“A magical little pill that will relieve you of your womanly issues”: What young women say about menstrual suppression
Perceptions of menstruation by media discourses portray this bodily function to be messy, inconvenient, and as an unnecessary phenomenon to be controlled or possibly eliminated. Commercials shown on YouTube targeted toward young women suggest that having a monthly period is not healthy and a lifesty...
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Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2016-11-01
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Series: | International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijqhw.net/index.php/qhw/article/view/32932/49996 |