Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage

Written by Rachel E. Gross

Narrated by Siho Ellsmore

A scientific journey to the center of the new female body.

The Latin term for the female genitalia, pudendum, means “parts for which you should be ashamed.” Until 1651, ovaries were called female testicles. The fallopian tubes are named for a man. Named, claimed, and shamed: Welcome to the story of the female body, as penned by men.

Today, a new generation of (mostly) women scientists is finally redrawing the map. With modern tools and fresh perspectives, they’re looking at the organs traditionally bound up in reproduction, the uterus, ovaries, vagina, and seeing within them a new biology of change and resilience. Through their eyes, journalist Rachel E. Gross takes readers on an anatomical odyssey to the center of this new world?a world where the uterus regrows itself, ovaries pump out fresh eggs, and the clitoris pulses beneath the surface like a shimmering pyramid of nerves. Full of wit and wonder, Vagina Obscura is a celebratory testament to how the landscape of knowledge can be rewritten to better serve everyone.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Spotify Audiobooks
• Release date: Mar 29, 2022
• ISBN: 9781667067421

Reviews for Vagina Obscura

[Karen Snowden · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

The beginning was fascinating but then it just became a non stop drone about how hard it is to make a fake woman. Honestly that demeans us that are born with a vagina because we are more than a vagina and a clitoris. It would have been a much more meaningful book and worthy of 5 stars if you had instead of focusing on men transitioning and talked to women who have lost their vagina for medical reasons. It would be nice to hear how drs are trying to give lives back to those women, because those I know have been told that there is no surgery to fix it.

[Chris carlsten · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I learned so very much from this amazing book! Must read.