What Your Mother Never Told You

“A wonderful resource for both patient and physician, this book is clear, complete, and replete with valuable information.”—Marianne Legato, M.D., founder and director, Partnership for Women’s Health, Columbia University

“Comprehensive…user-friendly.”—Library Journal

“A no-holds-barred discussion that attempts to dispel those myths and break through the taboos that foster the hang-ups many women continue to have about their bodies and sex.”—Ebony

“Dr. Hilda Hutcherson delivers the kind of frank, down-to-earth information about sex and sexuality that so many of us need and crave. [She tells you] everything you always wanted to know about sex but were afraid to ask. With facts, drawings and plenty of plain-spoken advice, this is a great book to share with your daughter when it’s time to have ‘the talk.’”—Linda Villarosa, author of Body & Soul: The Black Woman’s Guide to Physical Health and Emotional Well-Being

“Answers questions that women would like to ask their gynecologists. An honest and detailed book covering all aspects of female sexuality. An extremely valuable addition to any woman’s library.”—Rogerio A. Lobo, M.D., Sloane Hospital for Women,Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and New York-Presbyterian Hospital

“Her approach is so thorough and the writing so reassuring that even readers who would otherwise never pick up a sex manual will likely be comfortable with—and grateful for—this book.”—Publishers Weekly

Hilda Hutcherson, M.D., is a co-director of the New York Center for Women’s Sexual Health at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, an assistant professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Associate Dean for Diversity and Minority Affairs at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Hutcherson has practiced gynecology for more than twenty years and has been featured in print and electronic media including “Oprah,” Cosmopolitan, Ebony, Fitness, and Health among others. She is a regular contributor to Essence magazine.

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