The relationship between dietary intake, circulating hepcidin and iron status in free-living premenopausal women has not been explored. This cross-sectional study aimed to identify dietary determinants of iron stores after accounting for blood loss and to determine whether iron intake predicts iron stores independently of hepcidin in a sample of Australian women. Three hundred thirty eight wome...

Although a woman's menstrual history can have significant implications for health outcomes, few studies have examined menstrual cycle variability in non-western, non-clinically based populations. This study presents menstrual cycle characteristics from Bhutia women living in Gangtok, Sikkim, India. The Bhutia are one of two indigenous populations residing in this small, northeastern state of In...

Objective: To find out the effect of dydrogesterone drug on menstral cycle of adolescent girl. Study design: A total of 50 adolescent girl (16-19 years) who were suffering from irregular menstruation were recruited for this study from April 2008 to February 2009, at JNM Hospital, Kalyani, West Bengal, India. Results: Menstrul cycle was found to be regular within 6 months of treatment along with...

Uterine bleedings are quite common in obstetric practice. Excessive menstrual flow or undue prolongation of the period of bleeding is known as menorrhagia. The patient is free from bleeding during the intermenstrual periods. Pure menorrhagia is an important symptom of many well defined conditions and should not be confused with the conditions giving rise to irregular bleeding. Metrorrhagia is a...

The study was conducted as an attempt to estimate the prevalence of infertility among the rural women of Andaman Islands.The study was carried out in the villages of three tehsils viz., Diglipur, Mayabunder and Rangatof Andaman Island during the period October 2011 to September 2012.The information on age, religion, occupation, monthly income, menstrual history, marital history and gynecologica...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the hormonal contraceptive practices of female university students aged ≤ 25 years, their menstrual bleeding frequency, and interest in contraceptive regimens that reduce menstrual frequency or duration. STUDY DESIGN A 20-item questionnaire was distributed to female students at Griffith University, Gold Coast campus. This included questions relating to: demographics,...

BACKGROUND In this study, the characteristics of menstrual cycle in shift workers employed in the pharmaceutical industry are investigated. METHOD This study was conducted in a pharmaceutical industrial complex in Tehran in 2012. 406 female workers in packaging units were studied on the menstrual cycle characteristics. The studied workers were divided into two groups of shift workers and non-...

OBJECTIVE Synchronised swimming is a sport that shares certain characteristics with other aesthetically pleasing sports such as gymnastics and dance. The purpose of this investigation was to ascertain whether the highest ranked synchronised swimmers in the United Kingdom experience menstrual abnormalities, a common medical problem seen in these related activities. METHODS Twenty three members...

This essay examines the rhetoric of choice as it is used by direct-to-consumer campaigns to persuade women to limit menstruation through the consumption of oral contraceptives. Using the tools of feminist rhetorical criticism, I trace how choice is rhetorically constructed to suggest that menstrual suppression is a path to individual empowerment while co-opting second and postsecond-wave rhetor...

For an adolescent with physical disabilities, intellectual disabilities, or both, and for her caregivers, menstruation can present significant challenges. If, after an evaluation, the adolescent, her family, and the obstetrician-gynecologist have decided that menstrual intervention is warranted, advantages and disadvantages of hormonal methods should be reviewed and individualized to each patie...