When my ovaries failed prematurely & I suffered full force of absence of hormones on body & mind 1 thing which struck me was total lack of discussion in feminism about what was happening to me. I realised feminism had v little to say about loss of ovarian function in general

What I could find were lectures on accepting this loss of function & its devastating panoply of mental & physical impairments because it was “natural”. These lectures were usually delivered by older women, younger feminists had nothing to say. I presumed it prompted the ick.

Which is how society in general responds. It wants you to shut up, stop being so hysterical. Accept your lot! Despite premature ovarian failure, & appropriately timed menopause, intersecting with class to deliver an absolute gut punch of inequality.

When I talk about this stuff on here I get very little engagement. Feminists are no more likely than the general population to have an interest. Men are wont to respond with what I presume is disgust & just hope you stop talking about it as soon as possible.

You don’t get star columnists or high profile QCs jostling to take on the cause of women who face a life of premature morbidity & even premature mortality as well as exclusionary social effects because their ovaries packed up early doors & the NHS provides v limited care.