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In this book, Katherine Angel surveys medical and psychoanalytic understandings of female desire, from Freud to Kinsey to present-day science; MeToo-era debates over consent, assault, and feminism; and popular culture, TV, and film to challenge our assumptions about female desire. Why, she asks, do we expect desire to be easily understood? In contrast to the endless exhortation to know what we want, Angel proposes that sex can be a conversation, requiring insight, interaction, and mutual vulnerability.

From that moment where the positive sign first turns up on a pregnancy test, to baby’s first bath, Elizabeth Idowu (@mamadinya) is here to answer all your pregnancy and birthing questions. I’m Pregnant…Now What? is the ultimate handbook for your pregnancy journey. No question will be left...

Essential, empowering medical information and advice to help you prepare for your labor and delivery journey—from a leading OB-GYN and social media educator. “Your most pressing, and often unspoken, questions about birth, finally answered by a doctor who listens.”—Jen Hamilton, BSN, RN...

'Louise is a voice you can really trust. I've learnt so much from her and now you can too.' - Holly Willoughby 'Dr Louise is a miracle worker' - Lorraine Kelly 'Louise is my No. 1 go-to when it comes to anything menopause and this book is perfect for when I'm worried about anything.'- Alison...

Meet Olive Persimmon. Growing up, she looked exactly like Danny DeVito, except she was thirteen and a girl. By some miracle, she grew into a relatively normal, well-adjusted thirty-something woman living in New York City—with one notable exception: she hasn’t had sex in five years, one month, three days, two-point-five hours . . . and counting.

Confessions of a Failed Slut blends personal reflections - "How the Love Boat Ruined My Life" - with contrarian takes on porn (online and off), dating (ditto), "slut shaming," sex toys, "robot hookers of the near future," dinosaur erotica, the multiplication of genders and orientations, and what she calls "the epidemic of beta male faggotry" plaguing the land.

What causes a child to grow up gay or straight? In this book, neuroscientist Simon LeVay summarizes a wealth of scientific evidence that points to one inescapable conclusion: Sexual orientation results primarily from an interaction between genes, sex hormones, and the cells of the developing body and brain. LeVay helped create this field in 1991 with a much-publicized study in Science, where he reported on a difference in the brain structure between gay and straight men. Since then, an entire scientific discipline has sprung up around the quest for a biological explanation of sexual orientation. In this book, LeVay provides a clear explanation of where the science stands today, taking the reader on a whirlwind tour of laboratories that specialize in genetics, endocrinology, neuroscience, cognitive psychology, evolutionary psychology, and family demographics. He describes, for instance, how researchers have manipulated the sex hormone levels of animals during development, causing them to mate preferentially with animals of their own gender. LeVay also reports on the prevalence of homosexual behavior among wild animals, ranging from Graylag geese to the Bonobo chimpanzee.

In the wake of a divorce, science writer and single mother Kayt Sukel made herself a guinea pig in the labs of some unusual love experts to find out. This Is Your Brain on Sex is her lively and hilarious examination of the big questions about love and sex, previously published in hardcover as Dirty Minds. Each chapter of this edgy romp through the romantic brain looks at a different aspect of love above the belt.

Whether you’re trying to get pregnant or are already expecting, you are likely brimming with questions. You may be wondering what changes your body will experience during each trimester, what environmental factors might affect your pregnancy, or what you should anticipate in your postpartum period. Dr. Nancy A. Hueppchen, MD, provides the answers to these questions and many more in this insightful audio series.

Two days before Shea and Larami Serrano were to be married, four months into her pregnancy with twin boys, she went into labor. Stuck in a hospital room, fearing the worst, and dismantling a year’s worth of preparations in a matter of hours - the couple decides that the show must go on. Told from Shea’s and Larami’s dual perspectives, this memoir shows the powerful bond that can arise from adversity, a sense of humor, and mutual trust.

