Health Information for International Travel Book

Equal parts fascinating and annoying! Fascinating to look at the changes in how diseases associated with women have been treated over the years and annoying to read how a woman's reproductive system was used to classify her as inferior. One term that particularly stood out was 'uterine fury' a disease honestly believed to exist before the 19th century. Finally, one especially interesting fact was how the term 'virgin' or 'parthenos' has changed from meaning merely an unmarried woman, not necessarily sexually inexperienced, to meaning those who have not had sex at all. Overall, an interesting read.