The Power of Puberty & Periods: The pocket guide to female health from one of TV's best loved doctors - Couverture souple

Arif, Dr Nighat

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0600639703 ISBN 13 : 9780600639701

Editeur : Hamlyn, 2025

Synopsis

ITV This Morning's GP Dr Nighat Arif brings you the essential guide to navigating puberty for women.

This book tackles important topics including:
- Physical changes during puberty such as unexpected body hair or acne outbreaks
- How periods work and how to handle them
- Taking care of your vulva and vagina
- Sexual health, sexually transmitted diseases & contraception

The Power of Puberty & Periods encompasses a range of experiences, including the perspectives of women of colour, people of all cultures, and the transgender community to ensure that all groups affected by female health concerns are a part of vital conversations.

For all women and people assigned female at birth, whether you are hoping to understand your first period or helping your family navigate these vital years, this book is a no-nonsense reference book packed with clear-sighted, compassionate advice.

Content from this book previously appeared in the hardback edition of The Knowledge: Your Guide to Female Health from Menstruation to the Menopause

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dr Nighat Arif is a GP specialising in women's health and an honorary fellow of the Royal College of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. She has 18 years' NHS experience and also runs her own private practice. Dr Nighat is a medical broadcaster on TV & Radio, hosting a podcast called "That Time Of The Month" which tackles taboo topics around women's health, as well as being a content creator with YouTube Health, TikTok Creators Academy and the WHO Fides network.

In 2023, she received a Points of Light award from the Prime Minister for her work raising awareness of women's health issues. In 2024 she was awarded the national 'Woman of the Year' at the Asian Achievers Awards for her work around equity in healthcare and she is the co-founder of The Health Collective. She is also a global keynote speaker advocating for equitable healthcare.

Dr Nighat is the bestselling author of The Knowledge: Your guide to female health from menstruation to the menopause which is an illustrated, inclusive book for all things women's health, and her extensive clinical work has been featured in HELLO!, The Times, Good Housekeeping and British Vogue.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hamlyn
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0600639703
• ISBN 13: 9780600639701
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Hamlyn; https://www.octopusbooks.co.uk/; ; Carmelite House, 50 Victoria Embankment; London; EC4Y 0DZ; Royaume-Uni
• Personne responsable: non disponible