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Aging

  • Where Did I Leave My Glasses? by Martha Weinman Lear
  • The Body Image Workbook: An 8-Step Program for Learning to Like Your Looks by Thomas Cash
  • Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause by The Boston Women's Health Book Collective

Autoimmune Disorders

  • Living Well With Autoimmune Disease: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You…That You Need to Know, by Mary J. Shomon
  • Women and Autoimmune Disease: The Mysterious Ways Your Body Betrays Itself, by Robert G. Lahita, M.D., Ph.D., with Ina Yalof
  • The Autoimmune Connection, by Rita Baron-Faust and Jill P. Buyon, M.D.
  • Thriving with Your Autoimmune Disorder: A Woman's Mind-Body Guide,/em>, by Simone Ravicz, Ph.D. M.B.A.
  • The Fibroymyalgia Relief Handbook, by Chet Cummingham

Breastfeeding

  • The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers: The Most Comprehensive Problem-Solution Guide to Breastfeeding from the Foremost Expert in North America, by Jack Newman, M.D., and Teresa Pitman
  • The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, by La Leche League International
  • Dr. Mom's Guide to Breastfeeding, by Marianne Neifert, M.D.
  • Nursing Mother, Working Mother: The Essential Guide for Breastfeeding and Staying Close to Your Baby After You Return to Work, by Gale Pryor

Breast Health

  • Breast Cancer Journey. American Cancer Society. Atlanta: American Cancer Society, 2004.
  • 100 Questions & Answers about Breast Cancer. Brown, Zora. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2003.

Cardiovascular Health

  • Thriving With Heart Disease: The Leading Authority on the Emotional Effects of Heart Disease Tells You and Your Family How to Heal and Reclaim Your Lives by Wayne Sotile and Robin Cantor-Cooke
  • Women Are Not Small Men: Life-Saving Strategies for Preventing and Healing Heart Disease in Women by Nieca Goldberg, M.D.
  • Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating by Walter C. Willett, M.D., with P.J. Skerrett

Depression

  • When Words are Not Enough: The Women's Prescription for Depression and Anxiety, by Valerie Davis Raskin
  • Why Do I Feel This Way? What Every Women Need to Know About Depression, by Brenda Poinsett
  • This Isn't What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression, by Karen Kleiman and Valerie Raskin
  • What to Do When Someone You Love is Depressed, Mitch Golant, Ph.D., and Susan K. Golant

Diabetes

  • I Have Diabetes Too! Molly's Story: An easy to-Understand Diabetes Guidebook with Useful Information for Children & Adults, Camille R. Dorian & Moshe Shifrine, Ph.D.
  • Growing Up with Diabetes: What Children Want Their Parents to Know,, by Alicia McAuliffe
  • Carol Guber's Type 2 Diabetes Life Plan: Take Charge, Take Care and Feel Better Than Ever, by Carol Guber, M.S., with Betsy Thorpe
  • Zen and the Art of Diabetes Maintenance: A Spiritual Toolkit for a Better Life, by Charles Creekmore
  • Caring for the Diabetic Soul, American Diabetes Association
  • New Diabetic Cookbook, by Kristi Fuller & American Diabetes Association

Digestive Health

  • American Cancer Society's Complete Guide to Colorectal Cancer Foreword by Katie Couric Editors: Levin, Ades, Brooks, Crane, Hoff, Limburg, Rothenberger
  • No More Digestive Problems: The Answers Every Woman Needs-Real Solutions to Stop the Pain and Achieve Lasting Digestive Health by Cynthia Yoshida

Fertility

  • Conquering Infertility: Dr. Alice Domar's Mind/Body Guide to Enhancing Fertility and Coping with Infertility by Alice D. Domar, Ph.D., and Alice Lesch Kelly
  • What to Do When You Can't Get Pregnant: The Complete Guide to All the Technologies for Couples Facing Fertility Problems by Daniel A. Potter, M.D., and Jennifer S. Hanin, M.A.
  • Dr. Richard Marrs' Fertility Book: America's Leading Infertility Expert Tells You Everything You Need to Know About Getting Pregnant by Richard Marrs, M.D.

Healthy Bones

  • Exercise for Osteoporosis: A Safe Way to Build Bone Density and Muscle Strength by Dianne Daniels, M.A., & Peter Field Peck
  • National Osteoporosis Foundation: Osteoporosis: A Guide to Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment by Robert Lindsay, Ph.D.
  • Stand Tall! Every Women’s Guide to Preventing and Treating Osteoporosis by Morris Notelovitz, M.D., Ph.D.

