Emily Martin

I had actually never realized the way that scientific papers could be biased in this way. I know that there have been periods of time when science has been teleological but I never realized the way that that happened when scientist write about reproduction. One thing that really struck me was the way tat female reproduction and especially menstruation was not written about as positively as males. (Honestly can they just let us have this one thing?). Martin says that menstruation is written about as a failure. I know that time of the month comes with pains and aches but why is it a failure? The male reproductive system is described using words like remarkable. I know that men are a part of reproduction, but seriously I feel like women but in just a wee bit more work than men do. This article just seriously upset me in a way that no article that we have written yet has. Whats worse is that even female authors write about male reproductive systems as if they are amazing, but treat women's reproductive system as if they are just there. I have seen enough pregnancies in my life to have the utmost respect for women who get pregnant and have children, regardless of the circumstances. Males produce sperm and they release them but women carry children for nine months and have to make decisions about two lives, and it is not all precious kicks and buying cute clothing. They have t change their diets, go through body changes that they are not accustomed to, and literally carry another human being inside of them!! Even if a woman doesn't do this just the fact that they have the potential to is awe-inspiring. Sorry I guess this was more of a rant than a response or reflection.