Fifteen highly neurotic women and 21 women who were low in neuroticism participated in this study. The women were surveyed three times over a single menstrual cycle during the mid-late luteal, menstrual, and late follicular phases. Each time, the participants were asked to use reappraisal to regulate their emotions, which were evoked by a sad film clip, and their subjective emotional experience...

The onset of menses for adolescents with physical or intellectual disabilities can affect their independence and add additional concerns for families at home, in schools, and in other settings. The pediatrician is the primary health care provider to explore and assist with the pubertal transition and menstrual management. Menstrual management of both normal and abnormal cycles may be requested ...

BACKGROUND The menstrual practices of adolescents derive largely from health issues associated with their adjustment to reproductive life. The objective of the study was to assess the effect of pre-menarcheal training on the menstrual and hygiene practices of Nigerian school girls. METHOD A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey of randomly selected post-menarcheal school girls using a pr...

Recently, Sevag & Colton (1959) published a chemical test for detecting the precise day of ovulation. We have performed this test in 112 menstrual cycles of sixty women. Out of 112 menstrual cycles studied, in fifty-six menstrual cycles (50%) the chemical patterns were atypical. We do not substantiate the claim of Sevag & Colton that the ovulation invariably occurs between 10th and 14th days of...