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Menopause in infertile women in an african cultural context

Menopause in infertile women in an african cultural context

Kepmegni, Henriette

Paperback

General Psychology

ISBN10: 620848622X
ISBN13: 9786208486228
Publisher: Our Knowledge Publishing
Published: Aug 29 2025
Pages: 72
Weight: 0.24
Height: 0.17 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
This book explores the psychic experience of the infertile, menopausal African woman. In African societies, motherhood is not just a biological fact, but a strong cultural and identity norm. It is a vector of social recognition, a feminine accomplishment and a fundamental link with ancestors and the community.Infertility or the end of fertility often results in a deep narcissistic wound. These experiences are compounded by stigmatizing social representations, family silences and the absence of rituals of symbolic recognition. The woman may then feel excluded, incomplete, even guilty, in a society where the child remains the central element of feminine identity.Symbolic resources do exist: some women gain access to another form of motherhood, known as symbolic or social motherhood, through such means as adoption, community involvement or caring for others. In addition, traditional rituals, cultural mediation and clinical discussion forums can support the reconstruction of self-image.

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