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A Straight-Talk Guide to a Healthy, Beautiful You
Avery Trade
January 2010
On Sale: December 29, 2009
304 pages ISBN: 158333369X EAN: 9781583333693 Paperback
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Self-Help Health
An authoritative yet girlfriend-friendly health book
for teen and tween girls written by CBS News Medical
Correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton AS an ob-gyn
specialing in adolescent care, Dr. Jennifer Ashton
understands better than anyone that being a teenage girl
these days is fraught with a special kind of angst. But in
her practice she talks openly and nonjudgementally to her
young patients like a good friend, answering each of their
questions respectfully and with candor. Now she shartes this
advice in a no-holds-barred guidebook, based on her passion
to cut through the embarrassment that girls often feel about
their changing bodies and to arm them with the knowledge
they need to make smart choices. A comprehensive guide from
head to toe, The Body Scoop for Girls covers the
basics of puberty and beyond, including: •Breast
development and nipple bumps •The decision to wait
to have sex, and the benefits of waiting •Birth
control •The lowdown on STIs •Eating
Disorders •Depression and hormone imbalances
•Grooming, from hair removal to hygiene products
•Body piercings Writing in a funny and
fresh, girl-to-girl voice, Dr. Ashton has created a totally
up-to-date health book that speaks directly to young women
and the unique pressures they face today. From a doctor who
"gets it," The Body Scoop for Girls makes the road to
womanhood an empowering one.
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