Under the Fig Leaves: A Doctor's Guide to the Seasons of Sexuality is a Christian medical and relationship guide that offers spiritual and clinical guidance on healthy sexual intimacy for married couples. Because Dr. Cutrer uniquely held credentials as both a licensed OB/GYN and an ordained minister, the book acts as a bridge between faith and physical anatomy.
The Marriage Bed from a Christian Perspective: The title plays on the biblical metaphor of the "fig leaves" used by Adam and Eve in Genesis to hide their nakedness and shame. The book encourages Christian couples to drop their apprehensions and look under the fig leaves to embrace intimacy as a healthy, God-given gift.
Life's Changing "Seasons": Instead of viewing sex as static, Dr. Cutrer maps out how a couple's physical relationship morphs across different seasons of life—addressing the physical, emotional, and biological shifts from newlyweds to the later stages of aging.
No-Nonsense Q&As: It tackles practical, awkward, and highly common medical and personal questions regarding sexual dysfunction, anatomical changes, and hormonal fluctuations that couples often feel too embarrassed to ask a regular doctor.
Dr. Cutrer was a prominent figure in evangelical circles, serving as a certified sex therapist and the Director of the Gheens Center for Marriage and Family at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
