Menstrual Myth Busting: The Case of the Hormonal Female - Paperback
by Sally King
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Policy PressISBN-13:9781447371632ISBN-10:1447371631UPC:9781447371632Book Category:Social Science, Health & FitnessBook Subcategory:Women's Studies, Women's Health, Feminism & Feminist TheorySize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.51 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SCVZ4YRGSM
Menstrual Myth Busting: The Case of the Hormonal Female
In this book, Sally King interrogates the diagnostic label of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) to expose and challenge sexist assumptions within medical research and practice. She powerfully demonstrates how the concept of the 'hormonal' premenstrual woman is merely the latest iteration of the 'hysterical' female myth. By blaming the healthy reproductive body (first our wombs, now our hormones) for...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Policy PressISBN-13:9781447371632ISBN-10:1447371631UPC:9781447371632Book Category:Social Science, Health & FitnessBook Subcategory:Women's Studies, Women's Health, Feminism & Feminist TheorySize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.51 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SCVZ4YRGSM
Sally King is a postdoctoral fellow in menstrual physiology at King's College London who specialises in integrating biological and sociological research and data concerning menstrual health. She is the Founder of Menstrual Matters, the world's first evidence-based information hub on this topic (www.menstrual-matters.com). Sally was awarded the prestigious Sociological Review Fellowship in 2022,...
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