Sally King 
Menstrual Myth Busting 
The Case of the Hormonal Female

Despite being a widely recognised phenomenon, PMS remains difficult to define clinically, with no universally agreed diagnostic criteria or shortlist of deterministic symptoms. This book aims to accurately define and explain cyclical experiences and debunk the myth of the hysterical female, once and for all.

Tabella dei contenuti

1. Introduction
2. Mind the Gap: Maintaining Menstrual Ignorance
3. PMS As the ‘Daughter of Hysteria’
4. The Curse: Femininity As Debility
5. Blinded by a Metaphor- The mystification of the Menstrual Cycle
6. Practicing Good Science- Integrating Critical Perspectives and Biological Data
7. Matter Over Mind: Making Premenstrual Changes More Real
8. Mind Over Matter: The Psychologisation of Premenstrual Changes
9. Snatch 22: The Simultaneous Medicalisation and Minimisation of Premenstrual Experiences
10. Conclusion

Circa l’autore

Sally King is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Menstrual Physiology at King’s College London, who specialises in integrating biological and sociological research and data concerning menstrual health. She is the Founder of Menstrual Matters, the world’s first evidence-based information hub on this topic (www.menstrual-matters.com). Sally was awarded the prestigious Sociological Review Fellowship in 2022, and an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funded postdoctoral research fellowship in 2023.