However, according to doctors, the cause of my mother's shoulder stiffness is due to menopause. When she talked about menopause symptoms with my grandmother, she thought it was strange that my mother needed to seek medical help for her symptoms. Although my grandmother experienced the same symptoms, she considers them a normal life process, rather than a medical problem. This demonstrates how the medicalisation of menopause can influence women's medical treatment and shape women's understanding and behavior in relation to seeking medical help when it may not be necessary. This article does not address how political economy can shape the cultural construction of illness. Due to globalization, many Asian countries have adopted the Western medical model, while the traditional Chinese medical model is in decline. Although diseases that reflect cultural biases still exist, Asian countries are increasingly following the path of Western society in constructing disease. An example is the medicalization of lactose intolerance in China. Before the introduction of cow's milk, lactose intolerance was not perceived as a medical problem. Since milk became part of the Chinese diet, lactose intolerance has become abnormal and perceived as a medical problem. Many Chinese today continue to suffer from lactose intolerance, as consumption of cow's milk is a recent phenomenon from the West. We have to see how