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[Media Coverage](/media-coverage)# Our Bodies Ourselves: Women (and Men) Unite

Andrea Hylen Blog • June 30, 2013

> Seeing the original cover of the book connects me to so many feelings. It was the first time I really felt seen and cared for as a woman. It was the first time I had the idea that I could ask for better care, like a warmed up speculum or a less invasive procedure. It was a book about women empowering ourselves through knowledge, awareness and uniting together with our VOICES.

  
**Read the full story:** [Our Bodies Ourselves: Women (and Men) Unite](http://www.andreahylen.com/our-bodies-ourselves-women-and-men-unite/ "Our Bodies Ourselves: Women (and Men) Unite") by Andrea Hylen[Read the full article ](http://www.andreahylen.com/our-bodies-ourselves-women-and-men-unite/)

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