Who needs healthcare when you can read a book?

This list started with actual recs from different health pros (naturopath, therapist, OB-GYN) and works cited therein. Relationships with Western science vary.

My bias: rigour & evidence-based analysis are important; Western science can assume these don’t exist in traditional ways.

I’m not a doctor. This isn’t medical advice. Trusted recs welcome.

Got a vagina? See @Chelssicle’s list

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created by RubyRead

last updated October, 2026

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Beyond Limits: Stories of Third-Trimester Abortion Care by Shelley Sella, Let's Talk About Down There: An OB-GYN Answers All Your Burning Questions…without Making You Feel Embarrassed for Asking by Jennifer Lincoln, The Birth Book: An OB-GYN's Guide to Demystifying Labor and Delivery by Jennifer Lincoln, Long Illness: A Practical Guide to Surviving, Healing, and Thriving by Meghan Jobson & Juliet Morgan, Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation by Jen Gunter, Birth Vibes: Stories and Strategies for an Empowered Birth by Jen Hamilton

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Thanks for sharing these! Can you say a bit about how you came to find them and why you trust them?

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