{"product_id":"in-her-own-right-institute-of-medicine-9780309053273","title":"In Her Own Right: The Institute of Medicine's Guide to Women's Health Issues","description":"\u003cp\u003eRight to life. Right to choice. Masectomy, lumpectomy. Vitamin therapy, hormone therapy, aromatherapy. Tabloids, op-eds, Phil, Sally, Oprah.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYesterday, women confided in their doctors about health problems and received private, albeit sometimes paternalistic, attention. Today, women's health issues are headline material. Topics that once raised a blush now raise a blare of conflicting medical news and political advocacy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen welcome the new recognition of their health concerns. Now women are less often treated, as the old saw goes, as \"a uterus with a person attached.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt the same time, they need help in sorting through the flood of reports on scientific studies, claims of success for new treatments, and just plain myths. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has responded to this need with \u003ci\u003eIn Her Own Right.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThroughout its 25-year history, the IOM has provided authoritative views on fast-moving developments in medicine--bringing accuracy, objectivity, and balance to the hottest controversies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTalented science writer Beryl Lieff Benderly synthesizes this expertise into a readable overview of women's health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy do women live longer than men? Why do more women than men suffer vertebral fractures? Benderly highlights what we know about the health differences between men and women and the mysteries that remain to be solved.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith a frank, conversational approach, Benderly examines women's health across the life span: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIssues of female childhood, adolescence, and sexual maturity, including smoking, eating behavior, teen pregnancy, and more.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe host of issues surrounding the reproductive years; contraception, infertility, abortion, pregnancy and birth, AIDS, and mental health.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePostmenopausal life and issues of aging, as health choices made decades earlier come home to roost.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eBenderly addresses women's experience with the nation's health care establishment and the controversy over the lack of female representation in the world of scientific research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMuch more than a how-to guide, \u003ci\u003eIn Her Own Right\u003c\/i\u003e translates the finest scholarship on topics of women's health into terms that will help any woman ask the right questions and make the right choices. Covering the spectrum from traditional beliefs to cutting-edge research, this book presents the personal insights of leading investigators, along with clear explanations of breakthrough studies written in plain English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Institute of Medicine,Beryl Lieff Benderly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0309053277\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780309053273\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Academies Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.35h x 6.32w x 0.77d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/1997 pg. 133","brand":"Institute of Medicine","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48447618187519,"sku":"9780309053273","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_87a051ef-3907-4ad9-bf5d-4a8e2706c0fc.jpg?v=1777233894","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-her-own-right-institute-of-medicine-9780309053273","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}