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The Wonder Down Under

The Insider's Guide to the Anatomy, Biology, and Reality of the Vagina

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A joyful and indispensable guide filled with astonishing, important, and little-known information about the vagina that will equip a new generation to make informed choices about their sexual health and happiness.


The Wonder Down Under
is a comprehensive guide to a miraculous and complex part of the body that too few of us (regardless of gender) are all that familiar with—the vagina. With wisdom, humor, and scientific aplomb, medical student Ellen Støkken Dahl and Dr. Nina Brochmann take readers on a fascinating journey of female sexual organs and sexual health—from the clitoris to contraception to cervical cancer.
More than a user's manual, this book is the funny, frank tribute to the vagina that we have been waiting for. The Wonder Down Under is filled with astonishing, essential, and little-known information—relayed with both medical expertise and genuine empathy. Did you know, for instance, that female and male sex organs are merely variations on the same basic structure? Or that there's no such thing as a virginity test—because examining the hymen cannot meaningfully indicate whether or not someone's had sex?
Brochmann and Dahl have written a tour-de-force about the biology, anatomy, and reality of the female body, examining the many ways in which widespread misinformation and silence about the vagina have been harmful to women over time. The Wonder Down Under makes crucial contributions to the discussion: the book was an instant bestseller that sold out in its native Norway in just three days. Since then it has been acquired by publishers in more than two dozen countries around the world.
The Wonder Down Under is a joyful and indispensable book that will educate readers of all kinds and equip a new generation to make informed choices about their sexual well-being.

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    • Library Journal

      Starred review from April 1, 2018

      Oslo, Norway-based sex educators Brochmann, an MD, and medical student Dahl started the blog Underlivet (the Genitals) in 2015 to clear up myths and provide accurate female sexual health information. The blog led to a highly viewed TEDxOslo video "The Virginity Fraud" and this book, which is available in multiple languages. The authors provide clear information, in a straightforward and humorous style, about all aspects of the vagina and female sex organs. There is practical and accurate material on genetics, development, physiology, hormones, and the workings of the vagina and associated organs and body parts. The authors are at their best when they reassure readers about the many myths surrounding female anatomy and normal functions, such as menstruation, sex, desire, or masturbation. Practical advice, based on research about contraception, sex, and gynecological problems such as fibroids or endometriosis, is also given in a clear and easy-to-read fashion. This book provides more in-depth and up-to-date information about a specific area than the more general Our Bodies, Ourselves, from the Boston Women's Health Book Collective. VERDICT A must for all women and all health-care providers who work with women.--Margaret Henderson, Ramona, CA

      Copyright 2018 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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