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bookswithkait_'s review against another edition
3.0
I liked how this book spoke a lot about premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and how emotions are impacted on women. There is in-depth detail about the menstrual cycle, sexual experiences during your period. SEVERE MENSTRUAL CRAMPS (Which is something I can definatly relate to as a woman with PCOS).
Something that is not usually spoken about but this book speaks amazingly about is how the healthcare profession dismisses people with cramps as most professionals just dismiss people and individuals sometimes had to physically beg to be even seen by a gynecologist. This book highlight has that can impact an individual's mental health causing mental health issues like depression and anxiety. It also highlights the impact that when you ring health care professionals the most common sentence they use to provide help with period pain or anything gynecological is 'loose weight'. From my own experience, telling someone to loose weight will not help them loose weight. If someone wants to loose weight then yes it can help, but instead of saying 'loose weight' healthcare professionals should say make healthy lifestyle changes? It's just the change in words that could help someone more.
If you want a book that will highlight how hormones can affect women in all shape and form, then this is the book for you.
Something that is not usually spoken about but this book speaks amazingly about is how the healthcare profession dismisses people with cramps as most professionals just dismiss people and individuals sometimes had to physically beg to be even seen by a gynecologist. This book highlight has that can impact an individual's mental health causing mental health issues like depression and anxiety. It also highlights the impact that when you ring health care professionals the most common sentence they use to provide help with period pain or anything gynecological is 'loose weight'. From my own experience, telling someone to loose weight will not help them loose weight. If someone wants to loose weight then yes it can help, but instead of saying 'loose weight' healthcare professionals should say make healthy lifestyle changes? It's just the change in words that could help someone more.
If you want a book that will highlight how hormones can affect women in all shape and form, then this is the book for you.
thefreckledbookworm's review against another edition
5.0
"The stigma surrounding female reproduction processes is still alive and well [...] otherwise, we wouldn't be feeling that crack of relief when someone else starts talking about periods. The reality of birth, miscarriage or menopause."
Why is it considered so wrong to talk about this? I was at a restaurant with my bff @borealsunshine the other day, and we were talking about sex and vaginas and ooooh dear, did we ever get the stink eye from an old lady nearby
Why is it considered so wrong to talk about this? I was at a restaurant with my bff @borealsunshine the other day, and we were talking about sex and vaginas and ooooh dear, did we ever get the stink eye from an old lady nearby
bookswithkait_'s review against another edition
4.0
I liked how this book spoke a lot about premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and how emotions are impacted on women. There is in-depth detail about the menstrual cycle, sexual experiences during your period. SEVERE MENSTRUAL CRAMPS (Which is something I can definatly relate to as a woman with PCOS).
Something that is not usually spoken about but this book speaks amazingly about is how the healthcare profession dismisses people with cramps as most professionals just dismiss people and individuals sometimes had to physically beg to be even seen by a gynecologist. This book highlight has that can impact an individual's mental health causing mental health issues like depression and anxiety. It also highlights the impact that when you ring health care professionals the most common sentence they use to provide help with period pain or anything gynecological is 'loose weight'. From my own experience, telling someone to loose weight will not help them loose weight. If someone wants to loose weight then yes it can help, but instead of saying 'loose weight' healthcare professionals should say make healthy lifestyle changes? It's just the change in words that could help someone more.
If you want a book that will highlight how hormones can affect women in all shape and form, then this is the book for you.
Something that is not usually spoken about but this book speaks amazingly about is how the healthcare profession dismisses people with cramps as most professionals just dismiss people and individuals sometimes had to physically beg to be even seen by a gynecologist. This book highlight has that can impact an individual's mental health causing mental health issues like depression and anxiety. It also highlights the impact that when you ring health care professionals the most common sentence they use to provide help with period pain or anything gynecological is 'loose weight'. From my own experience, telling someone to loose weight will not help them loose weight. If someone wants to loose weight then yes it can help, but instead of saying 'loose weight' healthcare professionals should say make healthy lifestyle changes? It's just the change in words that could help someone more.
If you want a book that will highlight how hormones can affect women in all shape and form, then this is the book for you.
beulah_devaney's review
4.0
An interesting overview of the history of hormones and the author's journey to understanding why her own hormones seem to be out to get her. I particularly enjoyed the Ancient Greek's theories about how women's bodies work, although was also locked in a full-body cringe throughout that chapter.
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