This book will be read by discourse analysts, doctors, nurses and any woman who has felt curious about her menstrual cycle and its possible effects.

And they certainly aren’t “just part of being a woman,” despite the fact that this is what we’ve been told time and time again—by friends, family, and even doctors.

Periods in Pop Culture: Menstruation in Film and Television, by Lauren Rosewarne, turns the spotlight on period portrayals in media, examining the presence of menstruation in a broad range of contemporary pop culture.

The Modern Period ties historical changes in menstrual practices to a much broader argument about American popular modernity in the twentieth century.

In fact, harnessing your period superpowers will make you unstoppable (until you choose to stop, that is). Period Queen takes the worst thing about being a woman and turns it into the best thing.

"Explores the subject of menstruation, from toxic historic and religious roots to how young activists are challenging the silence and shame that can erode self-esteem and even threaten lives ..."--Page 4 of cover.

Period Power aims to explain what menstruation is, shed light on the stigmas and resulting biases, and create a strategy to end the silence and prompt conversation about periods.

Argues against the health benefits of menstrual suppression by contraceptives, concentrating on the harmful effects of Depo-Provera and the continuous use of oral contraceptives.

Sophie Law's research covered men as lovers, fathers, husbands, doctors and "experts."

In this book, you'll discover: The secrets of the female reproductive system Demystifying the most astonishing legends around periods The surprising effect hormones have on your body and mind Four simple steps to understanding your ...