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HEAVY FLOW: understanding the menstrual cycle and claiming your fifth vital sign

By Amanda , Laird

Book information

Publisher
Dundurn Group Ltd
Year
2019
ISBN
9781459743137, 9781459743144, 9781459743151, 145974313X
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
1 MB (1071078 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General

Description

What do you know about your menstrual cycle? Your menstrual cycle is your fifth vital sign a barometer of health and wellness that is as telling as your pulse or blood pressure. Yet most of us see our periods as nothing more than a source of inconvenience, shame, and stigma. The reasons for this are vast and complex and many are rooted in misogyny. The fact is, women around the world are taught the bare minimum about menstruation, and the messages they do receive are negative: that periods are painful and gross, turn us into hormonal messes, and shouldn't be discussed. By examining the history of period shame and stigma and its effects on women's health and wellness today, and providing a crash course in menstrual self-care, Heavy Flow aims to lift the veil on menstruation, change the narrative, and break the "curse" once and for all.

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