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Menstrual Health Problems and Menstrual Management of Adolescent Girls

International Journal of Nursing Education and Research, 2016
The objective of the study was to ascertain menstrual health problems and menstrual management of the selected girls. To achieve this objective, 209 girls were selected by purposive sampling technique in the age group of 11- 14 years from three schools of Chidambaram in Cuddalore District, Tamilnadu, India.
A. Anbumalar, B. Sasirekha
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The Menstrual Cycle and Adolescent Health

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2008
Early reproductive characteristics, including menarcheal age, may have significant effects on later health outcomes. While early exposure to ovarian hormones may influence the risk for certain diseases, the degree to which this exposure is mediated by other factors is not well understood.
Susannah Heyer, Barsom, Heather E, Dillaway, Patricia Barthalow, Koch, Mona L, Ostrowski, Phyllis Kernoff, Mansfield   +4 more
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Menstrual pain, health and behaviour in girls

Social Science & Medicine, 1989
Prevalence of menstrual pain, use of medication and school absenteeism due to the pain were studied by means of a mailed questionnaire in a sample representing 12-18-year-old girls in Finland (n = 3370, response rate 87%). Prevalence of menstrual pain was 48% among 12-year-old post-menarcheal girls and 79% among 18-year-olds.
J, Teperi, M, Rimpelä
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The Effect of Menstrual Cycle on Periodontal Health

Journal of Periodontology, 2004
Background: Fluctuation in estrogen/progesterone levels has been shown to affect the periodontium. The effects of pregnancy, prepuberty, and oral contraceptives on gingival health has been studied extensively, with gingival scores reported to be higher, in most instances, than in controls.
Eli E, Machtei, Dan, Mahler, Hana, Sanduri, Micha, Peled   +3 more
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The History of US Menstrual Health, School Nurses, and the Future of Menstrual Health Equity

American Journal of Public Health
In the United States, adolescents suffer from inadequate menstrual health, meaning that adolescents are unprepared for menarche, lack the practical resources they need to comfortably and confidently manage menstruation, and receive inadequate health education and care for menstrual pain and disorders.
Sadie Bergen, Erin D. Maughan, Karen E. Johnson, Robin Cogan, Molly Secor, Marni Sommer   +5 more
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Menstrual Maze

Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2018
The purpose of this design is to both explore and address early body literacy education among communities of parents, children, and health educators. Both informed by and designed for community engagement, the Menstrual Maze is a digitally embedded educational toy that aims to engage these communities in menstrual health education.
Bonnie Tran, Leena Choi
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Menstrual Health

Abstract Menstruation refers to the periodic flow of blood from the uterus exiting the body through the vagina. Menarche (the first menstruation) signals the onset of reproductive maturity in females and is a result of the shedding of the wall of the uterus that occurs when there is no implantation of a fertilized ovum.
Erin C Hunter, Adesola O Olumide, Marni Sommer   +2 more
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Menstrual health matters. Period

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association
Menstrual health is composed of physical and psychosocial factors and fundamental to the well-being of menstruating individuals. Clinicians are urged to assess markers of menstruation as a vital sign, informing potential current and future health risks.
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Menstrual Health Products, Practices, and Problems

Women & Health, 1983
This review article examines factors affecting normal variations in menstrual flow, methods used to estimate vaginal blood loss, menstrual health problems related to hygiene practices, and methods of assessing tampon absorbancy. Preliminary studies from this laboratory suggest that normal, cycling women exhibit menstrual flow rates that are ...
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Menstrual cycle, exercise and health

Biological Rhythm Research, 2009
Exercise training can have an impact on the menstrual cycle. If the exercise load is great enough it can lead to irregular or even the complete absence of menses, which has implications for reproductive health. Conversely, the menstrual cycle can affect exercise performance.
Ellen A. Dawson, Thomas Reilly
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