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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rutgers University Press,
©2006.
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| Series: | Studies in medical anthropology.
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Table of Contents:
- 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.