Includes index.

Contents:Part 1: Smart health care for women -- Chapter 1: Recipe for a healthy body -- Chapter 2: Maintaining the machine -- Chapter 3: Insurance for a healthy life -- Chapter 4: Making choices for your future -- Part 2: Righting the wrongs -- Chapter 5: Weight reduction -- Chapter 6: Understanding addictions -- Chapter 7: Women and violence -- Chapter 8: Caring for yourself -- Part 3: All that ails you -- Chapter 9: Passing pains -- Chapter 10: Digestive System disorders -- Chapter 11: Urinary system disorders -- Chapter 12: Skin disorders -- Chapter 13: Sleep disorders -- Chapter 14: Mental and neurological disorders -- Chapter 15: Cardiovascular disease -- Chapter 16: Cancer -- Chapter 17: Chronic conditions -- Part 4: Your reproductive health -- Chapter 18: Reproductive system conditions -- Chapter 19: Breast health -- Chapter 20: Menopause -- Chapter 21: Contraception and postconception alternatives -- Chapter 22: Sexually transmitted diseases and you -- Chapter 23: Sexuality and sexual dysfunction -- Part 5: Pregnancy -- Chapter 24: Choosing your childbirth -- Chapter 25: A healthy pregnancy -- Chapter 26: Labor and delivery -- Part 6: The part of tens -- Chapter 27: Ten questions to ask a prospective childbirth practitoner -- Chapter 28: Ten ways to make a gynaecologic exam more comfortable -- Chapter 29: Ten best medical web sites to visit.