Women's sexual cycles - Elizabeth Davis

This book explores sex from a view that is both feminine and feminist. It affirms that all women, rather than just not being in the mood, experience natural cycles of sexual impulse and desire throughout their lives. These phases occur monthly, in accordance with hormonal changes and vary as a woman matures, becomes pregnant, experiences childbirth, middle age and menopause. Similarly, a woman's sexual cycles are often affected by grief, stress and joy in her life. This book illustrates how by becoming aware of these natural cycles, women are better able to express and fulfill their sexual and creative desires.;Topics covered include: which hormone does what, why and when; why the sexual urge comes and goes; how using herbal remedies can relieve PMS; the pros and cons of contraceptive methods; what to expect at every stage of pregnancy; how the menopause can be a new beginning; how to get in touch with your body and its rhythms; and concepts of womanhood and ageing in other societies.