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The Naked Scientist podcast - menstruating people

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AllyCatTown · 03/08/2022 16:07

I really like this podcast but have noticed that whenever there’s a topic on women’s health the male host speaks normally and uses words like female, woman etc “women who had the vaccine noticed a difference in their menstrual cycle etc etc”, but then it’s often a female interviewer who it cuts to for the in-depth story and she delivers a whole segment on menstruation without using such words as women. I wonder if there’s disagreement behind the scenes on this issue.

Also it’s interesting that it seems to be more women who are going along with this nonsense- or at least that’s my perception.

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BernardBlacksWineIcelolly · 03/08/2022 16:45

Do me a favour

it’s implicit that only women (but not all women) menstruate. We all get that

no one asks men what effect medication has on their menstrual cycle

‘women noticed a change in their menstrual cycle’ is both accurate and easily understood

ErrolTheDragon · 03/08/2022 16:42

And if you say 'women and girls who menstruate' it makes more sense yet. Or 'females who menstruate'. Being female is the necessary precondition.

NoHateOnlyDebate · 03/08/2022 16:39

borntobequiet · 03/08/2022 16:36

Well it would make even less sense to say “people who had the vaccine noticed a difference in their menstrual cycle”.

I agree, but if you say: “people who menstruate who had the vaccine noticed a difference in their menstrual cycle”, then it makes sense.

borntobequiet · 03/08/2022 16:36

Well it would make even less sense to say “people who had the vaccine noticed a difference in their menstrual cycle”.

NoHateOnlyDebate · 03/08/2022 16:34

Context is key, as not all women menstruate, for whatever reason, obviously there is the menopause, on top of this, girls going through pubertiy aren't women yet, not until they are adults. Then there are more complex medical issues that play a factor.

So, it's more accurate to say "people who menstruate" or "menstruating people", especially when you are talking about study findings. If you say "women who had the vaccine noticed a difference in their menstrual cycle", it's not accurate, for reasons mentioned above, it might apply to most women, but not all women.

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