title: An example of disavowal involving the menstrual cycle.
abstract: The author presents clinical material that illustrates the confusion between reality and fantasy in disavowal, the tendency of some women in analysis to disavow menstrual events, and some technical considerations pertaining to the analysis of disavowal as a resistance.
mesh_terms: D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D004325:Dreams; D005201:Fantasy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008597:Menstrual Cycle; D010060:Ovulation; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011573:Psychoanalytic Interpretation; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy; D014167:Transference, Psychology