The social and cultural meanings of menstrual suppression
This study investigated how women interpret and experience menstrual suppression, the long-term limiting of women's menstrual cycles using hormonal interventions such as oral contraceptives (birth control pills) or Depo-Provera injections. Asserting that monthly menstruation is detrimental t...
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| Language: | English |
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University of British Columbia
2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/32249 |