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BL
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956211
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b710581
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| Main Entry
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Coutinho, Elsimar M.
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| Title & Author
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Is menstruation obsolete? /\ by Elsimar M. Coutinho with Sheldon J. Segal.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Oxford University Press,, 1999.
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1 online resource (xvi, 190 pages)
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| ISBN
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1280472448
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: 1423760409
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: 1602563756
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: 9781280472442
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: 9781423760405
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: 9781602563759
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0195130219
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-182) and index.
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| Contents
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Foreword; Preface; Introduction; 1 Menstruation in Western Civilization; 2 Menstruation: The Basis of Therapeutic Bloodletting; 3 Why Women Menstruate; 4 Premenstrual Syndrome; 5 Menstrual Cycle-Related Disorders; 6 Natural Suppression of Menstruation; 7 Medical Suppression of Menstruation; 8 In Support of Menstruation; 9 Absence of Menstruation and Disease; 10 Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliographic Essay; Index.
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The authors argue that regular monthly bleeding is not the "natural" state of women, and that it actually places them at risk of several medical conditions of varying severity. They maintain that while menstruation may be culturally significant, it is not medically meaningful.
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Generative organs, Female-- Diseases.
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Menstruation disorders.
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Menstruation-- Social aspects.
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Women-- Health and hygiene.
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Generative organs, Female-- Diseases.
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HEALTH FITNESS-- Women's Health.
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MEDICAL-- Reproductive Medicine Technology.
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Menstruation disorders.
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Menstruation-- Social aspects.
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Women-- Health and hygiene.
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Menstruation.
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Menstruation Disturbances.
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Menstruation-- drug effects.
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Menstruation-- psychology.
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| Dewey Classification
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618.1/72
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| LC Classification
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RG161.C67 1999eb
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| NLM classification
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2000 A-160
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WP 550C871i 1999a
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| Added Entry
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Coutinho, Elsimar M.
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Segal, Sheldon J., (Sheldon Jerome)
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