Our Bodies, Ourselves (A Bestselling Health Guide) Paperback – October 4, 2011

I ordered this book a couple weeks ago after being initially intimidated by the size. I was also put off by the fact that they were no longer updating it, because I thought that I book written in 2011 couldn’t possibly be relevant to a teenage girl living in 2024. Boy, was I wrong!!! This book explains every single thing that girls and women go through from 13 to 100!!! I initially set out to read the whole thing, but once I got to the part about having a baby, I realized I couldn’t relate to what was going on, and as teenagers, we like to read about situations that apply to our lives and what we’re going through. So, I started all over and will read until I get the the parts about abortion, then start over again and continue with that pattern until I get a little older, and this book is gonna carry me throughout all my life. It truly is a Bible of women’s health!!!

Great information for all woman! History of woman's health, great for a teenage girl as well. I rate it up there with "Are you there God, it's me Alice"

This is a must read for any woman!!!! This is a book written by and for women about our bodies, our minds hearts, sexual health, and reproductive health. It's a manual about what exactly your female body made of, what is normal, what you can expect to happen to you. I found it an incredible read as a young lady to learn that I could literally track my own fertility using my vaginal mucus. Maybe TMI but these are things I wanted to know. I think you should read this and buy copies for any woman you love that doesn't already own a copy. It's a manual to your body!

My daughter shared something recently that left me feeling like I'd completely short-changed her in the sex education department. She didn't want to hear anything from me at that point so I shipped this book to her at school and prayed she'd use it as a resource. She was mortified at first but about two months later told me it's now their coffee table book and they've all really learned a lot. She said the boys especially like to come over and study it. That made me wonder about the new edition. So I bought another copy for my other daughter who is at home with me and I paged through it. It is very thorough, covers a lot of topics- some of which I'm not super comfortable talking about, tbh- and is fact-based, well researched and lays it all out in a calm, reassuring manner. I sent two more copies for two nieces who don't have a mom in their lives. These are important facts for every woman to understand and I feel better knowing they have a respected resource at their fingertips.

I read this book as a teenager. When my daughters were teenagers, I bought a new edition to have available for them. I recently bought the most recent edition for my granddaughters! I love the updated, factual, and current information.

not as good as last edition

I got my first copy back in the 1970s and have gifted a copy to every young woman that comes into my world... this year (2023) a young 16-year-old friend. It's a must have for every young woman, something she can use as a reference for her entire life. Women's bodies and our healthcare are still controversial, hard to believe, and at the very least, this book helps to relieve some of the ignorance that perpetuates those controversies... cause one thing is for sure... the US still won't make the investment to properly and completely understand women's bodies/healthcare nor can we agree on (shocking) who should have control of a woman's body leaving our healthcare options up in the air and at the mercy of politicians!

This is one of those books every single female should have from the time she can read. I think men would benefit from reading it as well.