Portions of this book appeared in different form in the New York Times Magazine as “Toxic Breast Milk” (from the New York Times, Jan. 9, 2005. All rights reserved. Used by permission and protected by the copyright laws of the United States. The printing, copying, redistribution, or retransmission of this content without express written permission is prohibited); in Slate as “My Ikea Couch Reeks of Chemicals” and “Younger Girls, Bigger Breasts”; and in O, The Oprah Magazine as “Do Breast Self-Exams Work? (And If Not, Why Do We Keep Doing Them?).”
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Chapter 1: Joe Shere / MPTV Images
Chapter 2: Fate magazine, November 2000 / R. Crumb
Chapter 3: Ivan Mateev / iStockphoto
Chapter 4: Frederick’s of Hollywood, Inc.
Chapter 5: George Silk / Getty Images
Chapter 6: Gossard Lingerie
Chapter 7: Bettmann / Corbis Images
Chapter 8: Claire Reid Photography / Snugabell Mom & Baby Gear
Chapter 9: Mauricio Alejo
Chapter 10: MOMILK by Julien Bertheir / www.julienberthier.org
Chapter 12: Patricia Izzo/www.izzophotography.com
Chapter 13: Fox Photos / Hulton Archive / Getty Images
Chapter 14: Chia Evers