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Vagina Obscura - An Anatomical Voyage (Paperback)
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A camera obscura reflects the world back but dimmer and inverted.
Similarly, science has long viewed woman through a warped lens, one
focused narrowly on her capacity for reproduction. As a result,
there exists a vast knowledge gap when it comes to what we know
about half of the bodies on the planet. That is finally changing.
Today, a new generation of researchers is turning its gaze to the
organs traditionally bound up in baby-making-the uterus, ovaries
and vagina-and illuminating them as part of a dynamic, resilient
and ever-changing whole. Welcome to Vagina Obscura, an odyssey into
a woman's body from a fresh perspective, ushering in a whole new
cast of characters. In Boston, a pair of biologists are growing
artificial ovaries to counter the cascading health effects of
menopause. In Melbourne, a urologist remaps the clitoris to fill in
crucial gaps in female sexual anatomy. Given unparalleled access to
labs and the latest research, journalist Rachel E. Gross takes
readers on a scientific journey to the centre of a wonderous world
where the uterus regrows itself, ovaries pump out fresh eggs and
the clitoris pulses beneath the surface like a shimmering pyramid
of nerves. This paradigm shift is made possible by the growing
understanding that sex and gender are not binary; we all share the
same universal body plan and origin in the womb. That's why
insights into the vaginal microbiome, ovarian stem cells and the
biology of menstruation don't mean only a better understanding of
female bodies, but a better understanding of male, non-binary,
transgender and intersex bodies-in other words, all bodies. By
turns funny, lyrical, incisive and shocking, Vagina Obscura is a
powerful testament to how the landscape of human knowledge can be
rewritten to better serve everyone.
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