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...great romance between men and God." Halakhic Precepts, he argues, are a natural dialectic of "advancement and withdrawal" ? six days of work, one of rest; 16 days of the month when husband and wife can have intercourse, twelve when they cannot because of restrictions surrounding the menstrual period. "Detail is important," says Soloveitchik. "Ethics pays attenion to detail. Some people call us pe dantic; perhaps we are. But if you pay attention to detail you cannot be misled." Soloveitchik acknowledges that Orthodox belief is not always easy to understand: "We don't believe because it is absurd, but sometimes...
...scientists think they may eventually discover hormonal cycles in men that produce cyclic changes in mood and behavior. As for females, studies have indicated that 49% of female medical and surgical hospital admissions, most psychiatric hospital admissions and 62% of violent crimes among women prisoners occur on premenstrual and menstrual days. At Worcester State Hospital in Massachusetts, Psychologists Donald and Inge Broverman have found that estrogen sharpens sensory perception. They believe that this heightened sensitivity may lead more women than men to shy away from situations of stress...
...women who had come to her since 1967. All of childbearing age, the women had had sexual intercourse in the couple of days before their visits but did not want to be pregnant. About 70% reported that coitus had taken place at a time in their menstrual cycle when conception was likely. Nearly 90% had used no contraceptive means, or said that the device used had failed to function properly...
...answer. In a series of papers published recently in the scientific journal Nature, they report that aspirin and its close pharmaceutical relatives tend to halt the production of prostaglandins, hormone-like substances first discovered in the 1930s. Although their exact role is still incompletely understood, prostaglandins occur in semen, menstrual fluid and a wide variety of human tissues. They are known to be involved with the functions of such diverse structures as the heart, bronchial tubes, blood vessels and stomach...
Sound familiar, girls? She does an excellent job throughout in capturing much of the confusion of becoming aware of one's sexuality in this society. On the argument against employing women in responsible positions because of their menstrual cycle. she says...