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Vagina Obscura

An Anatomical Voyage

by Rachel E. Gross

Narrator Siho Ellsmore

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Length 10 hours 50 minutes

Language English

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“I had to read this after several customers ordered it. This book tells us all about parts and processes of the body that science historically neglected, as well as the scientists who have and are working to study them for the greater good—and those who got it all wrong for so long. This read, paced for enjoyment, taught me so much. Gross's footnotes often add humor, too, making this book enlightening and fun.”
— Steve • Tsunami Books

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“A wild journey into a long-neglected and maligned body part. I found myself equally enraptured and enraged the whole way through. Complete with haunting illustrations by Armando Veve, Vagina Obscura provides scientific, philosophical, psychological, and historical perspective on the past, present, and future of the vagina.”
— Katia • Bookstore1Sarasota

#8 in Bestselling Medicine Audiobooks

Summary

A scientific journey to the center of the new female body.The Latin term for the female genitalia, pudendum, means “parts for which you should be ashamed.” Until 1651, ovaries were called female testicles. The fallopian tubes are named for a man. Named, claimed, and shamed: Welcome to the story of the female body, as penned by men.Today, a new generation of (mostly) women scientists is finally redrawing the map. With modern tools and fresh perspectives, they’re looking at the organs traditionally bound up in reproduction, the uterus, ovaries, vagina, and seeing within them a new biology of change and resilience. Through their eyes, journalist Rachel E. Gross takes readers on an anatomical odyssey to the center of this new world?a world where the uterus regrows itself, ovaries pump out fresh eggs, and the clitoris pulses beneath the surface like a shimmering pyramid of nerves. Full of wit and wonder, Vagina Obscura is a celebratory testament to how the landscape of knowledge can be rewritten to better serve everyone.

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