TY - BOOK ID - 77865788 TI - Is menstruation obsolete? AU - Coutinho, Elsimar M. AU - Segal, Sheldon J. PY - 2023 SN - 1280472448 9786610472444 1423760409 0195351517 1602563756 9781423760405 9781602563759 9781280472442 0195130219 0197707386 PB - New York : Oxford University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Menstruation disorders. KW - Menstruation KW - Generative organs, Female KW - Women KW - Health of women KW - Health education of women KW - Gynecology KW - Menstrual disorders KW - Social aspects. KW - Diseases. KW - Health and hygiene. KW - Hygiene KW - Diseases UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77865788 AB - 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. ER -