{"product_id":"vagina-obscura-an-anatomical-voyage","title":"Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage","description":"\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the 2023 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction and the PEN\/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award\u003cbr\u003eOne of Five Books Best Literary Science Writing titles in 2023\u003cbr\u003eA New York Times Editors' Choice\u003cbr\u003eA Science Friday Best Science Book to Read This Summer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA myth-busting voyage into the female body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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 center 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9 illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44521615589487,"sku":"9781324050537","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2488\/1775\/files\/9781324050537.jpg?v=1770673332","url":"https:\/\/bookclubkc.com\/products\/vagina-obscura-an-anatomical-voyage","provider":"The Book Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}