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Prevalence and factors associated with menstruation-related school absenteeism among adolescent girls in rural northern Ghana

open access: yesBMC Women's Health, 2021
Background Although menstruation is a normal physiological process that begins in girls during adolescence, it has the potential to negatively impact on the self-esteem and education of girls particularly those from low- and middle-income countries.
Maxwell Tii Kumbeni   +3 more
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Menstrual Migraine

open access: yesPediatric Neurology Briefs, 2004
The association between migraine and menstruation was determined using diary data from 155 women of median age 44 years (range, 15 to 58 years) who were not using hormonal contraception and attended the City of London Migraine Clinic, UK.
J Gordon Millichap
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Women's menarche stories from a multicultural sample [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
This paper reports on the findings of a focus group study that examines how women have experienced menarche at the personal level and in relation to the larger cultural, religious, and societal environment.
Uskul, Ayse K.
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THERAPY FOR IRREGULAR MENSTRUATION WITH ACUPUNTURE AND HERBAL PEGAGAN (CENTELLA ASIATICA (L.))

open access: yesJournal of Vocational Health Studies, 2019
Background : Menstruation is bleeding periodic scale and cyclical from uterus extrication (deskuamasi) endometrium. Menstruation bleeding is complex interaction result wich involve hormone system and body system, that are hypothalamus, hypofisis, ovarium
Evin Dwi Prayuni   +2 more
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Exploring young women’s menstruation-related challenges in Uttar Pradesh, India, using the socio-ecological framework

open access: yesSexual and Reproductive Health Matters, 2020
Menstruation frequently poses psychological, social, and health challenges for young women living in low- and middle-income countries. In countries such as India, where menstruation is stigmatised, it can be particularly difficult.
Ellen McCammon   +5 more
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A sexual and reproductive health rights approach to menstruation

open access: yes, 2021
While increased attention to menstruation as a significant health issue for women and girls is positive, some menstrual interventions promoted by Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) programmes primarily focus on hygiene, infrastructure, and ...
McLaren, Margaret A.   +3 more
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Sharing the Abject in Digital Culture

open access: yesA Peer-Reviewed Journal About, 2016
Menstruation has been picked up lately by the ‘tech’ industry. Today millions of users track their period cycle using reproductive health apps, and menstruation tracking is an integrated feature in Apple’s HealthKit software platform.The digitization of
Marie Louise Juul Søndergaard
doaj   +1 more source

THE IMPACT OF MENSTRUATION ON SCHOOL ATTENDANCE IN SOUTH AFRICA [PDF]

open access: yesSocial Sciences and Education Research Review, 2023
This article analysis the impact of menstruation on girl's school attendance and how that impact on women's participation in developmental issues. It is estimated that most girl-children miss attending classes when they are on a menstruating cycle. Since
THANDI S NGOMANE, MOKOKO P SEBOLA
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Degendering Menstruation : Making Trans Menstruators Matter

open access: yes, 2020
Rydström works within a post-constructionist framework to critically explore the nature of menstruation, which many perceive to be a strictly female bodily function despite many scholars’ recognition that menstruators are of various gender identities. In
Rydström, Klara,
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OVULATION AND MENSTRUATION [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ, 1934
To the Editor:— I should like to be given the opportunity of replying to Dr. Novak's letter inThe Journaldated April 21. I agree with Hartman that the disintegration changes in the endometrium during the anovular cyclic hemorrhage of the macaque and during menstruation in the human female are almost identical.
openaire   +2 more sources

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