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Menstrual Disorders (Paperback)
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Menstrual Disorders (Paperback)
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What does modern medical science know about menstruation? The
menstrual cycle is less well understood by physicians than is
commonly assumed and medical understanding of disorders associated
with it are also limited. This study challenges the orthodox
thinking in both society and medicine on menstruation. The authors
base their study on women's own experiences and accounts of
menstruation and menstrual disorders, drawing on a wide range of
studies including their own. The book shows that women are often
socialized to interpret the menstruum in negative terms and as
something essentially private to be contained within the female
domain. Taking an unorthodox approach, the authors incorporate a
discussion of how menstruation is perceived within male culture and
how the perspective of the medical profession has remained
discernibly patriarchal. They show the significance of this in
relation to women's experience within the family and at work. They
end the book by focusing on the medicalisation of menstruation and
the advantages and disadvantages for women of the greater access to
the sick role this development implies.
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