The Unstudied Body: AKA Women's Health
Because apparently women’s bodies are still elective in Science 101! Non-Fiction all about women's (all variations) health and the lack of research behind it.
created by chelssicle
last updated April, 2026
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Thank you thank you for this service!
What can I say, I'm very passionate about my uterus 😂
Listennnn 💅👩🏻⚕️ we gotta do what we gotta do
I'm seeing the most incredible lists on my timeline and I'm so happy!
I'm so glad!
Love this list!!! I've spent sooo long trying to advocate for my own health, I should read some of these!
Invisible Women is my fav! Start with that!
Oh that's the one I actually have on my shelf, excellent!
👏 Yes 👏 Love the topic of this list! I have a few of them on my TBR, and I'm just itching for my library holds to be ready!
I've been reading them recently and as good as they are, they're making me angry 😂
Yeah, it's definitely a double-edged sword!
Absolutely love this list, thank you for putting it together!
So glad you enjoy it!
fantastic list, thank you!!!! kindly suggesting How To Endo by Bridget Hustwaite :)
this was a fantastic list, chels! as a woman myself, I would definitely love to know more about my body. thanks for bringing this to our attention!! I love that for you 🥰🥳
It would be really amazing if this could turn into a quest! 🤭
seeing this, after seeing news that people are finally starting to take endometreosis seriously now that there's men suffering from it also... a much needed list fs
There was a whole chapter in one I recently read about how menopause was only taken seriously because men were complaining about their wives too much 😬 It's still all about men
.....yikes lmfao
Not only is this a great list, but the title - it hurts so good!
That's sort of how a lot of these books made me feel 😂 it's a little depressing
I love this!! One of my recs to add would be Up to Speed: The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletes by Christine Yu
Yesss thank you!
This is such a fantastic list! Thank you so much for sharing
i loooove this list!! thank u for making it
Thank youuuu
Great list! I'd like to recommend The Cure for Women by Lydia Reeder!
Love this list!! I’d also recommend Becoming Cliterate by Laurie Mintz
Based on this Pagebound Club post suggesting a few others:
- Poor little sick girls by Ione Gamble (suggested by @Drea85)
- Sacred Woman by Queen Afua (suggested by @Drea85)
- Immaculate Forms by Helen King (suggested by @illiterism)
- Eve by Cat Bohannon (suggested by @yourfavouritemixtape)
- Anything by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha (suggested by @asdgety)
I'm probably not gonna keep monitoring that post for more, but FYI. :)
I'll try to check back and see what others add!
Love this list. Dr. Jen Gunter also wrote The Menopause Manifesto, which is a fabulous guide for understanding perimenopause and menopause, which both suck.
I've added it but wanted to add a disclaimer here for everyone that it's not the most inclusive book and only focuses on cis women!
Love this, thank you!! 🙏
This is amazing and painfully real. I’d suggest Good for girl: a woman running in a man’s world by Lauren Fleshman, it’s fantastic. I will say it deals with a lot about women’s sports in addition to women’s health though, and I get if that’s not what you’re looking for.
It's not quite what this list was meant to be but I'm glad you commented so people can still see the suggestion!
Totally get it! Thanks for the amazing list!!!
Wonderful list! I have some potential additions for you, at your discretion:
• AuDHD Women: Navigating Life After Late Discovery - Sarah Jones • Exposed: The Hidden History of the Pelvic Exam - Wendy Kline • Get It Out: On the Politics of Hysterectomy - Andrea Becker • Period: The Real Story of Menstruation - Kate Clancy • The Autists: Women on the Spectrum - Clara Tornvall
Love! Thank you!
