BACKGROUND The onset of menstruation is a landmark event in the life of a young woman. Yet the complications and challenges that can accompany such an event have been understudied, specifically in resource-poor settings. As interventions aim to improve female attendance in schools, it is important to explore how menstruation is perceived and navigated by girls in the school setting. This resear...

We measured luteinizing hormone (LH) and androgen concentrations in patients at different phases of the oligomenorrhoeic cycle and compared the results with those of patients with normogonadotrophic amenorrhoea. Several blood samples separated by >/=7 days were obtained from each of 72 patients with oligomenorrhoea and 18 with normogonadotrophic amenorrhoea. The oligomenorrhoeic cycle was divid...

The aim of this study was to determine the influence of menstruation on the bacterial population of healthy Japanese women's vulvas, especially the labia minora. Labia minora swabs were obtained from 10 premenopausal, nonpregnant Japanese women at premenstruation and on day 2 of menstruation. Vaginal swabs were also obtained from 3 out of the 10 women. No significant difference was found in the...

Edgar Allen was the first investigator to demonstrate that uterine bleeding, or menstruation, could be induced in rhesus monkeys by withdrawal of estrogenic hormone. Hormone withdrawal was accomplished by removal of one or both ovaries, by injury to a large follicle, or by cessation of injections of estrogen in a castrate animal. The previous work of Corner3 had shown that the monkey is a suita...

The incidence of dysmenorrhea in Central Java has reached 56%, this proves that the problem cannot be considered trivial. In Semarang there are 2.11% - 3.1% number women who experience come to obstetrics department, but still many patients do not report. For sufferers can limit their daily activities. Many female students unable carry out activities, thus interfering with Koran and worship This...

BACKGROUND Menstruation is a natural physiological process that requires proper management. Unlike other normal bodily processes, menstruation is linked with religious and cultural meanings that can affect the perceptions of young girls as well as the ways in which the adults in the communities around them respond to their needs. OBJECTIVES This review aims to answer the following questions: ...

intellectual disability is a term used when a person has certain limitations in mental functioning and skills. autism is a group of developmental brain disorders, collectively called autism spectrum disorder (asd). teenagers with learning and physical disabilities are more likely to have menstrual problems compared to the general populations. the parents of a 12-year-old girl with autism spectr...