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Menstrual Disorders

Graham Scambler
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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.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Graham Scambler EAN: 9780415046466 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 181 g HEIGHT: 216 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: 1992-12-03 CITY: GENRE: HEALTH & FITNESS / Women's Health, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues WIDTH: 138 cm SPINE:

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      Regional / International studies, Gender studies: women and girls, Sociology, Personal and public health / health education, Medical sociology, Women’s health

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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.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Graham Scambler EAN: 9780415046466 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 181 g HEIGHT: 216 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: 1992-12-03 CITY: GENRE: HEALTH & FITNESS / Women's Health, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues WIDTH: 138 cm SPINE:

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      Regional / International studies, Gender studies: women and girls, Sociology, Personal and public health / health education, Medical sociology, Women’s health

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