Jones CE

This project defines gendered disabilities broadly, including chronic illnesses that involve the uterus, ovaries, and other body parts traditionally classified as "female." I interrogate the usage of language such as women's health and gyne…

In two cases the menstrual calendar was used to determine the cyclic nature of abdominal pain in women with the Rokitansky syndrome who could not otherwise find a regular pattern in their symptoms. Surgical intervention to remove the rudime…