Menopause : a biocultural perspective /
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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| Formaat: | Licensed eBooks |
| Taal: | Engels |
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New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rutgers University Press
©2006.
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| Reeks: | Studies in medical anthropology.
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| Online toegang: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt1b4cxkg |
Inhoudsopgave:
- 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.