Summary
A comprehensive health reference book written by the authorities on health problems specific to women. It covers the increased risk of heart disease in women, how to minimalize the chance of breast cancer; contraception, reproductive rights and health; the pros and cons of estrogen replacement therapy; how vitamin B can curtail PMS; fibroid tumors and hysterectomies; mammography; AIDS, and much more. Written by the nation's best female physicians, this compendium of infomation addresses a wide variety of general health problems.
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group
Published date: 1995
Size: 9 x 11.25 inches
Weight: 4.7 pounds
Pages: 708
Publisher's Notes
Written for women by the foremost authority in womens health, and more comprehensive than every other book on the subject, this painstakingly researched definitive guide to womens health care in the nineties is categorized by body part from head to toe. For too long, women have been treated peripherally by the health care industry. Women today need an authoritative, all-encompassing health reference book that offers succinct, clear information about health issues specifically tailored to them; a book that provides complete and practical answers to the questions they have about their health. The Womens Complete Health Book is just that. Written by a collection of the countrys most influential female physicians, it contains up-to-the-minute information on a wide variety of general health problems as well as issues of exclusive concern to women: The increasing risk of heart disease in women * Minimizing the risk of breast cancer * Breakthroughs in contraception and reproductive rights * Pros and cons of estrogen replacement therapy * The important role of B vitamins in the treatment of PMS, Fibroid tumors and hysterectomies * The mammography controversy * Womens increasing risk of AIDS.Examining and illuminating the important physical passages of womens lives, and the critical effects of these changing life-cycles, this crucial volume targets a different part of the body in each chapter, allowing speedy access to specific information about disease. Each entry explains the key indications of the problem, and includes basic information such as origins and occurrence, the long- and short-term consequences, and a thorough discussion of treatment options. Contributor and spokesperson for The Womens Complete Healthbook is Dr. Roselyn Payne Epps, the first black woman to serve as president of AMWA, a strong advocate of medical services for the poor, and a practicing pediatrician, teacher, administrator, and organizational leader for nearly 40 years. The American Medical Women's Association (AMWA) is a national organization of women physicians and medical students dedicated to increasing the influence of women in the medical profession. Founded in 1919, it is made up of 11,000 doctors, residents, and interns, and it based in Washington D.C.
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