Natural healing in gynaecology : a manual for women / Rita Nissim ; translated from the French by Roxanne Claire.
- Nissim, Rina, 1952-
- Date:
- 1996
- Books
About this work
Also known as
Mamamélis. English
Natural healing in gynecology
Description
"Natural Healing in Gynaecology is an essential reference book which gives women the power of choice in their own healing. The limits of conventional Western medicine are carefully explained in tandem with a wealth of healing alternatives both from Western and Eastern cultures, with can truly provide 'natural healing'."--From cover.
Publication/Creation
London : Pandora, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 1996.
Physical description
234 pages : black and white illustrations ; 22 cm
Related material
This item was donated as part of The Women's Health Library archive held by Wellcome Collection, reference SA/WHL https://wellcomecollection.org/works/fjg4s86y
Notes
Originally published in French as Mamamélis by Editions Dispensaire des Femmes, Geneva, 1984.
Copy 1. Donor: This item was originally held in the Women's Health Library. It was donated to Wellcome in 2016 by the Feminist Library, which acted as temporary custodian following the closure of Women's Health in 2006.
Copy 1. Former Women's Health Library shelfmark: Ktj
Contents
Introduction -- Brief overview: hormones and the menstrual cycle -- 1. Disagreeable signs before periods and at ovulation -- 2. Painful periods -- 3. Irregular periods -- 4. Menopause -- 5. Amenorrhea -- 6. Vaginal and vulvar infections -- 7. Cervicitis and ectropions -- 8. Discharges and itching outside infection -- 9. Bartholin cysts and bartholinitis -- 10. Endometriosis and salpingitis -- 11. Cystitis -- 12. Endometriosis -- 13. Benign tumours -- 14. Cancer -- 15. Diet -- 16. AIDS.
Type/Technique
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesM25745
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Identifiers
ISBN
- 0044409591
- 9780044409595