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Navigating menstrual stigma and norms: a qualitative study on young people’s menstrual experiences and strategies for improving menstrual health

open access: yesBMC Public Health
Background Menstrual health is a recognised important public health issue and is essential for the realisation of gender equality and the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals.
Eva Åkerman   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Treating Heavy Menstrual Bleeding [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Heavy Menstrual Bleeding (HMB) affects women from menarche to peri-menopause. An understanding of the basics of diagnosis, examination, investigation and management are essential for all health care professionals.
Jones, Siân   +2 more
core   +4 more sources

Mood, mileage and the menstrual cycle [PDF]

open access: yes, 1992
Forty women took part in a study to determine the effects of high-intensity training and the menstrual cycle on mood states. Half of the sample were competitive distance runners following a training load of between 50 km and 130 km running per week ...
Byrne, N. C.   +5 more
core   +4 more sources

Menstrual Health: A Health and Human Rights Issue

open access: yesFrontiers for Young Minds, 2023
Menstruation is a natural part of life, but for some people who menstruate it can be a reason for exclusion. Factors that contribute to exclusion include age, gender, poverty level, health conditions, and other societal factors. Menstrual health is a general state of wellbeing during the menstrual cycle, and it is important because everyone has the ...
Alarcão, Violeta, Pintassilgo, Sónia
openaire   +3 more sources

Menstrual health is a public health and human rights issue [PDF]

open access: yesThe Lancet Public Health, 2022
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, of the 1·9 billion individuals who menstruate, an estimated 500 million were unable to attain menstrual health.1 Achieving menstrual health is fundamental to the equality, rights, and dignity of all individuals who menstruate. Nonetheless, menstrual health is still not considered a priority by all. As the COVID-19 pandemic
Karan Babbar   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

IL-8 correlates with reduced baseline femoral neck bone mineral density in adults with cystic fibrosis: a single center retrospective study

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a multi-system disease that is characterized by lung disease due to recurrent airway infection and inflammation. Endocrine complications, such as CF bone disease (CFBD), are increasingly identified as patients are living longer ...
Grace Y. Lam   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Integrating menstrual health

open access: yesi-manager's Journal on Life Sciences, 2023
Menstruation is a natural and important part of the reproductive cycle, approximately half of the human population has or will experience it. Menstrual Health (MH) is an integral part of sexual and reproductive health. MH is essential for the health, mobility, education, economic empowerment, and dignity of girls, women, and people who menstruate.
openaire   +1 more source

Use of Menstrual Sanitary Products in Women of Reproductive Age: Korea Nurses’ Health Study [PDF]

open access: yesOsong Public Health and Research Perspectives, 2021
Objectives The use of menstrual hygiene products and its effect on women’s health remains under studied. Patterns of menstrual hygiene product use and the rationale behind choices among Korean women aged 18–45 years were examined.
Hansol Choi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness of Health Education in Improving Menstrual Hygiene Knowledge and Practices among Adolescent Girls of Rural India [PDF]

open access: yesHealthline, 2022
Introduction : Menstruation is still surrounded by many myths, misconceptions and taboos. Adolescent girls in India, seems to have inadequate and inaccurate knowledge on menstruation and its hygiene.
Gracy Paulin Dharmalingam   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Menstrual management: a neglected aspect of hygiene interventions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Purpose - Effective menstrual management is essential for the mental and physical well being of women. However, many women in low-income countries lack access to the materials and facilities required.
Parker, Alison H.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

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