Des corps en conflit

comprendre les expériences des femmes atteintes du syndrome des ovaires polykystiques

Auteurs-es

Mots-clés :

syndrome des ovaires polykystiques, guérison, féminité, santé, genre, cartographie corporelle

Résumé

Le syndrome des ovaires polykystiques (SOPK) est une maladie complexe qui affecte le corps et l’identité rdes femmes, en particulier en raison des attentes liées au genre en matière de santé et de féminité. S’appuyant sur des cadres théoriques féministes et constructionnistes sociaux, cette étude s’intéresse aux notions de « faire le genre » et de « défaire le genre », en lien avec la médicalisation, afin d’analyser les liens entre la perception de soi, l’autorité médicale et les normes de genre. Cette étude qualitative a examiné les expériences vécues par des femmes indiennes et indo-canadiennes atteintes du SOPK à Edmonton, au Canada, à l’aide d’entretiens semi-structurés, de groupes de discussion et de la cartographie corporelle comme principales méthodes de collecte de données. D’après les résultats, les femmes hiérarchisent les symptômes, privilégiant les manifestations visibles, comme l’acné et l’hirsutisme, plutôt que les problèmes liés à la fertilité. Cette hiérarchie témoigne de représentations intériorisées de l’apparence féminine, ainsi que du rejet d’une féminité définie par sa fonction reproductive. Les choix de traitement des femmes, notamment en ce qui concerne les contraceptifs hormonaux, reflètent une négociation entre la remise en question et l’adhésion aux normes socioculturelles et biologiques de la féminité. Cette étude remet en question les discours médicaux conventionnels sur le SOPK en valorisant les récits des femmes, et contribue à une compréhension plus approfondie du genre, de la santé et de l’expérience vécue. Elle souligne la nécessité d’adopter des approches plus centrées sur les patientes afin de reconnaître et de valider les possibilités de guérison qui ne reposent pas sur des concepts prédéterminés et essentialistes de la santé et de la féminité. 

Biographie de l'auteur-e

  • Samadrita Chowdhuri, University of Alberta

    Samadrita Chowdhuri is a PhD student in Sociology at the University of Alberta, specializing in decolonizing sociology and methodologies. Her work brings together feminist theory, embodiment studies and qualitative inquiry to explore how gendered bodies are lived, disciplined and reimagined within contexts of illness, care and reproduction. She also draws on arts-based and community-engaged practices to center relational and creative modes of knowing.

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2026-04-29