A Guide to Women’s Health, Second Edition is a practical and multidisciplinary text that enables students and clinicians to identify and treat conditions quickly and effectively. A concise and easy-to-use quick reference, it offers evidence-based information on conventional, complementary, and alternative care choices for a wide-range of conditions affecting women. Topics include epidemiology, etiology, signs and symptoms, diagnostic and management considerations, self-care, and wellness. Completely updated and revised to reflect current research findings and diagnostic approaches, the Second Edition explores the impact of culture, spirituality, and intimate partner violence on women’s health. Important Notice: The digital edition of this book is missing some of the images or content found in the physical edition.

This handbook equips nurses with the knowledge they need to provide comprehensive, current, evidence–based care to women at all stages of life. Part I focuses on health promotion and illness prevention, including smoking cessation, stress reduction, fitness, nutrition, and prevention of violence and abuse, sexually transmitted diseases, and other lifestyle–related disorders. Part II, organized alphabetically, covers diseases and disorders—both those that affect only women and those that pose unique issues in women. Icons highlight cutting–edge research, alternative and complementary therapies, prevention strategies, concerns of women with disabilities, and needs of special populations. An appendix lists noteworthy women’s health Websites.

This is a book on Women's Total Health. It is a comprehensive guide to a Woman's body encompassing Physical, Mental and Spiritual Health and Well-Being. It aims to help all women who live in all parts of the world, from the teenager to the post-menopausal woman gain an understanding of changes that take place in their bodies through the various phases of life and the diseases that may affect them. It also addresses social transitions of life including; the single woman, wife, mother, divorced and widowed women, and the mental and psycho-social challenges faced at each stage. Emphasis is placed on balance in a woman's life to ensure total health, and this involves nurturing the Body, Soul and Spirit, -a responsibility of the woman; and the individual's role in taking control of her own health. In every situation involving one's health, the healthcare provider is the "Coach", and you the individual is the "Captain" of the team, because self care management of one's disease improves overall well-being and reduces incidence of complications and or death from it. Because most of the diseases and conditions addressed in the book may affect both women and men, the latter may personally benefit from this book. This book is intended to supplement medical knowledge and encourage personal responsibility for a women's own health, but is not intended to replace the regular medical advice and care from her personal Physician or other healthcare Provider.

This practical and interactive guide shows women how to optimize their potential for health and well-being through in-depth information, self-assessment quizzes, and checklists to determine individual risk factors for common ailments and more serious diseases. Dr. Miriam Nelson shares the preventative measures that can be taken now to avoid such health problems down the road. From sexual and reproductive health to beauty, heart health, emotional well-being, bone and muscle health, and weight control, The Strong Women's Guide to Total Health offers a complete picture of the broad spectrum of issues that impact overall health. It is essential reading for women of all ages.

Written by black women for black women and sponsored by the National Black Women's Health Project, here is an honest, straight-from-the-heart guide reminiscent of Our Bodies, Ourselves that addresses the physical, emotional, and spiritual health issues and concerns of black women today. Linda Villarosa is a senior editor at Essence magazine. 175 photos and illustrations.