Biology of Women
Edition: 7
Copyright: 2023
Pages: 442
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Biology of Women balances the needs of students who are science majors with those of students who do not have a strong scientific background. It is accessible to entry levels students, but offers enough detail and critical thinking opportunities to challenge students who already have some understanding of human anatomy and physiology.
This publication embraces the newer research that identifies significant differences outside of their reproductive systems between men and women, and that these differences can affect everything from physiological functioning to social interactions.
Biology of Women by Theresa Hornstein and Jeri Schwerin:
- includes information on the latest developments in scientific research, including the link between hormone replacement therapy to cancer, stroke, and heart disease in women, the HPV vaccine; and new methods of birth control.
- serves as a useful reference for any woman throughout her lifetime.
- is arranged into eighteen chapters, most of which are focused on a specific aspect of women’s biology or health.
1. Why Biology of Women?
2. Anatomy & Physiology: An Overview of a Woman's Body
3. Reproductive Anatomy
4. Reproductive Cycle
5. Menstrual Problems: Causes and Treatments
6. Reproductive Tract Infections
7. Breast Health
8. Cancer and other Diseases of the Reproductive System
9. Female Sexuality
10. Genetics and Fetal Development
11. Pregnancy, Labor, and Delivery
12. Complications and Medical Interventions during Pregnancy
13. Birth Control
14. Infertility: Causes and Treatments
15. Menopause
16. Nutrition: Fuel for the Body
17. Women and Stress
18. Biology of Appearance
Theresa Hornstein earned an AS from Muskegon Community College, a BS from Michigan Technological Univer-sity, and an MS from the University of Wisconsin. After several years working in labs and conducting field research, she moved in teaching at Lake Superior College. Over her 35-year teaching career, she was awarded multiple grants, served on the statewide Task Force for Critical Thinking Assessments, was a founding member of the LSC Environmental Council, and was the coordinator of Lake Superior College’s Center for Teaching and Learning. In 1992, the Minnesota State Board for Community Colleges named her an outstanding faculty member. Her research interests included comparisons of online and on-ground student success, applications of the FIRE critical thinking model, and sustainability. She has presented at regional, national, and international conferences including the Oxford Round Table, NISOD, National Science Teachers Association, Fusion 2010, I-Teach, and Shaping a National Agenda for Women in Higher Education. She retired from the college in 2020 and is currently pursuing research on using invasive species as natural dyes.
Jeri Schwerin earned a BS in biology at the University of Minnesota, Duluth; and an MS in biology from the Uni-versity of Massachusetts, Amherst. She served as a National Science Foundation Teaching Fellow at Hampshire College in Hadley, Massachusetts, and as a program coordinator at the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute at Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin. She currently holds a position as a biology instructor at Lake Superior College in Duluth, Minnesota, where she teaches anatomy and physiology, biology of women, biology and society, world Health and the environment, and the environment and sustainability. She has been awarded seven Awards for Excellence by the office of the Chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.