DCSG | Female issues Books

Book listing: Female Issues & Women's health

The books available from our library under the "Female issues (including Women's Health)" category are listed below.

Members are invited to submit their own reviews of books, so if you have read and enjoyed one, please email your comments to dcsg@optushome.com.au.

Please note that only DCSG members based in Australia may borrow library items, to be returned within 30 days. To check availability of a book to borrow, click on the book name for the "request availability" direct email link.

The types of issues raised in these books include:
	Women's health
	Endometriosis
	Miscarriage
	A Gynaecological Guide to women's health
	Health issues affecting fertility
	Choices about contraception, fertility, abortion, pregnancy and birth

Female issues & Women's Health

Coping with Postnatal Depression by Dr Bryanne Barnett
The medical psychological and social implications. Includes practical self help and personal accounts.

Don't Panic! Overcoming Anxiety, Phobias and Tension by Dr. Andrew Page USA 1980
From the back cover:“Anxiety expert, Dr. Andrew Page describes how to recognise problem anxiety, and how it can be controlled by a combination of slow breathing, facing fears, straight thinking and whole body relaxation”

Endometriosis by Dr Lyle Breitkopf & Marion Bakoulis Great Britain 1998
A guide to one of the most common causes of period pain and infertility From the back cover: “In this book [the authors] explain what endometriosis is and what the causes may be, and discuss diagnosis, treatment and management. There is real hope for the future.

Everywoman by Derek Llewellyn-Jones UK 1971
From the back cover: “ A Gynaecological Guide to life. It contains much new material on important subjects such as contraception and human sexuality.”

Making Up Your Mind About Motherhood by Dr. Silvia Feldman USA 1985
From the back cover:“[This book] offers invaluable help in making the crucial decision of Motherhood - advice, insight and support based on more than twenty-five years of professional expertise.

Miscarriage : The Facts by Gillian C. L. Lachelin USA 1985
From the back cover: “Miscarriages are common, and cause considerable distress to the couples concerned. This book clearly explains the causes of miscarriage, the effects on the family, and what can be done to prevent further miscarriages and to plan for a successful subsequent pregnancy. It has been written for women who have had one or more miscarriages, and their partners.”

Mothers & Fathers Speak on the Drama of Pregnancy, birth and the First Year of Life by Norma Tracey Australia 1993
From the back cover: “This book discusses the experiences of pregnancy, birth and motherhood, as seen through the eyes of forty parents... [The author] examines carefully and compassionately the many different outcomes of this normal life process. Being a parent is hard and demanding work. Popular idealisation denies its intensity and difficulties.”

Mothers Matter Too by Jenny Phillips N.Z. 1983
A positive approach to life for mothers at home How to take charge of your life...recognise and accept your own needs...increase your physical and mental well-being. Introduce changes to your daily routine...discover how to find help and support...learn how you can help others.

Mothers Growing up by June E deVaus Australia 1992
Understanding the heartaches of motherhood From the back cover: “Many women experience constant heartache with their children. Anger, rage, depression, guilt and painful relationships are common, and for years women have struggled to find ways of understanding these problems. This book tells the stories of women who found themselves caught in the bewildering process of mothering and describes how many of them came to understand their experience and change it.”

PCOS by Colette Harris with Dr Adam Carey United Kingdom 2000
A Women's guide to dealing with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome PCOS often goes undiagnosed because the symptoms are like PMS. So despite being so common PCOS isn't well-know. This is the first book to focus on the condition and is packed with essential advice for women on how to deal with PCOS and the impact it can have on their health, relationships and self-image.

Painful People by Joseph Dunn Australia 1997
From the back cover:“Learn... how to deal with the strange people we all meet as we go through the daily grind in this engaging look at our odd, and not so odd, personalities. Dr. Joseph Dunn answers our most puzzled questions about how we become a particular type of personality. He explains how we can understand and interpret personality types , our own and others, and how this will benefit our lives.”

Sexuality and fertility after cancer by Leslie R Schover, PhD Canada 1997
From the back cover: “Now as never before cancer survivors are discovering their potential for renewed sexuality, which many may never have thought possible. In this comprehensive new book, the leading authority in the field carefully and reassuringly explains your options and gives you the accurate, up-to-date information you need to take advantage of them” This book covers the kinds of sexual problems both men and women are likely to face after treatment and state-of-the-art solutions.

Should We Have a Baby? by Candida Peterson Australia 1982
From the back cover: “This book brings together a wealth of researched evidence to analyse, without bias, some of the major pros and cons involved. The problems dealt with range from personal fears...to worries about hereditary genetic conditions, the difficulty in choosing between a baby and a career, and whether to stop at one child or have several.”

Someone Else to Love by Susan Schultz U.S.A. 1976
A poetic journal recording the feelings of the author before, during and after pregnancy.

Sperm Wars by Robin Baker UK 1996
Infidelity, sexual conflict and other bedroom battles From the back cover: “Whatever we may think we feel, men are programmed to conquer and monopolise; women deep down to diversity their genetic input...some dramatic facts of life: 10% of children aren't fathered by their 'fathers' less than 1% of a man's sperm could ever fertilise anything; the remainder is designed to fight off other men's sperm; 'smart' vaginal mucus encourages some sperm, blocks others; a woman is more likely to conceive through a casual fling than through sex with her regular partner.”

Still to be Born by Pat Schwiebert and Dr. Paul Kirk USA 1993
This book is a guide for bereaved parents who are making decisions about their future. The book discusses grief, how to make decisions for the future, how to live through another pregnancy and beyond birth.

The Heartache of Motherhood by Joyce Nicholson UK 1983
From the back cover: “Joyce Nicholson is the mother of 4 grown-up children. After 35 years of devoted marriage, she left the family home to live alone — happily. This book is a deeply personal account of her feelings about being a mother; her honesty is extraordinary and very moving, her conclusions startling.”

Understanding Endometriosis Foreword by Dr Stephen Kennedy Published in conjunction with the National Endometriosis Society (UK)
From the back cover: “Endometriosis is an increasingly common gynaecological disorder, affecting an estimated 1 to 2 % of all women of childbearing age. Left untreated it is a chronic cause of pain, menstrual disorders and infertility...[this book] provides the most up-to-date summary of the disease and all that is known about its cause, diagnosis and treatment.”

Why Children? by Stephanie Dowrick and Sibyl Grundberg Australia 1980
In this book, eighteen women speak out about why they have chosen to have - or not have, children.

Women as Wombs by Janice Raymond
Reproductive technologies and the battle over women’s freedom. Janice asserts that, far from being liberatory issue of ‘choice’ these techniques are actually a threat to women’s basic human rights.

Women and Health by The Haworth Medical Pres USA, 2003
Contents include articles on: Egg and embryo donation and the meaning of motherhood The cancer screening project for women: experiences of women who partner women and women who partner men Do attitude toward cancer, sense of coherence and family high risk predict more psychological distress in women referred for a breast cancer examination "At risk" women who think that they have no chance of getting HIV: self-assessed perceived risks Measures and correlates of resilience Use of VA Health care services by women veterans: finding from a national sample Attitudes toward menopause in relation to symptom experience in Puebla, Mexico Survey on the programs of Sanhujori centers in Korea as the traditional postpartum care facilities

Your Body, Your Baby by Redfern Legal Centre Publishing Australia 1996
From the back cover:“[this book] provides information to help you assert your legal rights when making choices about contraception, fertility, abortion, pregnancy and birth...It provides accurate and comprehensive information about consequences and risks, alternatives, sources of support, legal rights and responsibilities.”