Probably the best book around about women's health! Very highly recommended. First, I received it as a gift, and I have since bought this book as a gift for my sister and sister-in-law! The book includes ample information regarding conventional medicince, but it also explores alternative medicine as well as nutrition. Discusses psychological and physiological issues that affect the body. A must-buy guide to receiving the true wisdom that the body deserves!

This book is fantastic, not only for a first time read but as a useful resource as you pass through different stages of life; pregnancy, birth, illness or menopause, Dr Chris covers it all. Her courage in combining what she has learned through years of study and training in the medical field, with what she knows instinctively through her heart and intuition, is a blessing to all women. Whilst I have read many books involving the body mind connection and the intriguing beauty of the mind, this book still had the power to change my life in ways I hadn't considered. I couldn't help but discuss what i was learning through the book with friends and family of varying ages, who went out and got their own copy too...if you feel instinctively like this book has something in store for you, go for it, it could change your life too :)

This is a well-rounded approach to women's physical health, and the mental-spiritual connection that ties it all together. This isn't just a doctor's remedy book, this tells us the power that we hold within ourselves, to visualize a better, whole being.

This book contains LOTS of important information for women. It is well written and very readable. Don't be put off by the length or the many medical terms. There are many good ideas about nutrition and living well in your own body. Can be somewhat repetitive.

I use this all the time...the section w/info on Chakras are quite interesting..this is what makes you "tick". BUY THIS.

This should be given to all young women when they graduate high school. (Not before, because it's long and smart and you need a full grown brain to get the most out of it.) It is both inspiring and truly useful in everyday life. I love it!

Some good information from Dr. Northrup but some of it has been said before too many times. I would recommend Saudra Pelletier's "Awake at the Wheel" to inspire you for work/life balance as well. Saddle Up Your Own White Horse: 5 Principles Every Woman Needs to Know

I didn't find much new in this book but found the information
correct. It is good for answers to your health questions.

I bought this book after hearing the author speak on TV. I was a bit skeptical that a medical doctor would really present this broad subject with a personal and more than medical view. I was wrong - this book has been a long read, taking bits and pieces as I ahve time and thinking on them. I wish I ahd this book before I had a hysterectomy. In a time when people are finally beginning to ask questions adn actually expect their doctors to give an answer to them that is real, serious and personal - this book proved to be a light of hope for our medical profession. I am personally more in line with the wholistic person view and using nature as much as possible, as well as the mind body spirit connection - so it appears is this author - a real doctor! I wish she were closer.

I recommend this easy to understand book for those who want to know more about their own bodies and their own mind, body connection. She presents both the medical side - simplified to easy to understand terms - along with the more emotional and what some might call more New Age view of womens bodies, but none the less a real aspect that modern medicine and many people are tuaght to ignore or deny. Stop it! It isn't a curse!

I even gave a copy to my sister for her birthday as well as a few friends.

I recommend it and her other books as well - even if you don't feel they offer you anything - they will open your mind to a different more open way of thinking :)

This book should be mandatory for all girls and women to read. The information is so valuable. I have recommended it to all of my friends and the ones who purchased it are very grateful. If you're a woman and you have questions about the many changes we go through, get this book!

I do like this book for good advice on diet and lifestyle changes, I am interested in a lot of ideas Md Northrop provides.
Some of the things she recommends are that gynecologysts in my country would prescribe to women, so I no longer need MD, just open the book and it is here. No, not that simple.
I do get disturbed with things she write like "Though a woman may have been terrified or abused as a child, this early abuse will not adversely affect her or her body UNLESS she starts to believe that she was entitled to a different life."
Yes, MD Northrup, we should feel sorry for you having migraine because you were overachiver and you husband coming late for dinner are valid reason to be personally upset.
But what about a woman who has been abused? In your opinion she should forgive her abusers, don't mention abuse and live happily ever after?
Isn't it "don't talk about it" in abusive and alcoholic families?
If you don't ever mention it, it would not be a problem, it never happenned, right? Who, MD Northrup, provided you with information
that "incest and other human right abuses have been the norm for the last 5 thousand years (p.72)." Don't you need to read something more conclusive, like Judith Herman? Or anthropologists research on this subject. Incestual relationships are prohibited in most cultures, it is damaging to offspring of the species. Are you defending perpetrators here? Righteous fathers raping daughters? Are you creating a valid clientele base for yourself? Because in your logic they were in no position to be treated decently.
I would agree the less intuitive healers are mentioned, the better it is.
I do believe you advice on most of the subject, I even recommend this book to most of my girl friends after reading some information from the book. But you stance on abuse issues made be cautious of you.
Louise Hay explain forgiveness quite differently when you do. There is probably reason for this, although you book is heavily infuenced by Louise Hay ideas.

This book is an eye opener. I love her holistic approach to healing women's bodies. Filled with real life stories, Dr. Northrup shares how so often stress, the way we think or things that have happened to us in our past affect our health. Fascinating- a must read for any woman.

This book was unbelievable informative and interesting. I absolutely loved learning about the female body. The part about illness being caused by your emotional health was very beneficial also.

