Menstruation

women, but specifically representing women as figures for reproduction, menstruation, and motherhood. Her sculptures revolve around feminine work and explore the physical aspects of the women’s body. In her sculpture Train, made from wax, a woman stands in a small room with red beads flowing out of her vagina. The red beads stand out in the sculpture, because they create a trail behind the woman to symbolize blood and menstruation. The woman’s body is faced towards the wall, but her face turns…

completely out of her control. And the machine, her uterus, works independently of her to produce a baby. Furthermore, doctors are most concerned with the product in this situation- the fetal outcome. Menstruation and menopause also carry with them connotations of a system of production. In the case of menstruation, metaphors suggest a woman's reproductive system has gone haywire, making an excess of products, i.e. waste. This communicates a message of failed production. Menopause is seen as a…

Top 5 Menopause Questions Every Woman Ask Overview Menopause is a stage in life that every woman has to undergo. It is just like menstruation and growing of the breast if at all you consider yourself a real woman. Most women are often scared and embarrassed of these main stages in life. Some even go to the extent of wishing they were not created as women. For an individual to be able to overcome the challenge of reactions from the society, they have to have clear information of what they are…

Due to the plans to erase gender restrictions for women joining the front line in combat the concerns are high. The main focus on women joining the combat unit should depend on their effective contribution to combat units. Most occupations in the armed forces are open equally to men and women; there are some jobs that are not physically suited for women. As people are already aware of the physical concerns of women to serve in combat alongside of men, there are no strong points to grant them…

Melodie Gibson HIST145-001Professor KuskowskiMarch 28, 2018 The Body in the Letters of Abelard and Heloise The body — both male and female, figures prominently in the correspondence between Abelard and Heloise. However, they conceptualize the body in very different ways. Abelard positions the physical body within metaphor — as something that should be shed in favor of spiritual attainment, while Heloise believes that spiritual attainment is inextricably linked to physical (perhaps more…

endometrium wall, and begins to form a cavity for amniotic fluid, umbilical cord, and then placenta. In the first 8 weeks, the embryo will form most of the tissues and organs of the adult, and then the fetus grows larger and becomes more complete. Menstruation: If the ovum is not fertilized or if it fails to implant into the wall of uterus, the arteries of the uterus constrict to shut the blood flow off to the endometrium which causes the death of wall cells and eventual shedding of tissue, or…

Oligomenorrhea, polymenorrhea, and amenorrhea exist when the days of menstruation are irregular. Oligomenorrhea occurs when the menstrual cycle length at intervals of >35 days in adults, and >45 days in adolescents. Polymenorrhea occurs when the regular bleeding of the menstrual cycle is at intervals of <21 days. Amenorrhea…

tissue. Even there is not much information towards how true these might be causes to endometriosis one of the most likely explanation or cause of endometriosis leans more towards retrograde menstruation. During a retrograde menstruation the blood is believed to carry endometriosis cells, at this point the menstruation flows back right into the fallopian tube and into the pelvic cavity causing cells to attach to the pelvic organs and pelvic walls where they start to develop by thickening and…

hormones (estrogen) have shown to trigger a form of migraine known as menstrual migraine. Signs and symptoms: • Pure menstrual migraine without aura is probably a distinct type of migraine caused by a fall in estrogen levels before the onset of menstruation. • It usually presents on day 1 +/- 2 of the menstrual cycle. • Attacks occurring at this time of the cycle are typically without aura.2 • Can accompany with nausea, backache, breast tenderness, and cramps. Etiology: • Migraine may be…

Several linguistic metaphors I’ve heard in a profession setting is the term “Boys Club” or “Fraternity” referring to a group of male superiors. This terms demonstrates an absents of female representation within a certain department and can be found extremely intimidating for fellow females in the work place. Our reading demonstrates how gender an sexuality serve as a source for business media. Several linguistic metaphors are mentioned such as “screw” or “bang”, which reference sexual…