Forgive me, ladies... this is the way my brain works. I just wonder whether our PCOS, which means that we have an overabundance of male hormone in our system, reflects a larger imbalance between the masculine and feminine principles in our society. Our world is so skewed towards masculine qualities/ ways of thinking, and the feminine is so often devalued, that perhaps our PCOS is a symptom of that larger, shared pain. Just a thought!
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It's an interesting way of looking at it. I personally don't think of it like that. As I understand it, not all women with PCOS have an abundance of male hormone at all, but are just more sensitive to (within range)male-hormone levels.
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Forgive me, ladies... this is the way my brain works. I just wonder whether our PCOS, which means that we have an overabundance of male hormone in our system, reflects a larger imbalance between the masculine and feminine principles in our society. Our world is so skewed towards masculine qualities/ ways of thinking, and the feminine is so often devalued, that perhaps our PCOS is a symptom of that larger, shared pain. Just a thought!
PCOS is actaully quite old. The first recorded cases were in 1721. We were warned in college that the oversexualization of young girls was causing major probelms in society in particular in girl's health, but I still don't know how that could be health wise. Either way I think we've moved a great deal from the ideal when it comes to how we as a society treat women, men and prepubescent girls.
Definitions of "masculine" and "feminine" vary wildly among cultures. What we consider "masculine" could very well be typical female behaviour in another culture. So saying PCOS is a result of a world "skewed toward masculine qualities" would be a very difficult proposition to investigate.
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Definitions of "masculine" and "feminine" vary wildly among cultures. What we consider "masculine" could very well be typical female behaviour in another culture. So saying PCOS is a result of a world "skewed toward masculine qualities" would be a very difficult proposition to investigate.
That's an interesting point. In some cultures the man would not be caught dead cooking at home (Amish, some tribes, etc.), but in some women are proud to have a husband or son who can cook (Italy, France, etc.) In some the husband helping with the birth of a child would be looked down on (US, etc.), while in others it's a pride thing (Amish men brag of this).
archetypal roots of PCOS 
