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Menstrual Health in Servicewomen: The Menstrual Cycle, Menstrual Disturbances, and Occupational Consequences [PDF]

Sports Medicine - Open
Background Most women serving in the military do so during their reproductive life and enter service at a young gynecological age. This review provides an overview of the menstrual cycle and summarizes the evidence for menstrual cycle disturbances in the
Ritva S. Mikkonen, Holly McClung, Gabrielle Giersch, Jeroen Van Cutsem, Helen Wright, Thomas J. O’Leary, Julie P. Greeves   +6 more
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Menstrual health and menstrual equity for women living with HIV: a minireview [PDF]

Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Despite the advent of ART and the conversion of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) into a chronic disease, little is known regarding the experiences of women living with HIV (WLWH) in accessing knowledge support and supplies for menstrual health.
Shilpa Melanie Darivemula, Lisa Rahangdale, Lisa Rahangdale, Lisa Rahangdale   +3 more
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Improving menstrual health literacy in sport

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 2023
Menstrual health represents a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being in relation to a woman's menstrual cycle. From a health literacy perspective, knowledge acquisition and expertise are dependent upon the degree to which an individual can find, access, understand, critically analyse, and apply health information.
McGawley, Kerry, Sargent, Debby, Noordhof, Dionne, Badenhorst, Claire, Julian, Ross, Govus, Andy   +5 more
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Addressing Menstrual Health Inequities Among Teenage Mothers in Refugee Settlements in Northern Uganda [PDF]

Health Science Reports
Introduction Menstrual health is a critical component of public health, gender equity, and human rights; however, it remains insufficiently prioritized in humanitarian settings.
Jacob Yen Alier, Majani Edward
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Perspectives of Indian adolescent girls in promoting menstrual health: A qualitative analysis [PDF]

Women's Health
Background: Menstrual health is a vital indicator of adolescent girls' overall well-being and is shaped by diverse social, economic, cultural, and environmental factors. The menstrual period is often associated with physical and psychological discomfort,
Precilla Dsilva, Mitchelle Shilpa Lewis, Baby S. Nayak, Sudhir Prabhu, Prajna Kumari, Shreedhara Avabratha Kadke   +5 more
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An evaluation of menstrual health apps’ functionality, inclusiveness, and health education information [PDF]

BMC Women's Health
Background Menstrual health apps have become increasingly popular, providing users with a tool to monitor and learn about menstrual cycles, symptoms, and management.
Emma Bucher, Callie Sharkey, Abby Henderson, Briette Basaran, Sarah Meyer, Chen X. Chen   +5 more
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Promoting menstrual health and hygiene—insights from the 2023 World Menstrual Hygiene Day celebration events in the Hohoe municipality in Ghana

Frontiers in Public Health
The 2023 World Menstrual Hygiene Day (WMHD) celebration at the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) sought to create awareness about menstruation.
Sitsofe Gbogbo, Israel Wuresah, Phyllis Addo, Senam Klomegah, Emmanuel Gbogbo, Wisdom Axame, Priscilla Klutse, Christopher Makam, Robert Kokou Dowou, Paramount Eli Nelson, Ishmael Boateng, Sarah Odi Mantey, Nuworza Kugbey, Victor Christian Korley Doku, Julie Hennegan, Frank E. Baiden, Lydia Aziato, Fred N. Binka   +17 more
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The Effect of Menstrual Health Education Adopting the Peer Education Method with the Participation of Mothers on Adolescents' Menstrual Health Behaviors: a Clinical Trial [PDF]

Journal of Midwifery & Reproductive Health, 2021
Background & aim: Menstrual health is a major part of adolescent health; nonetheless, the majority of girls do not have sufficient knowledge of menstrual changes.
Reihaneh Jarrahi, Nahid Golmakani, Seyed Reza Mazloom, Hasan Forouzanfar   +3 more
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Oral micronized progesterone for perimenopausal night sweats and hot flushes a Phase III Canada-wide randomized placebo-controlled 4 month trial

Scientific Reports, 2023
This study tested progesterone for perimenopausal hot flush ± night sweat (vasomotor symptom, VMS) treatment. It was a double-blind, randomized trial of 300 mg oral micronized progesterone@bedtime versus placebo for 3-months (m) after a 1-m untreated ...
Jerilynn C. Prior, Andrea Cameron, Michelle Fung, Christine L. Hitchcock, Patricia Janssen, Terry Lee, Joel Singer   +6 more
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Menstrual health: a definition for policy, practice, and research

Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters, 2021
The term “menstrual health” has seen increased use across advocacy, programming, policy, and research, but has lacked a consistent, self-contained definition. As a rapidly growing field of research and practice a comprehensive definition is needed to (1)
Julie Hennegan, Inga T. Winkler, Chris Bobel, Danielle Keiser, Janie Hampton, Gerda Larsson, Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli, Marina Plesons, Thérèse Mahon   +8 more
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