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A review by lexiefolkerts
WomanCode: Perfect Your Cycle, Amplify Your Fertility, Supercharge Your Sex Drive, and Become a Power Source by Alisa Vitti
2.0
I picked up this book wanting to learn about myself and my menstrual cycle and learn how to optimize my life. I didn’t really have any problems I just wanted to learn. The first red flag was when she mentioned sulfates in shampoos altering our hormones and being bad for us - that’s pseudo science.
This book was written for older women in cis-het relationships that have fertility and libido problems and overall hormonal issues. I felt like a lot of the advice and stories weren’t relevant to me as a 29 year old not interested in having kids and having no known hormonal issues. I felt like any of the advice for me to figure out which phase of my menstrual cycle I’m in was too difficult and I’d be better off getting a bunch of blood tests or just guessing.
This book was written as more of a journal. As in you should be doing the work as you read along, I wanted it to just be informative.
There was no inclusive language for intersex or trans people or those with disabilities or different sexualities.
There was a meal plan put in there that I skipped past because of my known dietary sensitivities and choices so I felt like it was a waste of space to assume anyone can just take the meal plan and run.
The end of the book felt like a sales pitch which turns me off from any advice when I think she is just interested in my subscription and recurring money and interest to be a part of this pseudo science group of older women.
This book was written for older women in cis-het relationships that have fertility and libido problems and overall hormonal issues. I felt like a lot of the advice and stories weren’t relevant to me as a 29 year old not interested in having kids and having no known hormonal issues. I felt like any of the advice for me to figure out which phase of my menstrual cycle I’m in was too difficult and I’d be better off getting a bunch of blood tests or just guessing.
This book was written as more of a journal. As in you should be doing the work as you read along, I wanted it to just be informative.
There was no inclusive language for intersex or trans people or those with disabilities or different sexualities.
There was a meal plan put in there that I skipped past because of my known dietary sensitivities and choices so I felt like it was a waste of space to assume anyone can just take the meal plan and run.
The end of the book felt like a sales pitch which turns me off from any advice when I think she is just interested in my subscription and recurring money and interest to be a part of this pseudo science group of older women.