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Is menstruation obsolete? /

The authors argue that regular monthly bleeding is not the "natural" state of women, and that it actually places them at risk of several medical conditions of varying severity. They maintain that while menstruation may be culturally significant, it is not medically meaningful.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Coutinho, Elsimar M.
Otros Autores: Segal, Sheldon J. (Sheldon Jerome)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword; Preface; Introduction; 1 Menstruation in Western Civilization; 2 Menstruation: The Basis of Therapeutic Bloodletting; 3 Why Women Menstruate; 4 Premenstrual Syndrome; 5 Menstrual Cycle-Related Disorders; 6 Natural Suppression of Menstruation; 7 Medical Suppression of Menstruation; 8 In Support of Menstruation; 9 Absence of Menstruation and Disease; 10 Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliographic Essay; Index.