Biomenstrual is a Research through Design project for imagining, designing and practicing menstrual care beyond the human body. Drawing from feminist posthumanist theories that address multispecies entanglements ecologies our bodies form part of, we use design practice to research how caring one’s health might extend environment planet’s wellbeing. Motivated by existing practices of using blood...

Background: Dysmenorrhea which means menstrual pain is the most common complaint in women and is one of the problems of health care. Iranian Traditional medicine (ITM) considers dysmenorrhea as Osre-Tams and Mentha Longifolia has been indicated as one of the plants that is effective for its treatment. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of Mentha Longifolia on...

This study investigated the estrogenic effect of Pueraria mirifica (P. mirifica) on menstrual cycle length and hormone-related ovarian function. Nine normal cyclic monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) were separated into 3 groups; each group was force fed with a single dose of 10, 100, and 1,000 mg of P. mirifica. The experimental schedule was separated into the pre-treatment and post-treatment period...

This study investigated the serum levels of resistin, adiponectin and leptin during the physiological menstrual cycle. Sixteen women (age: 19-30 years; body mass index: 19.46-24.9) with regular menstrual cycles participated. Fasting blood samples were collected on alternate days throughout a full menstrual cycle. Mean resistin concentrations were slightly higher during the luteal phase (5.30+/-...

Background: Iron requirements are increased in adolescent girls with growth and the onset of menarche and remain high in women until menopause. Methods: We conducted a study on two study groups of girls in age group 18-25 years belonging to different socioeconomic classes as per the Modified Kuppuswamy’s Scale to study the effect of the phases of menstrual cycle & socioeconomic class on the iro...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the effect of increased menstrual flow on the loss of work. METHODS Heavy or otherwise abnormal menstrual bleeding is a common problem among women in the reproductive age range. Until now, there has been no evidence of its effect on absences from work. We used data from the National Health Interview Survey 1999, a personal interview household survey using a nationwide re...

Background: Heavy menstrual bleeding is a leading cause of poor quality of life and iron deficiency anemia in reproductive aged women. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy and acceptability of Medroxyprogestrone acetate and Tranexamic acid in menorrhagia management. Materials and Methods: Inclusion criteria were: age 20-45 years, regular menses, not using hormonal drugs for previou...

OBJECTIVE Endometrial perfusions were measured by Doppler ultrasound to evaluate the influence of spontaneous menstrual cycles and to study the effect of clomiphene citrate. METHODS Flow waveforms in right and left uterine arteries were obtained by using transvaginal color Doppler ultrasonography in infertile women with 60 spontaneous menstrual cycles and 37 clomiphene citrate stimulated cycl...