Musings on Perimenopause and Menopause
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Musings on Perimenopause and Menopause

Identity, Experience, Transition.

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eBook - ePub

Musings on Perimenopause and Menopause

Identity, Experience, Transition.

About this book

A woman muses about buying lovely new panties; another sets out on the trip of a lifetime; a blogger offers information, support, and community to perimenopausal women; researchers uncover myths and misconceptions about migrant and refugee women's experiences of menopause; a gerontology scholar extrapolates for menopause the meanings of cultural representations of childbirth; a sociologist and intersex advocate challenges her medically constructed menopause; young women's stories inform an inquiry into the health and social repercussions of primary ovarian insufficiency—all in a collection of research papers and personal narratives that moves far beyond the idea of menopause as a mere biological marker. While biomedical and feminist researchers agree that menopause is a time of transition and border crossing, they offer diverse viewpoints about whether perimenopause and menopause signal deficiency and burden, or growth and freedom, or both. So too, contributors to this collection—influenced by factors of age, cultural background, societal context, and physical and psychological experience—vary significantly in their perspectives of this process. Research, analysis, narrative, poetry, and art intermingle to create a multi-textured montage that challenges stereotypes, probes relationships, and defies categorization. Musings on Perimenopause and Menopause: Identity, Experience, Transition provides insight into how women think about and experience the transition to menopause in contemporary times.

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Yes, you can access Musings on Perimenopause and Menopause by Heather Dillaway,Laura Wershle in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Gynecology, Obstetrics & Midwifery. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Copyright
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. SECTION ONE
  7. Chapter 1
  8. Chapter 2
  9. Chapter 3
  10. Chapter 4
  11. Chapter 5
  12. SECTION TWO
  13. Chapter 6
  14. Chapter 7
  15. Chapter 8
  16. Chapter 9
  17. SECTION THREE
  18. Chapter 10
  19. Chapter 11
  20. Chapter 12
  21. Chapter 13
  22. SECTION FOUR
  23. Chapter 14
  24. Chapter 15
  25. Chapter 16
  26. Chapter 17
  27. Chapter 18
  28. Conclusion
  29. Notes on Contributors
  30. Deepest appreciation to Demeter’s monthly Donors