Publisher's Synopsis
This guide to women's health is presented in an easy-access format, illustrated with hundreds of colour photographs, drawings, charts and boxes. This book examines women's mental and physical make-up, their sexuality and fertility and their emotions and behaviour. It looks at how women think and communicate; it analyzes attitudes to women, and women's changing roles, in different eras and societies. It discusses lifestyles and lifestages, from puberty to menopause and beyond. It covers a wide spectrum of women's health problems, detailing the latest medical tests and treatments. it offers practical advice on a range of issues from women's nutritional needs and contraception to combatting depression, mood swings and sexual problems.
