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Golub looks at old and new ideas about the menstrual cycle--especially the remarkably increased knowledge about menstrual-cycle phenomena over the past 20 years--and authoritatively evaluates just what the influence of menstruation on women's lives really is. Both scholarly and readable, and thoroughly referenced. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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Witty, sensitive, and learned, Sharon Golub contributes a welcome overview about menstruation--separating fact from myth, normalcy from pathology. Periods imparts a broad survey of menstrual cycle research, covering psychological, physiological, developmental, and medical issues. Golub's fine work will lead to a greater understanding of women and the influence of menstruation in women's lives. Required reading for women and men, Periods belongs in the library of all researchers and scholars involved in psychology, nursing, and women's studies. Professionals who work with women in clinical settings--nurses, social workers, physicians, and psychologists--will also find this volume of special interest. "This book provides a thorough and up-to-date account of research on all aspects of the menstrual cycle. . . . It is well written with an appropriate leavening of humor and it is also well documented in terms of copious references to published research. It can be recommended to academics in the social sciences and the life sciences, to practitioners in medicine and the various paramedical professions, and to students in all of these disciplines. More important, perhaps, it can also be highly recommended to a lay reader, whether male of female, who is interested in finding out more about the biological, psychological, and cultural processes that influence women's experience of the menstrual cycle." --Archives of Sexual Behavior "Sharon Golub, a former President of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research, has produced a highly readable, comprehensive, and up-to-date synthesis of the research on menstruation. Her new book, Periods, is without doubt the best and most complete work of its type, and covers physiological, medical, psychological, behavioral, anthropological, and sociocultural information. This reviewer was impressed by how easily Golub moves from the technical (e.g., critiques of methodological issues) to the practical (e.g., how to handle menstrual accidents and cope with hot flashes). . . . This book is so accessible and clearly written that it will be of interest not only to sex educators and therapists, but to their students and clients. You can recommend it with confidence."

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Witty, sensitive, and learned, Sharon Golub contributes a welcome overview about menstruation--separating fact from myth, normalcy from pathology. Periods: From Menarche to Menopause imparts a broad survey of menstrual-cycle research, covering psychological, physiological, developmental, and medical issues. Golub's fine work will lead to a greater understanding of women and the influence of menstruation in women's lives. Required reading for women and men, Periods: From Menarche to Menopause belongs in the library of all researchers and scholars involved in psychology, nursing, and women's studies. Professionals who work with women in clinical settings--nurses, social workers, physicians, and psychologists--will also find this volume of special interest.

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