Well + Core's Book Recommendations for Women's Health

Updated May 2026 ✨

We're refreshing this post with three more books that my team and I have been recommending lately. The list is longer now, but every one of them earns its spot. 

— Dr. B

Below is my updated women's health book list. These are the books the whole Well+Core team hands to patients most often when we're talking about sex, hormones, and taking care of your body.

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Sometimes, pelvic health is primarily about education and understanding what is happening in your body. Often, it's just little tweaks we can make to increase our pleasure, decrease pain, and prevent symptoms like constipation, urinary incontinence, or painful periods.

Even if you come into the office for pelvic floor physical therapy, caring for your pelvic floor does not stop once your appointment is over. We often recommend books to our patients that will help them understand and continue their journeys toward healing.

Here are a few of our faves:

Vaginas: An Owner's Manual: For the answers your gyno didn't have time to give you. There is SO much misinformation out there about vaginas, vulvas, and pelvic anatomy. We see it every day with patients; myths they were told growing up, things they Googled at 2am that scared them, things their gynecologist mentioned in passing without explaining. If you've ever wished someone would just give you a straight answer about your body, this is it.

Let's Talk about Vaginas: For anyone raising girls entering puberty. It’s inclusive, easy to understand, age appropriate, and helps smooth over those parent/daughter conversations SO MUCH.

The V Book: For learning how to take care of your female anatomy. 
Remember being taught all about your vulva, vagina, and how to properly take care of it to avoid things? Of COURSE you don’t! Because these things are rarely (if ever) taught! You would never ignore pain, infection, or dysfunction in other parts of your body. This book is the perfect place to learn where to start with caring for your entire pelvic floor.

Come as You Are: For understanding female sexuality and sex drive.
This is an incredible book for women who may be a little uncomfortable talking about sex or unsure about what they want when it comes to sex and intimacy. This book will help educate you and give you the confidence and assurance you need to get what you want out of sex.
                                                                              
Becoming Cliterate: For closing the orgasm gap.Did you know there's actually a measurable difference between how often men and women orgasm during partnered sex? It's called the orgasm gap, and it's WAY bigger than most people realize. This book explains why that gap exists (spoiler: it's not biology) and what to do about it. I recommend this often to patients who are doing all the "right" things and still feel like something is missing. It will completely change how you think about pleasure, yours and your partner's.

Sex without Pain: For starting a journey toward pain-free intimacy.
You deserve an amazing sex life. A lot of women buy into the lie that sex is about pleasing their partner. YOUR PLEASURE MATTERS. If you have pain or discomfort, it is not your fault. It’s probably not your partner’s fault either! If you’re ready to start the journey toward better sex, this is a fantastic place to begin.

The Period Repair Manual: For getting control over your period through natural methods.
Irregular or painful periods are not realities you have to live with! You have more control over your hormones and your body than you might think. This book will help you get back on track and manage those periods that are out of control.

Beyond the Pill: For navigating hormones and overcoming birth control side effects.
A lot of women are on birth control. I am not anti-birth control, and neither is this author. But there is power in understanding what the pill does to your body and making an informed decision on whether or not you should be on it. This book is empowering and allows you the confidence you need to either go on, stay on, or stop taking prescription birth control.

The Menopause Manifesto: For empowering yourself to navigate menopause without fear.
For so many women, menopause is shrouded in mystery, bad information, and horror stories. We don’t talk about it often enough, and so much of the information that’s readily available is either steeped in fear or completely inaccurate. This book is written by an incredibly intelligent OB/GYN who presents facts and teaches you what to expect, all while empowering you to prepare for the stage ahead.                                                                                              
Sex Talks: For learning how to actually talk to your partner about sex. Let me ask you something: when was the last time you had a real, honest conversation with your partner about your sex life? If your answer is "never" or "it's been a while," you are NOT alone. Most of us were never taught how to talk about sex. Not in school, not at home, not anywhere. This book gives you the structure most of us are missing. 

Great Sex Rescue: For unpacking religious messages about sex.
If you grew up with religious messaging (or lack of messaging) around sex, this book is a MUST. Take it from me, the authors get you. These authors conducted a survey of more than 22,000 Christian women and the insights they took away blew my mind. This book calls out harmful and abusive messaging born out of the American Christian church, and demonstrates how those messages were never intended to be there in the first place.

Bonus: Author Sheila Wray Gregoire and her daughter and co-author Rebecca Gregoire Lindenbach have a podcast and blog that I keep up on regularly. She was even kind enough to have me as a guest. Here’s a link to that episode!

Disclaimer: This blog post contains affiliate links to books on Amazon. If you click on these links and purchase something, I will get a small commission (at no cost to you). 

If you have other book recommendations, I want to hear about them! Drop me a DM on Instagram at @wellcorept or shoot us an email at admin@wellcorept.com and I’ll add them to my reading list!