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Behind closed doors: the hidden needs of perimenopausal women in Ghana
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posted on 2019-03-27, 16:23 authored by Amita Bhakta, Brian Reed, Julie FisherWomen going through the perimenopause are unnoticed by society, but deserve attention in geographies of reproduction. The perimenopause includes “the period immediately before the menopause (when the endocrinological, biological and clinical features of approaching menopause commence) [up until the] first year after menopause” (Utian 1999, 284). The menopause marks the permanent cessation of menstruation, when a woman has not menstruated for 12 months. In reproductive geographies, social aspects of reproduction are the focus of most of the literature.
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Reproductive Geographies: Bodies, Places and PoliticsPages
67 - 87Citation
BHAKTA, A., REED, B. and FISHER, J., 2018. Behind closed doors: the hidden needs of perimenopausal women in Ghana. IN: England, M.R., Fannin, M. and Hazen, H. (eds). Reproductive Geographies: Bodies, Places and Politics. London: Routledge, pp.67-87.Publisher
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This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Routledge in Reproductive Geographies: Bodies, Places and Politics on 29 November 2018, available online: http://www.routledge.com/9780815386193.Publication date
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Routledge International Studies of Women and PlaceLanguage
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