Stories and information from a seasoned gynecologist. as told to her daughter. There is more to the vagina than your mother told you... unless your mother has been a practicing gynecologist for over twenty years. Here is a book all women must read: the first fun. thorough. and revealing 'owner's manual for your vagina. written by an ob-gyn and her daughter. Packed with facts but never dull. Vaginas covers periods. pregnancy. how to keep healthy. STDs. birth control. mishaps. when (and when not) to be worried. abortion. hot flashes. ways to keep an aging body performing. and the fun stuff: sex.