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Everything Below the Waist
- Why Health Care Needs a Feminist Revolution
- Narrated by: Suehyla El-Attar, Jennifer Block
- Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins
- Categories: Health & Wellness, Medicine & Health Care Industry
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Summary
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"A jaw-dropping investigation into the women's health industry." (Shelf-Awareness)
"A fascinating examination of the past and present of women's healthcare" (Delfina V. Barbiero, USA Today)
An eye-opening, investigative account of the dismal state of women's healthcare in the US.
American women visit more doctors, have more surgery, and fill more prescriptions than men. In Everything Below the Waist, Jennifer Block asks: Why is the life expectancy of women today declining relative to women in other high-income countries, and even relative to the generation before them?
Block examines several staples of modern women's health care, from fertility technology to contraception to pelvic surgery to miscarriage treatment, and finds that while overdiagnosis and overtreatment persist in medicine writ large, they are particularly acute for women. One-third of mothers give birth by major surgery; roughly half of women lose their uterus to hysterectomy.
Feminism turned the world upside down, yet to a large extent, the doctors' office has remained stuck in time. Block returns to the 1970s women's health movement to understand how in today's supposed age of empowerment, women's bodies are still so vulnerable to medical control - particularly their sex organs, and as result, their sex lives.
In this urgent book, Block tells the stories of patients, clinicians, and reformers, uncovering history and science that could revolutionize the standard of care, and change the way women think about their health. Everything Below the Waist challenges all people to take back control of their bodies.
Critic reviews
"A must-read book for any aspiring medical professional." (Bustle)
"Thought-provoking, empowering information that all women should have." (Library Journal, starred)
"With extensive historical research and personal interviews, Block...demonstrates that women are more vulnerable to overtesting, overdiagnosing, overtreatment, and mistreatment than men...packed with important information, highly recommended for health professionals, classes in women's studies, and any woman who seeks guidance in these issues." (Kirkus Reviews, starred)
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- Mark Del Toro
- 07-09-19
Everyone MUST read this book!
My women’s group is diving into the book chapter by chapter. It is so rich. It has given me language and resources for thoughts and ideas I have had as a birthworker and mother. Thank you so much for this work. It is invaluable!
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- Regina Drake-Parguey
- 20-12-20
An interesting perspective on feminist healthcare
Some strange mispronunciations " 20 oh x" instead of "two thousand and x" drove me up the wall in addition to some medical words that should be researched if you're going to produce a jargon heavy book. A very interesting read though!
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-12-20
Listen to this book!
What an infinitely important book. Jennifer Block does it again. Read or listen to this book of everyone you know. If you have not read her other book entitled, “Pushed”, read that one as well!
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- martha green
- 01-09-20
Vital Education
This should be part of every woman’s educational curriculum. It’s an imperative read for women who are ready to understand how their healthcare must be taken into their own hands.
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-05-20
Anti Western Medicine
As a physician who has been in a caree now for 30 years I found authors’ opinion of the current state of obstetrics to be extremely outdated and ewww w a we fit w ewww zw
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- Katie
- 16-12-19
Mind-blowing!!
This book covers a variety of topics related to women's health care and it is absolutely fascinating! I now need to order a hard copy to go over again with a fine tooth comb and highlight and re-read. As a midwifery student this book is really helping me evaluate how to approach health care for my clients and myself! I can't stop thinking about it or talking about it. I HIGHLY recommend it!!
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- LK
- 22-10-19
Bravo!
The writing was excellent. The narration was excellent. Bravo to Jennifer Block!
My favorite thing about this book is the reexamination of classic liberal feminism. I consider myself a feminist through and through but there are some old tropes that need redefinition, namely that as women, equality hinges on our ability to compete with men in their spaces and within the framework of capitalism.
This book makes some great points about how the healthcare system, patriarchal in nature, seems to be able to offer only one-size-fits-all approach and is failing us as a result.
I could go on for a while but, basically, this book is a great and refreshing take on feminism and women’s health.
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- E C
- 07-09-19
Necessary considerations for any born female
No sacred cows. Much needed critical thought applied to the juggernaut of "normal" and "routine" medical care and even to some of the progress made by waves of feminism itself. An up-to-date discussion on the realities of remaining autonomous in your own health care and the reforms needed within the systems which convolute and prevent that.
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- harley fowler
- 03-08-19
Mystery Solved
Spoiler alert, women life expectancy is going up compared to men because of a lower birthrate. clickbait title and a lack of depth in research.