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title: "Our Bodies, Ourselves for the New Century (1998)"
date: 2024-01-29T19:28:00-05:00
author: Missy Moyer
canonical_url: "https://ourbodiesourselves.org/publications/our-bodies-ourselves-for-the-new-century-1998"
section: Publications
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[Publications](/publications)# Our Bodies, Ourselves for the New Century (1998)

[![OBOS cover 1998](data:image/png;base64,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)](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/publications/our-bodies-ourselves-for-the-new-century-1998)

The 1998 edition, the first published in the age of the internet, includes a guide on how to evaluate online health info and how to use the internet to connect with others with similar health concerns. It also includes a new chapter on infertility and pregnancy loss and information on new reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilization and surrogacy.

- [Introduction](https://assets.ourbodiesourselves.org/documents/OBOS-1998-intro.pdf)
- [Table of Content & Contributors](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/publications/1998-edition-table-of-contents-contributors)
- [Childbirth: Climate of Confidence](https://assets.ourbodiesourselves.org/documents/OBOS-1998-birth-intro.pdf)
- [Building a New Bodies: The Classic Women’s Health Manual is Updated for the Age of Corporate Medicine](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/publications/building-a-new-bodies-the-classic-womens-health-manual-is-updated-for-the-age-of-corporate-medicine)