Healthy Pregnancy

  • The Pregnancy Diet: A Healthy Weight Control Program for Pregnant Women, by Eileen Behan, R.D. (1999)
  • The Mother of All Pregnancy Books: The Ultimate Guide to Conception, Birth, and Everything in Between (U.S. Edition), by Ann Douglas (2002)
  • The Pregnancy Journal: A Day-to-Day Guide to a Healthy and Happy Pregnancy, by A. Christine Harris, Ph.D. (1996)
  • When Pregnancy Isn't Perfect: A Layperson's Guide to Complications in Pregnancy, by Laurie A. Rich (1996)
  • The High-Risk Pregnancy Sourcebook, by Denise M. Chism, foreword by Eleanor D. Sabin, M.D. (1998)

Integrative Medicine

  • Integrative Medicine: An Introduction to the Art and Science of Healing by Andrew Weil
  • Women's Health in Complementary and Integrative Medicine: A Clinical Guide by Tierona Low Dog and Marc Micozzi

Pelvic Pain

  • Pelvic Pain & Low Back Pain: A Handbook for Self Care & Treatment," by Janet A. Hulme (May 2002)
  • The V Zone: A Women's Guide to Intimate Health Care," by Colette Bouchez & Elsa Giardina (June 2001)
  • Fibroids: The Complete Guide to Taking Charge of Your Physical, Emotional and Sexual Well-Being," by Johanna Skilling & Eileen Hoffman, M.D. (January 2000)
  • Fibroid Tumor and Endometriosis Self Help Book," by Susan M. Lark (November 1995)
  • What to Do When the Doctor Says It's Endometriosis or Fibroids," by Cheryl Kimball & Thomas L. Lyons (November 2003)

Prenatal Care

  • Program Your Baby's Health: The Pregnancy Diet for Your Child's Lifelong Well-Being by Barbara Luke ScD., M.P.H., R.D.,and Tamara Eberlein
  • Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth by The Boston Women's Health Book Collective

Prenatal Genetic Screening

  • The DNA Mystique: The Gene as a Cultural Icon (Conversations in Medicine and Society), by Dorothy Nelkin and M. Susan Lindee
  • Expecting Adam: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic, by Martha Beck
  • Human Genetics: Concepts and Applications, by Ricki Lewis
  • Mutants: On Genetic Variety and the Human Body, by Armand and Marie Leroi

Relationship Safety

  • It's a Girl Thing: How to Stay Healthy, Safe, and in Charge, by Mavis Jukes (1996)
  • But I Love Him: Protecting Your Teen Daughter from Controlling, Abusive Dating Relationships, by Jill Murray (2000)
  • In Love and in Danger: A Teen's Guide to Breaking Free to Abusive Relationships, by Barrie Levy (1998)
  • Dating Violence: Young Women in Danger, by Barrie Levy (1998)
  • It Didn't Happen, by Fran Robinson (2003)

Respiratory Health

  • How to Quit Smoking Without Gaining Weight (American Lung Association) by Bess H. Marcus, Jeffrey S. Hampl and Edwin B. Fisher
  • Kicking Butts: Quit Smoking and Take Charge of Your Health by The American Cancer Society

Sexual Health

  • Sex Matters For Women: A complete guide to taking care of your sexual self by Sallie Foley, Sally Kope and Dennis Sugrue
  • Ten Steps To Completely Overcome Vaginismus: The practical approach to pain free intercourse by Mark and Lisa Carter
  • Sex Matters for Women: Taking Care of Your Sexual Self by Sallie Foley, Sally Kope, Dennis Sugrue
  • Making Love Again: Hope for Couples Facing the Loss of Sexual Intimacy by Keith Laken and Virginia Laken

Sleep

  • The Harvard Medical School Guide to a Good Night's Sleep (Harvard Medical School Guides) by Lawrence Epstein and Steven Mardon
  • Getting a Good Night's Sleep (A Cleveland Clinic Guide) by Nancy Foldvary-Schaefer
  • Good Night: The Sleep Doctor's 4-Week Program to Better Sleep and Better Health by Dr. Michael Breus

Uterine Fibroids

  • Fibroids: The Complete Guide to Taking Charge of Your Physical, Emotional, and Sexual Well-Being, by Johanna Skilling
  • Uterine Fibroids: What Every Woman Needs to Know, by Nelson Stringer, M.D.

Women's Health - General

  • Inside/Outside: A Physician's Journey with Breast Cancer by Janet R. Gilsdorf, M.D.
  • The Savvy Woman Patient by the Society for Women's Health Research
  • YOU: The Smart Patient: An Insider's Handbook for Getting the Best Treatment by Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz
  • The New Our Bodies, Ourselves: A Book by and for Women, by The Boston Women's Health Book Collective
  • The New Ourselves, Growing Older: Women Aging with Knowledge and Power, by Paula B. Doress-Worters and Diana Laskin Siegal
  • Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing, by Christiane Northrup, M.D.
  • Woman: An Intimate Geography, by Natalie Angier
  • For Her Own Good: 150 Years of the Experts' Advice to Women, by Barbara Ehrenreich and Deirdre English

 

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