From Library Journal
The Prevention staff has written a general book on women's health for lay readers covering the basics in alphabetical order with black-and-white illustrations. Information on anatomy and physiology, sexuality, childbirth, menopause, cancer, and heart disease is offered in language that is supposed to be familiar and humorous but is instead embarrassing if not insulting. A description of sexual response, for example, says, "men are microwaves and women are crockpots." The advice on diet and exercise is useful and sensible, but the book lacks the depth of The New Our Bodies Ourselves (LJ 2/1/93) or The Women's Complete Healthbook (Delacorte, 1995). Collections in need of circulating women's health material may consider this, especially where Prevention is popular, but Tracy Chutorian Simler's All About Eve: The Complete Guide to Women's Health and Well-Being is more comprehensive.?Barbara M. Bibel, Oakland P.L., Cal.Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist
Alphabetical entries covering body parts from Achilles tendon to wrist constitute most of this encyclopedic health guide for women, although there are entries addressing such nonregional topics as emotions, fertility, sex, and pain relief. Each entry includes general information on "what can go wrong" followed by preventive advice. More than 200 promised illustrations (not available for review) will visually enhance this reliable, nontechnical health resource that deserves consideration wherever similar guides are lacking. Sue-Ellen Beauregard

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Based on the latest research in women's health, here is a complete, illustrated guide to every part of a woman's body. It's a comprehensive, tip-filled guide to every aspect of self-care, prevention, and healing. Includes special chapters that focus on birth control, childbirth, fertility, hormones, menopause, menstrual cycle, and medical exams.

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