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Menstrual Health: A Health and Human Rights Issue [PDF]

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   +4 more sources

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

Menstrual health and menstrual equity for women living with HIV: a minireview

open access: yesFrontiers 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   +3 more
doaj   +3 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

CycleTrack: Understanding Menstrual Health

open access: yes
CycleTrack is a project generating high-quality data on menstrual health within existing cohort studies.
Gemma Sharp   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Measuring Menstrual Health Literacy: Development and validation of the Menstrual Health Literacy Scale. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Health Psychol
Menstrual health literacy (MHL) is associated with better menstrual health management and greater understanding of how menstruation can impact general health and wellbeing. This article outlines the development and psychometric validation of the 22-item Menstrual Health Literacy Scale (MHLS-22), the first psychometric scale to measure MHL, and proposes
Gallivan S, Kelleher S, Foley S.
europepmc   +2 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

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

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 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.
Smith, Jennifer A.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

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