The Love Surgeon: A Story of Trust, Harm, and the Limits of Medical Regulation by Sarah B. Rodriguez

Critical Issues in Health and Medicine

The Love Surgeon: A Story of Trust, Harm, and the Limits of Medical Regulation

Sarah B. Rodriguez

272 pages digital 2020

4 editions

nonfiction gender health history emotional reflective medium-paced
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Dr. James Burt believed women's bodies were broken, and only he could fix them. In the 1950s, this Ohio OB-GYN developed what he called "love surgery," a unique procedure he maintained enhanced the sexual responses of a new mother, transforming he...

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