ANT208H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Attachment Theory, Birth Weight, Doula
Document Summary
Menarche occurs between 12-18 years: onset of ovulation, delay until full cycle is in place (so it takes longer to actually be able to have a child even after menstruation begins) Overt menstruation in anthropoid primates: mammals don"t usually bleed on a monthly basis. Menstruation is something that women homo-sapiens have to deal with that is unique for them: margie profet: immune defence theory, c. a. Finn: functional by-product theory: beverly strassman: energy ef ciency. Hidden ovulation for women: we have sex a lot more than other mammals, which may be because we have hidden ovulation so men cannot know when we are ovulating. Early onset of menarche: potential link to breast cancer. Pms: pms has become de ned in a western context as a medicalized issue, but this is a fairly new phenomena and is not broadly recognized outside of a western context. Menopause caused by estrogen de ciency: this has become pathological.
