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rosalievo's review
4.0
vrouwen worden echt in ieder aspect van hun leven niet serieus genomen en ik ben gewoon zo moe
fight_skirt's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.0
This gave me new information on topics like PMS, medical bias against women and the history of 'hysteria'. The connection between women's hormones and their mental health was something I haven't seen in any other book so far and think is very important.
The author interweaves her personal hormonal history with the facts which illustrates the topics well, but also makes the book longer and more repetitive than it needs to be and adds some quirky remarks that I didn't find enjoyable.
She makes it clear that emotions during PMS and menstruation are rooted in biology and can even be embraced as your 'true self'. While I don't agree and would rather see my PMS as something apart from me, what she says comes from a standpoint of accepting your biology. I think accepting the ups and downs that come with hormonal changes during the menstrual cycle are the main lesson I take away from this book.
The author interweaves her personal hormonal history with the facts which illustrates the topics well, but also makes the book longer and more repetitive than it needs to be and adds some quirky remarks that I didn't find enjoyable.
She makes it clear that emotions during PMS and menstruation are rooted in biology and can even be embraced as your 'true self'. While I don't agree and would rather see my PMS as something apart from me, what she says comes from a standpoint of accepting your biology. I think accepting the ups and downs that come with hormonal changes during the menstrual cycle are the main lesson I take away from this book.
bookish_spoonie's review
5.0
5 stars
This book was gifted in exchange for an honest review.
Eleanor Morgan's "Hormonal" is "a conversation about women's bodies, mental health and why we need to be heard". It is an intelligent, witty and informative read and I found myself bursting out in laughter as well as holding back the tears.
As a woman that has suffered from chronic illness, including endometriosis for 15 years, this book was always going to speak to me. What surprised me was how much I learned about a subject that I thought I knew well.
There is in-depth information on the menstrual cycle, history of the physical and mental health of women, different illnesses and conditions along with a unique look into the author's own journey. I learnt a great deal...I have suffered with severe menstrual cramps and endometriosis pain since my periods began, how is it that I never knew the biological cause of them until now?! I have always been shocked at the way I and many other women have been treated by the medical community. Seeing the statistics in this book made my blood boil. "Women's pain - physical or emotional; as if the two can be extricate - has been minimised and dismissed for centuries". Morgan tells us about studies that show how doctors under-treat female patients. In emergency departments worldwide, women are a shocking "13 to 25% less likely to be given opiate painkillers". Our pain is simply not believed. This information would have floored me if I hadn't lived through it over and over again the last 15 years.
This book is a 5 star read and in my opinion every woman needs to read it, especially women with endometriosis, PCOS, PMS and other gynaecological or hormone related conditions.
As Morgan states, "there is power in knowing ourselves better" and there is also power in knowing how badly women worldwide are being medically failed.
This book was gifted in exchange for an honest review.
Eleanor Morgan's "Hormonal" is "a conversation about women's bodies, mental health and why we need to be heard". It is an intelligent, witty and informative read and I found myself bursting out in laughter as well as holding back the tears.
As a woman that has suffered from chronic illness, including endometriosis for 15 years, this book was always going to speak to me. What surprised me was how much I learned about a subject that I thought I knew well.
There is in-depth information on the menstrual cycle, history of the physical and mental health of women, different illnesses and conditions along with a unique look into the author's own journey. I learnt a great deal...I have suffered with severe menstrual cramps and endometriosis pain since my periods began, how is it that I never knew the biological cause of them until now?! I have always been shocked at the way I and many other women have been treated by the medical community. Seeing the statistics in this book made my blood boil. "Women's pain - physical or emotional; as if the two can be extricate - has been minimised and dismissed for centuries". Morgan tells us about studies that show how doctors under-treat female patients. In emergency departments worldwide, women are a shocking "13 to 25% less likely to be given opiate painkillers". Our pain is simply not believed. This information would have floored me if I hadn't lived through it over and over again the last 15 years.
This book is a 5 star read and in my opinion every woman needs to read it, especially women with endometriosis, PCOS, PMS and other gynaecological or hormone related conditions.
As Morgan states, "there is power in knowing ourselves better" and there is also power in knowing how badly women worldwide are being medically failed.
gnomely's review against another edition
4.0
"Years and years of secretly carrying the gentle simmer of belief that I am just on the cusp of madness or losing my control: of my emotions, my appetite, my sexuality, my fantasies, my body and its wet inner world. Sometimes, I think I'm a hair-trigger away from exploding. From releasing god knows what, of what nature, onto whom, and why, because I've quietly believed I'm... well, too much. Almost every woman I have known well has spoken of this belief; one they mostly keep tucked up, because admitting the fear means facing the idea that maybe, probably, we don't have inherent autonomy; that our woman-ness will always 'get' us in the end."
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yeah