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Vaginas: An Owner's Manual

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This book would make a great gift for girls going through puberty. The writers are personal, witty and honest about women's health issues as well as the gender/social aspects that are nearly always tangled up with reproductive health. All the anatomical basics are covered in detail, as well as various conditions and symptoms. It even covers menopause, so it's really a book for anyone with a vagina!
The authors are mother and daughter, the mother being a gynecologist and the daughter a writer--I wish my own mom had been so knowledgeable and forthright about the topics discussed in the book. Again, this book is great for those who are uncomfortable talking about reproductive health with their parents or children.
Also sprinkled liberally throughout the book are odd historical facts about gynecological treatments or conditions, both in American and other cultures. These are sometimes amusing, sometimes upsetting and often bewildering. It provides a good historical context for a realm of anatomy and physiology that is still (compared to many other health problems or issues) mysterious and not fully understood.
Overall, it's a very quick and informative read that I highly recommend for every woman and girl.

I purchased this book back in June of 2004 and i have to say that i was greatly shocked at how much about the female body as having one myself that i was absolutely alien to...i found myself calling my friends telling them stories that i have read out of this book along with a few humorous excerpts here and there, this book is amazing!!...i believe this book is wonderful to give to any woman/girl of any age expecially during the puberty years...this book would be a great gift and the christmas season is just around the corner! so pick up a copy for the woman or women in your life today! im sure glad that i did!

This is a great book! I work with tweens and this has been a great book to give them when they start having questions about how they work. It's smart, funny, clear and never scary.

For a book written by a doctor, there is an amazing amount of misinformation. Despite extensive published and peer-reviewed research by Beverly Whipple documenting the G-Spot and female ejaculation, this book denies both exist. Where did the authors do their research?

Also, please note that most of the glowing reviews were written within a few days of each other. Thanks Mom and Dad!

I just finished reading this book and am now back on Amazon to buy copies for my friends. It is a funny, well-written, and straight-forward guide to the female anatomy and a useful resource for teenagers and adults alike. I was shocked to discover how much I did not know already about my own body, and absolutely grateful for this intelligent book. It is not condescending or judgmental--just the straight facts written in a way that is easy to read and as enjoyable as a novel.

I'd recommend this book to any woman--or any man for that matter! You'll be surprised what you might learn.

"Without a doubt, a discreet anatomic entity called the G-spot does not exist," said Dr. Amichai Kilchevsky, a urology resident at Yale-New Haven Hospital in Connecticut, and lead author of the review, published Jan. 12 in the Journal of Sexual Medicine.

This book is a MUST-HAVE for anyone who wants to better understand the female anatomy. Livoti and Topp are smart and funny, making this an enjoyable read for all.

Not only is this book full of good information, but the mother-daughter writing team are able to convey it in fun and fresh way. This book feels like the book they should have given you in sex ed. class, so that you wouldn't have had to spend your adolescence and early adulthood wondering what the heck was going on down there.

I got this from a girlfriend who loved it, and I initially picked it up out of obligation. However, I kept reading because Dr. Livoti and Miss Topp really have something here. The in-depth coverage of topics I was never even aware of made me question the completeness of my sexual education. It's a must read full of need-to-knows, vaginal trivia, and interesting anecdotes that make the read enjoyable and enlightening, even for a person without a vagina. I have since bought 10 copies for all my girlfriends.

Elizabeth Topp and Dr. Carol Livoti have perfectly combined all the information you need, and want, to know with a comfortable conversational tone that makes it a must have for women of any age. I know from working with them personally that Vaginas: An Owner's Manual is a wealth of knowledge from two fantastic experts who love teaching women about their health and their bodies. In fact, I found the book (and the authors) so perfect, I offered them a monthly column in Playgirl Magazine!