Showing titles in Sexual & Reproductive Health

In this remarkable book of personal and professional transformation, Sue Ludwig, a neonatal therapist, shares how her tiny patients in the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) guided her to step off her hamster wheel of existence and into a new way of living. Through real patient stories, reflection, and practical tools, she reveals how, by following the lead of these in her care, she found her way to a more vibrant, purposeful, and impactful life than she ever imagined possible - and how you can, too.

The Internet’s most popular sex coach answers every TMI question about sex, dating, and relationships in this guide to sexual satisfaction that also features well-researched studies, prompts, and more. Dubbed the “Internet’s Resident Sexpert” by Paper magazine and known as the “Queen of Sex” on TikTok, Dr. Tara Suwinyattichaiporn believes every person has the right to an incredible and fulfilling sex life, a message she preaches to her more than 2.3 million followers on social media.

Baby arrival in the world and the magnificent journey of a new life lasting nine months, from week to week. From a positive test for pregnancy to the first cry. Find everything you are interested in. About nutrition, about staying fit, what are hormones, and how they are changing through pregnancy. You can get even the answer on the very first question: Am I pregnant or not? With a lot of tips and pros and cons, in front of you is the little guidebook through the most difficult but most wonderful days of your life until the baby comes into your life.

In an emotional debate in the House of Commons in October 2023, then MP Theo Clarke broke down in tears as she described being rushed into emergency surgery after the birth of her daughter, terrified she was going to die. Amazed at the public response, she quickly realized that although birth trauma is a huge issue, there is still a real taboo around speaking about it. In the UK alone, it's estimated that up to 30,000 women a year suffer bad experiences during the delivery of their babies, with one in twenty developing post-traumatic stress disorder as a result.

Sexual activity is central to our very existence; it shapes how we think, how we act and how we live. With advances in technology come machines that may one day think independently. What will happen to us when we form close relationships with these intelligent systems? Sex robots are here and here to stay, and more are coming. This audiobook explores how the emerging and future development of sexual companion robots might affect us and the society in which we live. It explores the social changes arising from emerging technologies and our relationships with the machines that may someday care for us and about us.

Your Baby's First Year for Dummies serves as a complete guide for baby's first 12 months - from what to do when arriving home from the hospital to handling feeding, bathing, and sleeping routines to providing the right stimuli for optimal progress. Packed with tips on every aspect of baby's physical, emotional, and social development this friendly guide gives parents advice on such important topics as breastfeeding vs. bottle-feeding, teething, baby toy safety, food preparation, food allergies, traveling, and much more.

Brought to you by Penguin. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, PCOS, is one of the world’s most common female hormonal disorders, with 1 in 10 women suffering. It's the leading cause of infertility, weight gain, irregular periods – and frankly makes life difficult for huge amounts of women globally...

Conquer the world of pregnancy, childbirth, and fatherhood, even if it's your first rodeo! Is the thought of becoming a dad leaving you feeling overwhelmed, excited, yet a bit clueless? Wondering what to expect during labor, how to support your partner, or what's needed before your baby's arrival? And what's the deal with all the hormones? If these questions resonate with you, you're not alone. Most first-time dads feel unprepared, excited, and slightly terrified. This guide aims to replace these emotions with knowledge and confidence.

This guided self-hypnosis program was designed to assist the male listener in getting and keeping an erection, releasing basic beliefs that tend to inhibit sexual functioning, and gaining sexual confidence. Please note, some erectile dysfunction can be caused by an underlying medical condition and in such cases should be addressed by a medical doctor.

Pages for Her is the story of two women, Flannery and Anne, each at a personal turning point, and the circumstances that lead to their reunion. Twenty years after their brief but passionate affair, chronicled in Sylvia Brownrigg's earlier novel Pages for You, Flannery has the chance once again to meet Anne, who opened young Flannery up to the possibility of love - then left her heartbroken. Pages for Her is an exhilarating, passionate work that explores marriage, sexuality, and the transformative power of love over time.

Offering a range of practical tools and techniques that you can implement immediately to have a positive influence on how you approach your birth, and to support the physiological process of birth through relaxation techniques, breathing and visualisation, anchor points and positive reframing examples. The Author marries the intuitive/instinctive side of birth with the science to have a tangible impact on your confidence as you approach labour and during labour itself.

A guide to reclaiming womb wellness as the foundation of whole-body care, from renowned holistic healer and Sacred Woman author, Queen Afua. Reclaim the wisdom of your womb and return to the deepest source of your healing, creativity and power. The womb holds more than our reproductive story. It...

Sara Hagerty masterfully draws from her own story of spiritual and physical barrenness to birth in listeners a new longing for God. With exquisite storytelling and reflection, Hagerty guides listeners to a tender place that God is holding just for them—a place where he shapes the bitterness of...

Kink is moving into the mainstream, and it’s time we started talking about it. From a dominant’s dungeon to a London fetish club, sex expert Alix Fox explores some of the kinky places many of us never get to visit, and dives deep into some of our most private fantasies. She examines kinky sex from all the angles - personal, political, psychological, physiological, historical, and more - to try and help us understand our desires and those of the people around us. Each episode explores kink from a different era, including contemporary stories and expert voices.

Witty and personal, The Whole Lesbian Sex Book is the most comprehensive sex guide available for lesbians, offering information and support for all lesbian lifestyles. It speaks to lesbian and bisexual readers of diverse experiences - young and old, partnered and single, trans- and traditionally gendered, sexually experienced and new to lesbian sex. The Whole Lesbian Sex Book offers basic information techniques, advice, support, and playful discourse on the subject of lesbian sex.

'An essential read for anyone who cares about the misogyny inherent in modern medicine. This is a highly original, deeply validating and entirely engaging addition to the canon of birth and parenting writing.' Clover Stroud 'I start to see my own experience not as a woeful result of a system or...

Autobiography of the King of Porn In the world of adult cinema, one name stands out above all others: John Holmes. For nearly 20 years, from 1967 to 1987, Holmes reigned as the undisputed king of X-rated films, having appeared in a record 2,200 plus productions, from the landmark Johnny Wadd movies (one of which became the first adult motion picture to gross over $1 million) to the legendary Insatiable with Marilyn Chambers.

Obtenez ce que vous voulez en manipulant le talon d'Achille de chacun : l'insatiable besoin de plaisir. La séduction est la forme la plus aboutie mais aussi la plus subtile, la plus intelligente du pouvoir. En amour ou en politique, ceux qui réussissent connaissent les rouages de la séduction un art, en somme, universel, inébranlable. De Freud à Kierkegaard ou d'Ovide à Casanova, Robert Greene tire de la littérature la quintessence de "l'Art de la Séduction", en s'appuyant sur les vies fascinantes des grands personnages de l'histoire du monde.

From the science behind your cycle to practical advice for managing symptoms and problems, renowned endocrinologist Dr Mary Ryan covers it all: what a healthy period looks like, how hormones affect your body and mind, and why nutrition, exercise and stress matter. She tackles problems like endometriosis, fibroids, PCOS and PMS, as well as fertility, mood and the transition to perimenopause.

For Alice and her partner Joe, moving to the sleepy Cotswold village of Penton is a chance to embrace country life and prepare for the birth of their unexpected first child. He can take up woodwork; maybe she'll learn to make jam. But the rural idyll they'd hoped for doesn't quite pan out when a...