The social construction of menopause as risk
Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & GynecologyPublished 1 January 1997
Ingar Palmlund
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A social construction of menopause as risk is taking place in popular culture and in the medical field and implies a medicalization of women's lives.
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Menopause and postmenopause are increasingly defined as a period of health risks that require medical and pharmacological treatment. A social construction of menopause as risk is taking place in popular culture and in the medical field and implies a medicalization of women's lives.
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