Menstrual Disorders

What does modern medical science know about menstruation? Less than is commonly assumed, according to Annette and Graham Scambler. In this thought-provoking book, they challenge orthodox thinking on menstruation and disorders associated with it. Based on women's own experience and accounts of menstruation and menstrual disorders, their study will prompt health workers to rethink their approaches to menstrual phenomena. It shows how women are conditioned to regard menstruation as problematic, highlights the disadvantages as well as the advantages of progressive medicalization of menstrual phenomena, and discuss how menstruation is perceived within male culture.

Graham Scambler, Graham Scambler

List of Tables Acknowledgements Editor's Preface 1. Medical Concepts of Menstrual Disorders 2. A Sociological Perspective 3. Interpreting Women's Perceptions of Menstruation 4. Women and Help-Seeking 5. Menstrual Change and Relationships with Men 6. Menstrual Change and Social and Work Activity 7. Rethinking Menstruation