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  • The Inside Story of Where We All Began
  • Written by: Leah Hazard
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“Page for page, I may not have ever learned more from a book.... Womb is a history book as well as a biology book but it’s also an adventure and a celebration.”—Rob Delaney, actor and author of A Heart That Works

A groundbreaking, triumphant investigation of the uterus—from birth to death, in sickness and in health, throughout history and into our possible future—from midwife and acclaimed writer Leah Hazard

The size of a clenched fist and the shape of a light bulb—with no less power and potential. Every person on Earth began inside a uterus, but how much do we really understand about the womb?

Bringing together medical history, scientific discoveries, and journalistic exploration, Leah Hazard embarks on a journey in search of answers about the body’s most miraculous and contentious organ. We meet the people who have shaped our relationship with the uterus: doctors and doulas, yoni steamers and fibroid-tea hawkers, legislators who would regulate the organ’s very existence, and boundary-breaking researchers on the frontiers of the field.

With a midwife’s warmth and humor, Hazard tackles pressing questions: Is the womb connected to the brain? Can cervical crypts store sperm? Do hysterectomies affect sexual pleasure? How can smart tampons help health care? Why does endometriosis take so long to be diagnosed? Will external gestation be possible in our lifetime? How does gender-affirming hormone therapy affect the uterus? Why does medical racism impact reproductive healthcare?

A clear-eyed and inclusive examination of the cultural prejudices and assumptions that have made the uterus so poorly understood for centuries, Womb takes a fresh look at an organ that brings us pain and pleasure—a small part of our bodies that has a larger impact than we ever thought possible.
©2023 Leah Hazard (P)2023 HarperCollins Publishers
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Vagenius!

Womb: The Inside Story of Where We All Began By Leah Hazard

Is vagenius!!

Of course this is my jam! My favourite type of book: popular science, feminism, the human body, socioeconomic factors, intersectional, LGBTQ. It’s a true brain orgasm of information! Hazard is an excellent writer, and seems to be a wonderful mid-wife who is constantly learning and adapting their techniques for the benefit of their patient.

We learn in some of the most inclusive words (although the word they could have been used more) about periods, conception, pregnancy, loss of pregnancy, contractions, health, and menopause. We learn a lot about the history, and medical aspects but also about the socioeconomic influence onto our modern society. And individual people’s experience.

I found the section on cesarean very fascinating. I knew the USA and Brazil had some of the highest rates of C-sections. And had been educated that it was elective and a vanity or “too posh to push” something completely chosen by the patient. Turns out given further studies that Hazard highlights, it is actually for the convenience of the doctors, and the push from medical practitioners with sexist and racist abuse during labour in Brazil.

We also learn about gentle c sections where the uterus “delivers” the baby and placenta by natural contractions after the OBGYN has made the first cuts. Honestly, the way it was presented seemed so wonderful it makes us question why it is not standard practice and why are births so rushed.

This book is for anyone who enjoys medical science, anatomy, and feminist intersectionality. It is LGBTQ friendly and intersex is highlighted throughout. And does speak about transitioning, uterus transplants. It is exclusively about the Womb, or uterus, and has high proportion of the book deals with pregnancy and getting or wanting to get pregnant- without the emphasis on the fetus. It’s fascinating what the human body can do!

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