I first heard of Dr. Northrup on Oprah when she talked about "women's issues". I was so impressed with her philosophy of how emotions and life are an important consideration in a woman's health. I immediately went to the local library and took out her "The Wisdom of Menopause" and requested this book (I guess others saw the show as I was not next in line).

I have just started to read this book. It's not the type of book one sits down and reads.... I've read bits and pieces ..... and as I read, I think and then read some more. I feel this is the kind of book I will refer to and that is why I purchased it rather than depend on the library.

This woman is amazing I was introduced to her through my midwifery training with The Farm in Tennessee. She is so inspiring and enlightened as a Dr. she gives me hope for allopathic medicines future. Any woman wishing to heal past relationships with women in their lives or foster greatness in the life of their daughter or unborn child would benefit immensly from Christiane's words.

Just the chapter on the healing process after traumatic surgeries, such as a hysterectomy, is worth the purchase price alone. Along with providing solid medical information, the author does an outstanding job validating women's feelings. Almost all aspects of women's health are addressed combining traditional and holistic views, making this book an invaluable reference.

...what does it say about our society that such udder nonsense makes it into print (please pardon the "feminist" pun)...moreover, that such nonsense becomes best sellers...or even more so, that such nonsense becomes the basis for producing a whole string of nonsensical books...whatever...my wife spent MY money to buy this for advice about coping with menopause symptoms...maybe if she actually had to go out and earn a living she wouldn't have time or energy enough to pay attention to her symptoms...in any case this is just another new age, anti-establishment blurb filled with anecdoctal "success" stories but totally lacking any scientific basis or merit...there are better ways to spend your money...

I believe the book is a must for women, because we need to increase the knowledge about ourseleves and not leave our health or wellbeing in the hands of others, we are responsible for the way we choose to live

I bought it for my mom, she's on that age and she read the whole book in less than 2 weeks and she was very satisfied with its content.

Wow. I don't remember the last time I found a book as important and influential as this one. If I hadn't found it, I'm uncertain that the growth and healing I found would have come to be.

If I were to write a full response to this book, it would be a book in itself. Suffice it to say, it reminded me to listen to the wisdom inside of myself, and to harness the power that waits in me all the time. I feel like, for the first time in as long as I can remember, I am a Well Woman.

This is an excellent resource from a medical, psychiatric, social, or spiritual standpoint. Every woman should have a copy!

Wow. I don't remember the last time I found a book as important and influential as this one. If I hadn't found it, I'm uncertain that the growth and healing I found would have come to be.

If I were to write a full response to this book, it would be a book in itself. Suffice it to say, it reminded me to listen to the wisdom inside of myself, and to harness the power that waits in me all the time. I feel like, for the first time in as long as I can remember, I am a Well Woman.

This is an excellent resource from a medical, psychiatric, social, or spiritual standpoint. Every woman should have a copy!

This book has helped me understand so much of what emotional and physical problems I have encountered in my life. I have bought this book as a gift for at least 5 of my friends,all of whom have shared with me how much it has helped them understand what there bodies often having been telling them and now they understand how to listen. She is an easy to understand writer and understands women. It is also a book I would recomend for men to read also.

This book has helped me understand so much of what emotional and physical problems I have encountered in my life. I have bought this book as a gift for at least 5 of my friends,all of whom have shared with me how much it has helped them understand what there bodies often having been telling them and now they understand how to listen. She is an easy to understand writer and understands women. It is also a book I would recomend for men to read also.

I saw this author on The Oprah Show and had to order this book. I was not disappointed...it is jam packed full of excellent information for all women. A Bible for women's health.

I havent read the book because I ordered it as a gift. But I can tell you that the service involved in getting it was excellent . The book was in very good condition and the time in getting it was great.. I really appreciate the e mails that follow up every order procedure as it happens.

This is a very valuable book for women of all ages. I had seen the author on Oprah and decided I wanted to read her book. I also ordered
it for my daughters. Chock-full of good information!

After having a hysterectomy, my body went through a lot of changes.At times my husband wanted me go back to my doctor and ask him to put everything back in.And after reading "Women's Bodies,Women's Wisdom:Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing" gave me a perceptive of what changes your bodies goes through after having children, PMS, a hysterectomy, or even menopause.This book tells it all and it helps you overcome any obstacles you will endure in your lifetime.Its a must-read for all women.

I just started reading this more into the other book about menopause..I'm thinking once I get into it, it will be helpful.

This book is powerful information for any woman who wants to really take care of herself...and humorously tells you why and how to do just that. I have given copies to my daughters, one just weeks before she delivered her first baby. She was really scared of the birth process, and read the chapters on pregnancy and childbirth as I asked. After the delivery, she told me how she drew on the information Dr. Northrop wrote from personal experience....and was thrilled at how much it made sense and really worked. I then gave my next copy to my own internist, pregnant with her first child who wasn't taking the time to "be pregnant". She wrote a thank you note to say how much she had gotten out of the book, and had given herself permission to be a little less of a doctor to all of her patients and more of a mother to this unborn child. Give yourself a great present; buy this book and the book "Understanding: Train of Thought" and READ THEM from front to back.

