Womens Health

  1. Loshny uses the term coined by Abby Lippman "neo-medicaization" (65) as a new form of medicalizing women's lives particularly their reproductive lives. Explain the term "neo-medicalization" as discussed by Loshny as it applies to menstruation and menopause 2. 'Although derived from a plant, it is a stretch to consider natural progesterone an herbal product" (Allina and Fugh-Berman 193). According to the authors, what is the problem with natural progesterone? 3. After explaining what Depo-Provera is and how it works, briefly outline the history of Depo-Provera as discussed by Volscho in "Racism and disparities in Women's Use of the Depo-Provera Injection in the Contemporary USA". Include in your discussion charges of discrimination that have arise particularly regarding women of colour.