This course from The Open University teaches new ways to consider health and wellbeing while challenging some of the biggest taboos in women's health.

When you become unwell, where do you turn to for help?

In the West, most people rely on biomedicine to determine our health. This approach focuses exclusively on physical and biological factors to diagnose and treat people.

While valuable, the biomedical model excludes many other variables that contribute to our health and wellbeing.

Dr. Mathijs Lucassen is an Open Media Fellow at The Open University's Faculty of Wellbeing, Education & Language Studies.

With a mix of perspectives from activists, academics, and broadcasters, this course explores the unique issues menstruating women face in healthcare, offering a comprehensive alternative to the ways in which we approach health.