Menstrual Myth Busting

The Case of the Hormonal Female

AvSally King

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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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 the female-prevalence of emotional distress and physical pain, gender myths appear to have trumped all empirical evidence to the contrary. The book also provides a primer on menstrual physiology beyond hormones, and a short history of how hormonal metaphors came to dominate medical and popular discourses. The author calls for clinicians, researchers, educators and activists to help improve women’s health without unintentionally reproducing damaging stereotypes.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-02-27
Mått:156 x 234 x 17 mm
Vikt:372 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:Bristol University Press
ISBN:9781447371632

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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, and an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funded postdoctoral research fellowship in 2023.

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“Timely and insightful, Sally King exposes and challenges deeply engrained myths that distort our understanding of menstruation. With sharp scientific analysis and engaging writing, King makes complex ideas accessible, while calling for a rethink of how we approach women’s health.” Gemma Sharp, University of Exeter

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction Part 1: Menstrual Myth Making1. The reduction and mystification of the menstrual cycle2. How did we get here?Part 2: Where are we now? PMS (Premenstrual Syndrome)3. What counts as a premenstrual symptom?4. Mind over matter: the psychologisation of premenstrual changes5. Snatch-22: premenstrual changes as simultaneously ‘normal’ and debilitating6. The curse: femininity as debility7. Black box: the unknown/mysterious female reproductive body8. Conclusion and call to action