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The Ending of Menstruation: Perspectives and Experiences of Lesbian and Heterosexual Women
- DOI:
- 10.1080/08952841.2011.561145
pages 160-176
Available online: 29 Apr 2011Abstract
This article aims to theorize how a sample of menopausal women, lesbian and heterosexual, construct the ending of their periods, and what the experience means for them. Findings indicate that for most of the lesbian participants (who were in a sizeable minority), emotions of loss at the ending of periods were simultaneously expressed alongside positive feelings, and they engaged in greater introspection around the issue than did heterosexual women. However, lesbians did not all take up a singular subject position in relation to menstruation, indicating that there is fragmentation and plurality in how the body is experienced across a group.
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- Available online: 29 Apr 2011
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- a School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health Systems, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- b School of Applied Social Studies, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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