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Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS): A Self-Help Approach (revised edition)
Publication type:
Training / Education Manual
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
 chodarr0537.pdf | 895.81 KB |
Agency:
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC)
Sponsor:
Health Promotion Directorate of Health and Welfare Canada
Series:
Self-Help Series
Date:
1985
Pages:
27
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Summary:
An education manual prepared by the Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC), defining and describing Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) and its symptoms, theories behind the causes of PMS, non-medical treatment for PMS (such as herbal remedies and vitamins), and treatments to avoid (including a warning about progesterone therapy) . The manual also includes gender-based analysis of the medicalization of women's reproductive cycle and PMS, and offers a list of further reading on PMS.
Keywords:
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); women's health; women and health; Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS); menstruation; self help; gender-based analysis; herbal