Menstrual cycle

12 months after your last menstrual period and is typically caused by your ovaries no longer releasing an egg every month. Women are born with a certain number of eggs, which are stored in the ovaries. Ovaries create estrogen and progesterone, helping to manage menstruation and ovulation. It can also be triggered early due to damage to your ovaries through surgery such as a hysterectomy or treatment such as chemotherapy. Menopause notes the end of your menstrual cycles…

young teenage girls are more focused on sexual activities instead of their childhood. Contraception is not only used for teenage girls who are sexually active, but they are also used to regulate irregular menstrual cycles. Once teenagers start to consume birth control, their menstrual cycles will be controlled to where it will come at a certain time each month. When taking some forms of…

research I found that many female student athletes struggle with the female athlete triad. This includes struggling with disordered eating, menstrual dysfunction, and osteoporosis. While I was aware that athletes in general may struggle with injuries associated with their sport, it did not occur to me the affect that college eating and the female menstrual cycle can have. During my own undergraduate experience it was difficult to eat healthy and take care of myself the way that I should have. As…

The average blood loss during a menstrual cycle is 20-50ml and anything above 80ml is considered excessive (Perry, 2012 and 201; Fraser et al., 2011). In addition to what the patient reports (number of pads used per day), it is important to look for signs and symptoms such as fatigue, breathlessness, anemia, feeling cold, and palpitation. It is important to find the cause and treatment this illness is because of all articles found states that “heavy menstrual bleeding can have an adverse…

Soccer is one of the biggest team sports out there in the world with an estimated figure of about 265 million players in the world. Unfortunately, soccer-related knee injuries are very common and constitute a major problem not only in soccer but many other sports. The Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the most common knee structure that is injured during play and practice. An ACL injury can be characterized as a partial of a full tear of the ligament; surgical repair of the ACL is very…

advertisements have made a large impact on the community by pushing different products down the public’s throats it does benefit all parties. Along with many different businesses Always is a brand of feminine hygiene products designed for women on their menstrual cycle to use for day or night. Advertising…

Aristotle had even guessed that women started menopause around the age of forty. While it was not necessarily studied in biblical times, the menstrual cycle and menopause are talked about widely. A more specific example is the story of Abraham and Sarah, who are trying to have a baby, but Sarah having gone through menopause and is the age of 90, cannot conceive. Studies in the 1800’s decided to help…

syndromes that can affect an individual’s quality of life as well as their health status. Polycystic ovarian syndrome can impact both of these aspects of a woman’s life, and should alert the clinician to the need for further assessment. PCOS causes menstrual irregularity, acne, hirsutism, metabolic dysfunctions, pregnancy complications, and infertility (Barnieri & Ehrmann, 2017). These symptoms are thought to be caused by a complex genetic trait in which environmental variants act to further…

000 menstrual hygiene products. An interest group called Jewish Women International has worked with Support the Girls to provide seminars and information to their supporters. Helping Women Period. is another non-profit with a similar goal, wanting “to provide menstrual products to homeless or low-income people” in the United States. These organizations have given up on waiting around for the federal government to make this change and have taken it upon themselves to distribute free menstrual…

unprotected sex. Therefore, counseling for birth control was given, and Savannah scheduled to return for Depo-Provera, a pelvic exam, and a chlamydia test. Two weeks later, Savannah returns to the clinic and reports that her menstrual cycle is five weeks late since her last menstrual period. Furthermore, she states that she has had morning sickness, breast tenderness, and fatigue. Urine pregnancy test was completed and it was positive. She received counseling, due to unintended pregnancy. A…