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megathbrooks's review against another edition
5.0
Love this book on hormone health and FAM - I learned so much and am very excited to put some of these ideas into practice! The author is both incredibly knowledgeable and a skilled writer. She validates the feelings of her readers but certainly does not mince words when it comes to her opinions on birth control, processed foods, etc.
A truly refreshing and educational book!
A truly refreshing and educational book!
brianagalluccio's review against another edition
4.0
Great book with information that every woman needs to know. Lots of data so it’s kind of dense, but very helpful and I think every woman — no matter your age — should read/learn.
iambaileyrae's review
informative
fast-paced
2.0
This book was full of pseudoscience and a lack of understanding of scientific studies. I don’t recommend. So much fear mongering and a lack of openness to other options than the author’s.
margauxmiller's review
2.0
Read with a grain of salt
Great resource for improving fertility and body awareness literacy. However, I am skeptical about the ‘causation’ conclusions drawn from many of the studies presented in this book. If you actually read the references, many of the studies have small sample sizes and conclude that further, larger studies are required to validate the initial findings. Furthermore, while I understand that hormonal contraceptives (HC) may have negative side effectives as outlined in this book, I feel that by villainizing HC, she is isolating and stigmatizing people who may not have the freedom or means to use non-hormonal. Furthermore, it is dangerous to overestimate the efficacy and ease of ‘perfect use’ of barrier and withdrawal methods, especially for people who will be very negatively impacted by unintentional pregnancy.
Great resource for improving fertility and body awareness literacy. However, I am skeptical about the ‘causation’ conclusions drawn from many of the studies presented in this book. If you actually read the references, many of the studies have small sample sizes and conclude that further, larger studies are required to validate the initial findings. Furthermore, while I understand that hormonal contraceptives (HC) may have negative side effectives as outlined in this book, I feel that by villainizing HC, she is isolating and stigmatizing people who may not have the freedom or means to use non-hormonal. Furthermore, it is dangerous to overestimate the efficacy and ease of ‘perfect use’ of barrier and withdrawal methods, especially for people who will be very negatively impacted by unintentional pregnancy.
vict_oria's review against another edition
3.0
first half of the book is 5/5 must-read for all menstruators
second half of the book is pretty meh and skippable
second half of the book is pretty meh and skippable