This is a fascinating book, that makes so much sense. the power of our thoughts and emotions on the body has been known for a long time by the masters of yoga. This book, takes it even further and looks at the female reproductive system and its functioning from a holistic perspective and that is exciting

my sister gave me a copy as a gift and I then bought a copy for each of my daughters. Every woman should read this book--actually every man who lives with a woman or girl should read this book.

Christiane Northrup es una mujer muy especial y lo demuestra en este libro. La manera como presenta y explica absolutamente todo es muy claro. Para aquellos que deseen una interpretación y/o explicación de todo lo referente a la mujer más allá de 'lo standard'

Ella es ginecólogo pero ha aprendido a desarrollar su parte espiritual y lo combina y lo aplica en este libro.

Este libro es adecuado para mujeres de cualquier edad.

Lo recomiendo ampliamente!

I'm sorry if this has been mentioned in other reviews. I don't have time to read them all.

But this book is too big to hold and read! It's just unwieldy. And it's very cheap stock, almost like newsprint. Even upon the first light reading, the inner binding gave way. Disappointing!

I'll keep it on the shelf, for reference, but I won't read it through.

I have enjoyed Northrup's books in the past -- and her newsletters as well -- but I feel like she's overstepping her bounds. I'm all for the study of chakras, metaphysics, etc.--sticking to straight allopathic medicine will kill you, IMHO -- and she used to give the whole smorgasbord. But now, when she doesn't have all the medical facts, she throws in a psychological/patriarchal explanation. As I mentioned in a comment to Adelie's review, the result is blaming the the victim and not offering real tools for healing. Dangerous.

Because there are REAL women's literary health guides out there. I personally suggest Our Bodies, Ourselves from the Boston Women's Health Collective. Instead of shoving unfounded, bias, and conservative information down your throat like Northrup does, it clearly explains issues pertaining to any woman of any age or background. I have extreme remorse for any woman turning to this book for tolerance and understanding concerning our bodies, minds or choices (especially the choice to have an abortion). I feel like work does nothing but spread harmful, untrue information instead of the facts. Northrup's "wisdom" is best kept inside her head.

I would recommend that every woman read this book. In the past I do not think women have received enough education or communication to fully understand the physical, emotional and psychological aspects of our bodies. This book gives good basic explainations but then goes on to talk about care and prevention and helps a woman come from a place of power and knowledge.

A beautiful and clear account of how illnesses that affect women contain messages which when understood can lead to personal transformation. There are many accounts of women who have rediscovered their vibrancy and vitality. There is a section which very practically and sensibly guides you through the process. It allows you to believe in being truly healed and not just patched up. It makes you feel alive, not just live. As a woman and a doctor,I was touched and inspired.

A few years ago I was diagnosed with PCOS after a long struggle to figure out what seems to cause several unrelated symptoms. I read a lot of books on PCOS, and used this books as a reference. While there are great medical explanations in here on some issues....the section of PCOS was insulting at best.
There is very little devoted to a topic that affects SOO SOO SOO many women. And without seeming to know much about it herself Northrup seems to cousel women on it being a mental disorder, likely caused by insecurities deep within the mind. What a dangerous message to women....that seems to imply you must have been a victim of abuse, or deep rooted insecurity- when PCOS has nothing to do with that at all. If you don't know what you are talking about you just should not write about it- PERIOD! While she may cover many other topics -I stopped reading there. I was severly disappointed, and frankly could not stomach anymore psycho-babble that sums up a true medical issue into nothing other than insecure feelings....What a QUACK!!!

This book is the most valuable one I have purchased in years. I was recently diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, and traditional western medicine said they could do nothing for me. My open-minded OBGYN recommended this book to help me see the mind-body connection of health, and give me other healing options. After reading this book, I feel a new hope. I realized that the sexual abuse of my past was having an adverse affect on my health in more ways than one, and no doctor had ever thought to ask me before. My disease is now in remission, I am pursuing acupuncture for other health issues, and I feel a renewed sense of pride in my female body. This is a must-read for every woman!

It arrived, and then I didn't know what I did with it. Very sad.

I love this book and recommend it to every woman friend I know. Through experience both in her OB/GYN practice and in her own life, Dr. Northrup details every aspect of women's health you can think of, from ovarian cysts to breast pain to birth and labor to menopause. When I first read the book, I found myself a little amused and even surprised by her unconventional approach to the mind-body connection (e.g. she almost always sees a link between ovarian problems and lack of creativity in her patients' lives). Over time, though, I found myself amazed by her insights and wisdom, and I learned a great deal about my own body, how my past affects my present health, and how to work towards overall total health. I found this book empowering and refer to it so often that it's sitting in a stack of bedside books. If you like Toni Weschler and Randine Lewis, this book is for you.

Wonderful, useful information. I have used this book for years and buy every updated version. Dr. Northrup provides an encyclopedia of information on women's issues.

Wonderful, useful information. I have used this book for years and buy every updated version. Dr. Northrup provides an encyclopedia of information on women's issues.