Having submitted himself to Freudian psychoanalysis, the narrator keeps a diary with the aim of conquering his addiction to smoking. He describes his marriage to the woman he didn't want to marry, how he drives his business partner to despair, and how his "last cigarette" turns out to be one of many. Zeno is the classic "schlemiel"; his erratic foibles, his questionable logic, and his curious inclination to self sabotage help shine a light on human behavior in general, and reveal the many subtle half-truths people may tell themselves in order to defend their own actions and egos.

On June 5, 1981, the scientific community received a wake-up call from the CDC in the form of a terrible new illness that the world would soon know as AIDS. Three decades later, remarkable progress has been made, but much more remains to be understood and to be done. In this audiobook, we explore where the disease came from, how it works, how it spreads, the search for a vaccine, and cultural and sociological factors.

Apesar dos avanços das lutas feministas por igualdade, o conceito de gênero–uma das principais categorias políticas da atualidade e um termo que mobiliza debates acalorados–ainda gera muitas dúvidas e é frequentemente mal interpretado.

Das neue Buch von der Autorin des Weltbestsellers » Der Glukose-Trick «: Wie die richtige Ernährung in der Schwangerschaft von Anfang an das Leben deines Kindes fördert Die meisten Schwangeren bekommen zu hören: »Keine Sorge – iss wie immer. Dein Kind bekommt von dir alles, was es braucht.« Aber die Wissenschaft weiß es besser: Das, was du während der Schwangerschaft isst, prägt das Gehirn deines Babys, seinen Körper und seine Gesundheit – fürs Leben. Aber irgendwie hat uns nie jemand erklärt, wie das geht. Bis jetzt.

New York Times bestselling author and published natural health reclamation advocate Kelly Brogan MD is back to push the envelope of discourse on self-ownership, authenticity, and sovereignty. This time, she has a message for all women: you deserve to feel alive. Showcasing the reasons modern women are living hollow, unfulfilling, overwhelming, and complaint-filled lives, The Reclaimed Women resolves the gaslight that says, we should be enjoying the freedom hard-wrought by feminism, sexual liberation, and medication.

Um audiolivro que desfaz mitos e oferece às grávidas ferramentas para tomar decisões fundamentadas e seguras. A gravidez é cheia de regras. Sem muitas explicações, as mulheres são orientadas a evitar café, fazer repouso, não ganhar muito peso, cortar certos alimentos... Uma longa lista de proibições. Economista respeitada, Emily Oster sempre lidou com dados e evidências. Quando engravidou e ouviu os primeiros “Isso não pode”, decidiu estudar a ciência por trás dos vetos.

In my early years, I felt painfully split. That pain has driven me on a life-long quest to fathom the depths of both sex and spirit: to explore their many mysteries and to find where they may be connected. What follows in this spiritual travelog are the highs and lows, the struggles and insights, and most of all the amazing grace that has guided me on a totally transformational life journey. Many inspiring teachers have gradually guided me to experience sex and love as vehicles to a deep connection with God, which I now understand to be the pure consciousness and love that is who we all are.

Le livre que vous avez entre les mains est une drôle de chance. La chance de pouvoir prendre les moments pas très sympatoches de l'existence, de les triturer, les arranger et les coucher sur le papier, pour qu'au final ils deviennent un peu plus doux. La chance, voire le luxe, de mettre des mots sur les maux d'une aventure infructueuse en PMA. Et même, soyons fous, d'en rire. Un chouïa. Si vous avez ce livre entre les mains, c'est un peu parce que je n'arrive pas à tomber enceinte, mais surtout parce que ça fait dire pas mal de conneries à pas mal de gens.

不妊治療は「特別」なものではありません。人生の選択肢が多様化する今、知識と準備が「納得のいく未来」をつくります。本書は、現役医師がやさしく導く、最新・最前線の不妊治療ガイド。

A beautiful and timeless memoir about family in all its forms, from television documentary director, Rebecca Coxon. 'Moving, courageous, enlightening' ELIZABETH DAY 'Immaculately sculpted. I loved it and could not put it down’ SARA COLLINS 'An extraordinary story' TIMES MAGAZINE ‘My family...