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DES Daughters, Embodied Knowledge, and the Transformation of Women’s Health Politics in the Late Twentieth Century
- ISBN13: 9781592139194
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From the 1940s to the 1970s, millions of women were exposed prenatally to the synthetic estrogen DES, a ‘wonder drug’ intended to prevent miscarriages. However, DES actually had damaging consequences for the women born from DES mothers. The ‘DES daughters’ as they are known, were found to have a rare form of vaginal cancer or were infertile. They were also at risk for miscarriages, stillbirths, and ectopic pregnancies. In “DES Daughters”, Susan Bell recounts the exp… More >>
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Women’s health: report of the Public Health Service Task Force on Women’s Health Issues
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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library’s large-scale digitization efforts. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the original text that can be both accessed online and used to create new print copies. The Library also understands and values the us… More >>
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Maternity, Newborn, and Women’s Health Nursing: Comprehensive Care Across the Life Span
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This new book will be a core text for undergraduate Maternity/Newborn courses. It also will work for courses emphasizing Women’s Health across the lifespan. Coverage includes core content on preconception, pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum. In addition, the text focuses on important topics throughout a woman’s life: health promotion, nutrition, medical issues, psychosocial issues, sexuality, family, fertility control and issues, menopause, and aging. While oth… More >>
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The Women’s Guide to Thyroid Health: Comprehensive Solutions for All Your Thyroid Symptoms
- ISBN13: 9781572245778
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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You’re already an expert on your thyroid symptoms. Why not become an expert on solutions? Although your doctor is an invaluable resource, taking charge of your health care is the best way to discover treatments that work, make the most of your medical appointments, and restore your thyroid balance. Because hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, and other thyroid problems affect every woman differently, The Women’s Guide to Complete Thyroid Health takes a persona… More >>
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Women’s Health Today: Perspectives on Current Research and Clinical Practice
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University of Saskatchewan, Canada. The Proceedings of the XIV FIGO World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Montreal, Canada, September 1994. Rapid publication of topics presented at the Congress: fetal-maternal medicine; oncology; general women’s health. … More >>
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