a Communication and Rhetorical Studies , Illinois College.
Health Commun. 2019 Jul;34(8):912-915. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2018.1440504. Epub 2018 Feb 21.
In this essay, the author reflects on how biomedical and gendered perceptions of reproductive health can impact an illness experience. Using a narrative lens, she relays the frustration of attempting to have her excessive menstrual pain legitimated and treated when loved ones and medical professionals trivialized it and refused to let her take on the sick role. She recounts incidents that demonstrate the embedded and limiting persistence of gendered perceptions of pain. In the end, she argues that only through strong patient self-advocacy and knowledge can one rewrite the social scripts assigned to how women cope with menstrual pain.
在这篇文章中，作者反思了生物医学和性别化的生殖健康观念如何影响疾病体验。她采用叙述的视角，讲述了自己在试图使过度的月经疼痛得到认可和治疗时所经历的挫折，当时亲人与医疗专业人员轻视这种疼痛，拒绝让她承担病人的角色。她讲述了一些事件，这些事件表明，对疼痛的性别化观念具有根深蒂固和局限性的持续影响。最后，她认为，只有通过患者强有力的自我倡导和知识，才能重写社会脚本，以说明女性如何应对月经疼痛。
