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katiepardy's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
meitaeryanti's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.0
Sesungguhnya, tiap bab buanyak banget yang dibahas. Sepertinya memang banyak hal yang ingin diceritakn penulis. Emang ada alurnya sih, awal bab bermula dari pengalaman penulis atau orang lain, lalu masuk ke satu permasalahan, kemudian lanjut ke permasalahan lain, sampai aku sebagai pembaca akan berkata, kok kita tiba-tiba ngomongin ini ya?
Salah satu yang aku pelajari dari buku ini, penulis berusaha mengover dua sisi dari hal-hal yang tampak bertentangan. Misalnya, tentang period optional penulis berusaha memahami perempuan yang memilih untuk minum pil pencegah menstruasi. Di sisi lain penulis menampilkan pendapat ahli soal ini. Begitu juga dengan womb wellness. Penulis memahami perempuan yang menghabiskan banyak uang untuk mendapatkan layanan womb wellness ini. Di sisi lain penulis menampilkan ahli yang berpendapat bahwa womb wellness ini buah dari sistem patriarki. Apapun pilihan perempuan sepanjang itu diputuskan dengan sadar, sebaiknya tidak perlu dikomentari.
alexandrarbf's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
cynt's review against another edition
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.5
Inclusiever dan ik had gevreesd, maar wolliger dan ik had gehoopt. De auteur is vaak slachtoffer van het beperkte onderzoek naar de baarmoeder, maar vult aan met interessante interviews.
jireh's review against another edition
3.75
Would still recommend as a feminist text and an introduction to women's struggles with reproductive healthcare. There's just a bit of a book-reader mismatch since I'm a doctor and also a feminist which renders this book somewhat redundant in some aspects and also quite a bit sketchy in the more medical nitty-gritty (I have THOUGHTS for almost every chapter lol). I did appreciate the bits of OBGYN medical history outlined here. And with its intentions and advocacy, this book definitely has merit.
some throwaway thoughts: "uterine activity" is not a 'cold' clinical term like literally what do you want us to call it?? also painless preterm dilatations is NOT the same as cervical insufficiency- medically the former gives you no significant information.
some throwaway thoughts: "uterine activity" is not a 'cold' clinical term like literally what do you want us to call it?? also painless preterm dilatations is NOT the same as cervical insufficiency- medically the former gives you no significant information.
jpluff2334's review against another edition
4.0
I read little chunks at a time and found pretty much everything to be fascinating. I would recommend to anyone with or without a womb!
kimmillington's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
I’ve found this book waffles quite a lot. There are some interesting facts and thought provoking statement eg; why we don’t test menstrual flow or that periods when you’re on the pill aren’t periods at all.
However, I wanted more of that and less of the waffle resulting in vague points.
I read this book to try to get some insight into a current gynae health issue, but this book didn’t really give me any extra information or insights. It’s a journey from birth, through starting periods, pregnancy, labour, delivery, health, menopause and then contemplations on the future.
I know this will not be a popular viewpoint, but I found the terms ‘menstruaters’ and ‘pregnant people’ really irritating. I get it, not just ‘women’ have wombs, but I feel a book so deeply embedded in female concerns does a disservice to women to not allow them to be named as women in fear of offending a minority of transgender men/ non binary people. The book is very modern in this respect, not just due to the choice of language but also because there are several places where topics around men with wombs etc are explored.
However, I wanted more of that and less of the waffle resulting in vague points.
I read this book to try to get some insight into a current gynae health issue, but this book didn’t really give me any extra information or insights. It’s a journey from birth, through starting periods, pregnancy, labour, delivery, health, menopause and then contemplations on the future.
I know this will not be a popular viewpoint, but I found the terms ‘menstruaters’ and ‘pregnant people’ really irritating. I get it, not just ‘women’ have wombs, but I feel a book so deeply embedded in female concerns does a disservice to women to not allow them to be named as women in fear of offending a minority of transgender men/ non binary people. The book is very modern in this respect, not just due to the choice of language but also because there are several places where topics around men with wombs etc are explored.
tifflovesfandoms22's review against another edition
4.0
an engaging read but could add a little more historic context!
elly29's review
informative
medium-paced
3.25
Well-researched and very informative, with a mix of history and current research.
The womb has been overlooked and maligned unfairly, often as a result of sexism if not outright misogyny. (Case in point: 15,000 scholarly articles exist for semen, compared to 400 for menstrual blood.) And, she includes a study where female rats had certain reproductive organs removed (uterus only, ovaries only, uterus and ovaries, and a control), and the rats whose uteruses were removed suffered a decline in spatial awareness.
Oh, oh, and I was introduced to the concept of a “gentle Caesarian section,” where there is a cut like in a normal C-section, but the baby emerges slowly and naturally from it, rather than being wholesale pulled out. Sounds like a better alternative to me?
Hazard suffers a bit from the same “so-inclusive-you-lose-meaningful-generalizations” that I found in Alice Chen’s book on asexuality, but it is obviously well-meaning. And, it accomplishes some of its goal: I never would’ve known that there are folks living with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome (or MRKH, and it’s where the external female organs develop properly, but the uterus itself is underdeveloped or nonexistent).
The womb has been overlooked and maligned unfairly, often as a result of sexism if not outright misogyny. (Case in point: 15,000 scholarly articles exist for semen, compared to 400 for menstrual blood.) And, she includes a study where female rats had certain reproductive organs removed (uterus only, ovaries only, uterus and ovaries, and a control), and the rats whose uteruses were removed suffered a decline in spatial awareness.
Oh, oh, and I was introduced to the concept of a “gentle Caesarian section,” where there is a cut like in a normal C-section, but the baby emerges slowly and naturally from it, rather than being wholesale pulled out. Sounds like a better alternative to me?
Hazard suffers a bit from the same “so-inclusive-you-lose-meaningful-generalizations” that I found in Alice Chen’s book on asexuality, but it is obviously well-meaning. And, it accomplishes some of its goal: I never would’ve known that there are folks living with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome (or MRKH, and it’s where the external female organs develop properly, but the uterus itself is underdeveloped or nonexistent).