"Menstruation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The periodic shedding of the ENDOMETRIUM and associated menstrual bleeding in the MENSTRUAL CYCLE of humans and primates. Menstruation is due to the decline in circulating PROGESTERONE, and occurs at the late LUTEAL PHASE when LUTEOLYSIS of the CORPUS LUTEUM takes place.
Descriptor ID |
D008598
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MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.605.428 G08.686.617
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2017 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2019 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Menstruation" by people in Profiles.
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Using the Water and Sanitation for Health Facility Improvement Tool (WASH FIT) in Zimbabwe: A Cross-Sectional Study of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Services in 50 COVID-19 Isolation Facilities. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 05 25; 18(11).
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A novel banana fiber pad for menstrual hygiene in India: a feasibility and acceptability study. BMC Womens Health. 2021 03 26; 21(1):129.
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Evaluation of the safety and efficacy of using human menstrual blood-derived mesenchymal stromal cells in treating severe and critically ill COVID-19 patients: An exploratory clinical trial. Clin Transl Med. 2021 02; 11(2):e297.
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A Cross-Sectional Study of the Impact of COVID-19 on Domestic Violence, Menstruation, Genital Tract Health, and Contraception Use among Women in Jordan. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 Dec 29; 104(2):519-525.
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Bleeding during the pandemic: the politics of menstruation. Sex Reprod Health Matters. 2020 12; 28(1):1801001.
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Analysis of sex hormones and menstruation in COVID-19 women of child-bearing age. Reprod Biomed Online. 2021 01; 42(1):260-267.
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Sex matters: Practice 5P's when treating young women with venous thromboembolism. J Thromb Haemost. 2019 09; 17(9):1417-1429.
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Menstrual Cycle and Headache in Teenagers. Indian J Pediatr. 2019 Jan; 86(Suppl 1):25-33.
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Age at Menarche and Menstrual Abnormalities in Adolescence: Does it Matter? The Evidence from a Large Survey among Italian Secondary Schoolgirls. Indian J Pediatr. 2019 Jan; 86(Suppl 1):34-41.
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Development of the Painful Periods Screening Tool for endometriosis. Postgrad Med. 2018 Nov; 130(8):694-702.