Beschreibung:

X; 257 S.; Illustr.; XII. 24 cm. Orig.-Halbleinenband mit illustr. OUmschlag.

Bemerkung:

Gutes Ex.; Umschlag mit kl. Läsuren. - ... Here, for the first time, is a full-scale work that separates the realities from the myths and taboos of the centuries and reveals their hidden effects on the life, sexuality, and self-image of women and men. Here, also for the first time, is a large and continually fascinating investigation of everything connected with, and implicit in, the linked experiences of menstruation and menopause. The book opens with a clear and comprehensive account of what happens within a woman's body during each phase of the reproductive cycle, from the beginnings in early adolescence to the time of menopause and the years thereafter; from the workings of the hormone system to the process of ovulation to the premenstrual syndrome (tension, headache, irritability) and the menopausal syndrome (hot flashes, insomnia, depression, erratic moods). The sexual cycle is examined as it relates to the menstrual cycle. Natural sensations are distinguished from those that are socially induced. ... (Verlagstext) // INHALT : VEILS AND VARIABILITY ---- THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE ---- FROM MENARCHE THROUGH MENOPAUSE ---- Puberty ---- The Menstrual Cycle ---- What Is Normal? ---- Fertility Control ---- ''COMPLAINTS,'' CAUSES AND CURES ---- Premenstrual Syndrome ---- Menopausal Syndrome ---- Menstrual Pain ---- Bleeding Abnormalities ---- New Wives' Tales ---- TABOO ---- Blood and the Supernatural ---- Origins of the Taboo ---- THE SEXUAL CYCLE ---- Sexual Taboos ---- Estrus and Menstruation ---- Cycle of Sexual Arousal ---- (u.a.m.) ISBN 0394496477