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The Meaning of Menstruation in Women with Mild Disabilities

open access: yesIndonesian Journal of Disability Studies, 2022
Women with Disabilities have a greater social vulnerability both as Women and Persons with Disabilities. The stigma formed by the community greatly influences them in interpreting their menstruation.
Siti Rahmah, Wike, Retty Ratnawati
doaj   +1 more source

A rare cause of recurrent subconjunctival hemorrhage: ocular vicarious menstruation

open access: yes, 2023
Purpose: Vicarious menstruation is cyclical bleeding in extra-uterine locations that occurs during menstruation or within 48 h of its onset. We aim to present a 43-year-old female with ocular vicarious menstruation, its treatment, and a review of other ...
Celebi, AR, Aygun, EG
core   +1 more source

Menstruation as medicine [PDF]

open access: yesSocial Science & Medicine, 1985
Traditional healing rituals in many parts of the world seem to derive from a model of cyclical renewal provided in the first instance by menstruation. Health is seen as dependent upon a correct balance between polar opposite states such as 'heat' and 'cold','dryness' and 'wetness' etc.
openaire   +2 more sources

The Stigma Surrounding Menstruation: Attitudes and Practices Regarding Menstruation and Sexual Activity During Menstruation

open access: yes, 2022
This article describes the findings of a mixed-methods study aimed to understand attitudes and practices regarding menstruation and sexual activity during menstruation due to stigma.
Van Lonkhuijzen, Renske Mirjam   +2 more
core   +1 more source

At Home Detection of Ovarian Health Biomarker in Menstruation Blood

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A lateral flow assay enables the detection of anti‐Müllerian hormone directly in unprocessed menstrual blood using silica‐gold nanoshells and smartphone‐assisted machine learning analysis. The platform supports decentralized, user‐operated testing in wearable and dipstick formats, highlighting the potential of menstrual blood as a non‐invasive matrix ...
Lucas Dosnon   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

An investigation into the attitudes of male undergraduate students towards menstruation: The psychometric properties of the Menstrual Attitude Questionnaire [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Magister Artium (Psychology) - MA(Psych)Menstruation is an integral and normal part of human life, indeed of human existence. Instead of being celebrated as a noteworthy landmark of biological maturity in a young girl‟s life, menstruation has become an
Roos, Karen
core   +1 more source

A rite of passage: a mixed methodology study about knowledge, perceptions and practices of menstrual hygiene management in rural Gambia

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2019
Background Appropriate menstrual hygiene management (MHM) is impeded by taboos and secrecy surrounding menstruation. Unhygienic menstrual practices and unpreparedness for managing menstruation has been associated with adverse health and social outcomes ...
Vishna Shah   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Enhanced Glycolysis‐Driven Histone H3K18 Lactylation Regulates Epileptogenesis by Modulating the E3 Ubiquitin Ligase COP1

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Neuronal PKM2‐driven glycolysis generates excess lactate that triggers histone H3K18 lactylation (H3K18la), establishing a pathogenic metabolic‐epigenetic axis in epilepsy. Elevated H3K18la enriches the Cop1 promoter, transcriptionally upregulating the E3 ubiquitin ligase COP1, which subsequently drives proteasomal degradation of GABAARβ2 and impairs ...
Yuan Meng   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Shame Induction to Reclaiming Agency: Understanding Menstruation from the Perspective of Adolescent Girls [PDF]

open access: yesمطالعات اجتماعی روان‌شناختی زنان
Menstruation in many societies, including the cultural context of Yazd, Iran, is surrounded by shame, silence, and concealment. This study aimed to explore the lived experiences of menstruation among adolescent girls in Yazd and to examine how they ...
Fatemeh Adelkhah, Hossein Afrasiabi
doaj   +1 more source

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