PMID: 9443135Jan 27, 1998Paper

What are young undergraduate women's qualitative experiences of the menstrual cycle?

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology
P Y Choi, S McKeown

Abstract

The dominant ideology of the premenstrual woman is that of a person who has no control over her moods, cognition and behaviour because of her fluctuating hormone levels. The social influence of this stereotype has been put forward as an explanation for discrepancies between retrospective and prospective accounts of premenstrual experiences. However, recent research has found that women can and do distinguish between their own experience and that of the stereotype. What their own experience is (positive as well as negative) was the question that we set out to answer in this study. Nine undergraduate women were interviewed about their menstrual cycle experiences. Using qualitative analysis of their subjective accounts, a clear distinction between self and other premenstrual experiences emerged. While the women did experience premenstrual symptoms, they considered them to be relatively minor in comparison to what they defined as premenstrual syndrome. Furthermore, none of them had previously considered any positive menstrual cycle related experiences but the management of menstruation was emphatically viewed as a 'hassle'. We conclude that women can and do distinguish their own experience from the premenstrual stereotype and this ...Continue Reading

References

Mar 1, 1976·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology·J Rodin
Mar 1, 1975·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology·R W Koeske, G F Koeske
Dec 1, 1992·Current Opinion in Obstetrics & Gynecology·J F Mortola
May 1, 1992·The British Journal of Clinical Psychology·J M Ussher
Apr 1, 1989·Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica·D E Stewart
Sep 1, 1988·Psychosomatic Medicine·G K Bains, P Slade
Sep 1, 1995·The British Journal of Clinical Psychology·P Y Choi, P Salmon
May 9, 1953·British Medical Journal·R GREENE, K DALTON

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Sep 14, 2000·BioEssays : News and Reviews in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology·J Kitajewski, D Sassoon
Jul 30, 2008·Health Care for Women International·Christine L Hitchcock
Oct 6, 2012·Gender Medicine·Sarah RomansDonna Stewart
Nov 24, 2016·Journal of Advanced Nursing·Herdís Sveinsdóttir
Apr 10, 2007·Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology·William W K To, Margaret W N Wong
Jan 2, 2004·Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology·M A L van TilburgA J Vingerhoets

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

© 2021 Meta ULC. All rights reserved