For the most part of the 20th and 21st centuries, female sexuality was an uncharted territory for science, in contrast to that of men, which was studied much more often – and much more seriously.

This changed when Emily Nagoski's book, Come As You Are, was first published. She utilized groundbreaking scientific methods and research to demonstrate that the most important factor in achieving and maintaining a confident and joyful sex life was not which sexual parts were involved or how they were organized, but how one feels about them.

In the years since the book was first published, countless women have learned from the accessible information provided by Nagoski that factors such as stress, mood, confidence, and body image are not peripheral factors in a woman's sexual well-being, but play a central role in it – and also that even if you don't always feel it, you are already sexually whole by simply being yourself.

This revised and updated edition continues this work with new information and new research, demystifying and decoding the science of sex so that everyone can build a better sexual life and discover more pleasure than they could have imagined.