Its Not Hysteria, Dr. Karen Tang
Its Not Hysteria, Dr. Karen Tang
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It's Not Hysteria
Everything You Need to Know About Your Reproductive Health (but Were Never Told)

Author: Dr. Karen Tang

Narrator: Dr. Karen Tang

Unabridged: 9 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/07/2024

Synopsis

This program is read by the author.

An inclusive and essential new resource for reproductive health—including period problems, pelvic pain, menopause, fertility, sexual health, vaginal and urinary conditions, and overall wellbeing—from leading expert and fierce advocate Dr. Karen Tang

Did you know that up to 90% of women experience menstrual abnormalities or pelvic issues in their lifetime? Yet these conditions are overwhelmingly misunderstood, misdiagnosed, or dismissed. The root causes for these issues, such as PCOS, endometriosis, fibroids, ovarian cysts, PMDD, or pelvic floor dysfunction, don’t receive the stream of funding for research and new treatments that other conditions do, despite affecting up to half the population.

Dr. Karen Tang is on a mission to transform how we engage with our bodies and our healthcare. It’s Not Hysteria is a comprehensive guide to common conditions and potential treatment options, with practical tools such as symptom prompts and sample questions for your provider, to equip readers to take control of their gynecologic health.

Reproductive healthcare, from abortion to gender-affirming care, is under siege. The onus continues to fall on patients to find and advocate for the care they need. In the face of uncertainty and misinformation, It’s Not Hysteria is destined to become a new classic that educates and empowers women and those assigned female at birth.

A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books.

About Dr. Karen Tang

KAREN TANG, MD, MPH, is a board-certified gynecologist and minimally invasive gynecologic surgeon who is an internationally recognized leader in reproductive health. She received her medical degree and masters in public health at Columbia University, and trained in obstetrics and gynecology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center / Harvard Medical School. As @KarenTangMD, she reaches millions of viewers with her educational videos about period health, pelvic pain, and reproductive rights. Dr. Tang has been featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post, NPR, Forbes, NBC News, and Oprah Daily, among other media outlets. She lives in the Philadelphia area with her husband and three children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by DesanaRose on January 24, 2024

Dr. Karen Tang, thank you. I teared up reading chapter one of this book. Some background, I'm an African-American woman with a history of miscarriage, childloss due to cancer, IVF treatment, fibroid, polyps, painful periods, long periods, and now infertility. I'm in my 40s it's been incredibly painfu......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on March 22, 2025

As good as I expected. Need to buy it and hold onto it as a personal reference book. Very inclusive of all female genders (basically everyone other than cis men), as well as intersex. Covers topics relevant to all ages. Starts out with a little etymology and Greek health history as well as acknowled......more

Goodreads review by Me, My Shelf, & I on May 23, 2024

Earlier this year while discussing upcoming medical appointments with friends, I was absolutely floored to learn that a friend who is asexual, does not have sex, and has a deep hatred of pap smears did not know either what pap smears are testing for (and primary risk factors) or even that she could......more

Goodreads review by Krystle on February 22, 2024

This book was very informative. It’s simple to understand because she goes over everything very clearly. I am wish this book came out 11 years ago. It had a lot of good information that all woman should know. I know I wish I was more educated when I was younger. I had my hysterectomy when I was 30 y......more

Goodreads review by Connie Jean on September 10, 2024

First, great overview of WOMEN'S bodies, the history and hype that surrounded drs through the centuries and how we have been largely ignored. Some chapters were great although I learned nothing new or earth shattering. That said, 3 stars deducted because this is a book for WOMEN. Only women bleed an......more

Quotes

Advance Praise:

"As an emergency physician, public health professional, and mother, I've seen the harm caused by women's hesitance to ask questions about our own reproductive health. Dr. Karen Tang's book fixes this ailment! It's a 21st-century treasure trove of clear, useful information about how our reproductive systems work. It demystifies problems, helps explain how to get answers, and most of all, teaches us how to be our own best advocate."
―Megan Ranney MD, MPH, Dean of Yale School of Public Health

"Dr. Karen Tang is a literal godsend to women in a time still filled with great ignorance in medical research and financing of women's health initiatives. Please read her book, follow her on Instagram as I have, and feel blessed as I do to have an advocate for our body, our health, and our human rights." ―Sharon Stone, New York Times bestselling author of The Beauty of Living Twice

"It's Not Hysteria is the medical book everyone needs to read. It's everything they should have taught you about reproductive health in school - but didn't."
―Abby Jimenez, New York Times bestselling author of Yours Truly

"When it comes to reproductive health, Dr. Karen Tang is the go-to expert for everything you need to know but never learned in health class. In her groundbreaking debut, Dr. Tang tackles often misunderstood gynecologic health topics from endometriosis to PCOS to infertility and clears up the confusion, and misinformation, to help readers find the solutions they need. This book is a must-read and destined to become a new classic."
—Dr. William W. Li, New York Times bestselling author of Eat to Beat Disease and Eat to Beat Your Diet

"This book is a game changer, just like Karen! How I wish I had this to guide me ten years ago! It's Not Hysteria is equally the gold standard in Women's Health Care education as it is a love letter, and I am so glad it's finally here. This book needs to be in every female's hands."
—Sasha Pieterse, actress, author, and host of Women In The Nude podcast

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