At the Boat of Charon (menopause or the great transformation)

Abstract

The Occidental construction of menopause as a «deficient disease» has totally overwhelmed all other view of this normal transition of life. As the biomedical discourse gets weaker we realize that the meaning of menopause depends on biological, cultural, social and psychological factors. Looking at potentials and positive functions of menopause open a new horizon for contemporary women and, moreover, illuminate the previously opaque record of our collective climacteric history.

Keywords

• mujer
• menopausia
• menstruación
• terapéutica hormonal sustitutiva
• prácticas culturales
• histerismo
• climaterio