“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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Colleen McMillan, Amanda Jenkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-11-01
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