Menopause : a biocultural perspective /

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Menopause is a biological reality for all women in their forties and fifties. Yet the way we think about the cessation of menstruation is influenced by a variety of factors. Cultural and technological influences combine with biology to transform this universal phenomenon into an experience that vari...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sievert, Lynnette Leidy, 1960-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2006.
Colección:Studies in medical anthropology.
Temas:
Menopause.
Ethnology.
Cross-cultural studies.
Menopause > physiology
Menopause > psychology
Anthropology, Cultural
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Menopause
Ethnology
Ménopause.
Ethnologie.
Études transculturelles.
ethnology.
social anthropology.
MEDICAL > Reproductive Medicine & Technology.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Women's Health.
MEDICAL > General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The biological basis of menopause
  • Methods of study
  • Age at menopause
  • The discomforts of menopause
  • Hot flashes
  • Conclusions and future directions
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index.

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