{"product_id":"vagina-obscura-by-rachel-e-gross-9781324050537","title":"Vagina Obscura","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA camera obscura reflects the world back but dimmer and inverted. Similarly, science has long viewed women through a warped lens, one focused narrowly on her capacity for reproduction. As a result, there exists a vast knowledge gap regarding what we know about half of the bodies on the planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThat is finally changing. Today, a new generation of researchers is turning its gaze to the organs traditionally bound up in baby-making—the uterus, ovaries, and vagina—and illuminating them as part of a dynamic, resilient, and ever-changing whole. Welcome to \u003cem\u003eVagina Obscura\u003c\/em\u003e, an odyssey into a woman's body from a fresh perspective, ushering in a whole new cast of characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn Boston, a pair of biologists are growing artificial ovaries to counter the cascading health effects of menopause. In Melbourne, a urologist remaps the clitoris to fill in crucial gaps in female sexual anatomy. Given unparalleled access to labs and the latest research, journalist Rachel E. Gross takes readers on a scientific journey to the centre of a wondrous world where the uterus regrows itself, ovaries pump out fresh eggs, and the clitoris pulses beneath the surface like a shimmering pyramid of nerves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis paradigm shift is made possible by the growing understanding that sex and gender are not binary; we all share the same universal body plan and origin in the womb. That's why insights into the vaginal microbiome, ovarian stem cells, and the biology of menstruation don't only mean a better understanding of female bodies, but a better understanding of male, non-binary, transgender, and intersex bodies—in other words, all bodies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy turns funny, lyrical, incisive, and shocking, \u003cem\u003eVagina Obscura\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful testament to how the landscape of human knowledge can be rewritten to better serve everyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46855415693548,"sku":"9781324050537","price":33.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781324050537.jpg?v=1759267748","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/vagina-obscura-by-rachel-e-gross-9781324050537","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}