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Nervous Breakdown
the great birth control swindle
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In this chapter, Lindeman examines the medical reaction to female pain and the shift towards pharmaceutical intervention to alleviate this pain. Lindeman uses research as well as her own experiences to discuss oral contraceptives, IUDs, period related pain, as well as the origin of hysteria and its connection to endometriosis.
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Tracey Lindeman
Tracey Lindeman is a longtime freelance journalist whose work has appeared in The Guardian, The Atlantic, Al Jazeera, Maclean’s, The Walrus, the Globe and Mail, and many other publications. She is from Montreal and is currently based in western Quebec.
