"Only kept up by the credulous and ignorant": Eighteenth-century responses to the ancient beliefs about menstrual blood

Early-modern medicine can often be seen to be looking back and deferring to the ancient authorities of Hippocrates, Aristotle, and Galen rather than looking to the future. The futurity theme of this collection is, therefore, a useful one to apply to the history of medicine, because by examining medi...

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Main Author: Sara Read
Format: Default Book chapter
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Medicine
Menstrual blood
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/10058327.v1
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