For Women Only: A Revolutionary Guide to Reclaiming Your Sex Life - Softcover

Berman, Jennifer; Berman, Laura; Bumiller, Elisabeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0805069267 ISBN 13: 9780805069266

Publisher: Holt Paperbacks, 2002

Synopsis

The national bestseller about achieving sexual satisfaction-the book that is fast becoming an essential reference for women throughout the country

For Women Only is the antidote to what women have been told for years, that their sexual problems are all in their heads. Dr. Jennifer Berman, one of the few female urologists in the United States, and her sister, Dr. Laura Berman, a sex therapist, wrote this comprehensive handbook to help the whole woman by examining all facets of women's sexual health, to arm them with the information they need about their bodies and sexual responses, and to provide them with the full spectrum of options for treatment. This is a book to take to a doctor, to give to a partner, and to share with other women.

Four in ten women of all ages in the United States experience some kind of sexual problem at some point in their lives. The Bermans founded one of the first clinics in the country dedicated to the treatment of female sexual dysfunction, and in For Women Only they draw on their own research and clinical findings to show that sexual complaints do not have to be endured, but are in fact highly treatable.

Among the topics the Drs. Berman address in For Women Only:

- Viagra and drugs like it: Will they work for women?

- The debate over the cause of female sexual dysfunction: physical, psychological, or both?

- What's behind the lag in sex research for women

- How doctors deal with female sexual complaints

- Sexual problems as a couples' issue

- The important role testosterone plays in female sexual function

- Assessing your sexual function and enhancing sexual arousal and pleasure

About this title

About the Author

Jennifer Berman, M.D., one of the few woman urologists in the country, and Laura Berman, Ph.D., a sex therapist, are co-directors of the Female Sexual Medicine Center at UCLA. They appear regularly on Good Morning America and have appeared on Oprah, 48 Hours, Larry King Live, and NBC Nightly News. They have been featured in cover stories in The New York Times Magazine and Newsweek, as well as in People. Their Web site is www.newshe.com.

Elisabeth Bumiller is the author of two books of nonfiction and is currently City Hall Bureau Chief of The New York Times.

From the Back Cover

Dr. Jennifer Berman, one of the few female urologists in the United States, and her sister, Dr. Laura Berman, a sex therapist, wrote this comprehensive handbook to help the whole woman by examining all facets of your sexual health.

For Women Only gives you:

• Surprising new information about the female anatomy and how it really works
• An understanding of how the female sexual response changes through various stages of life
• Clear advice about how to recognize sexual problems
• A self-assessment questionnaire to help point you in the right direction for seeking help
• Guidance on how to talk to your doctor about sexual complaints without embarrassment
• Information on new drugs and courses of treatment

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

Among the topics the Drs. Berman address in For Women Only:

--Viagra and drugs like it: Will they work for women?

--The debate over the cause of female sexual dysfunction: physical, psychological, or both?

--What s behind the lag in sex research for women

--How doctors deal with female sexual complaints

--Sexual problems as a couples issue

--The important role testosterone plays in female sexual function

--Assessing your sexual function and enhancing sexual arousal and pleasure

Edition details

• Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0805069267
• ISBN 13: 9780805069266
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288