Women's Reproductive and Sexual Health

This book offers a groundbreaking exploration of women's health through a feminist lens, challenging the status quo for both clinicians and medical providers, highlighting the critical need for a more inclusive and empathetic approach to clinical practice and mental health research.

Kristina S. Brown, PhD, LMFT, is Professor and the Chair of the Couple and Family Therapy at Adler University. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Feminist Family Therapy and Editor of the new AAMFT Systemic Ethics Textbook. Dr Brown is a feminist qualitative researcher with a broad focus on the experiences of women across identities as represented in her scholarly work. She lives in her "empty nest" in the Chicago Loop with her husband of 30 years and their two polydactyl cats, Cameron and Ferris.

Introduction: Women's Health: Reproductive Health and Sexual Health 1. Fatness and Fertility: A Feminist Therapist Perspective 2. Female Partner Family Formation: Cultivating Love and Healing Disconnection 3. Use of the VeedaMom Electronic App as a Pregnancy Treatment Companion 4. "A Silent Battle": Using a Feminist Approach to Support Couples after Miscarriage 5. Latina Sexual Health Care (IN) the US: Community-based Participatory Research and Her Lived Experience 6. Sexual Health of Women with Obesity: A Review of the Literature 7. Impact of Sexual and Interpersonal Violence and Trauma on Women: Trauma-Informed Practice and Feminist Theory