforward answers to questions they feel would seem too silly (Can underwire bras cause cancer?) or too embarrassing (Is it normal to pass gas during sex?) to ask in person. The back-of-the-book resource list is also useful.
