Menstruation

t has been shown that during menstruation a deterioration occurs both in a schoolgirl 's work and in her behaviour (Dalton, 1960a, 1960c), and it is also at this time that women are most liable to be involved in accidents (Dalton, 1960b) or to be admitted to hospital with an acute psychiatric illness (Dalton, 1959). This gradual recognition of the social significance of menstruation in the various aspects of a woman 's life has led to an investigation of the importance of the menstrual factor in crime. Over a period of six months in one of H.M. Prisons I interviewed ail newly convicted women below the age of 55 on the first weekday after their sentence. The prisoners were asked their age, parity, duration of menstruation, length of cycle, date…

Menstruation is a fact of life for nearly every woman. Many women in the global north enjoy at least some level of education regarding menstruation and have access to clean, ready-made sanitary products. At least in America, it is uncommon to hear of a woman denied the right to participate in schooling or other activities while menstruating due to cultural or religious norms. However, it is strikingly clear that many women in the global south experience menstruation as yet another avenue through…

Ever since women can remember, menstruation has played a large part in daily life. Without menstruation, there would not be human life or living beings. Despite menstruation being a real life thing that happens to almost all women, it is still a taboo topic, that even today, is still not talked about in public or out loud between others because it is one of those “off limit topics,” but my question is why? Why is something so sacred and natural, so off topic and unspoken about? Why are men and…

Retrograde menstruation is one possible cause where the menstrual blood flows back into the fallopian tubes and into the pelvic cavity instead of its normal route out of the body. As the blood flows back into the body, it distributes the endometrial cells contained in the menstrual blood to other organs. Another possible cause is embryonic cell growth where the embryonic cells that line the abdomen and pelvic cavities become endometrial tissue and thus, cause endometriosis to develop. The Mayo…

Adolescent patients specifically may also have pain episodes that are predicated by menstruation. Menstrual pain, before and during, is common in patients with SCD. This pain can be confused with sickling crises pain, and then be treated incorrectly to no relief (Tamim, 2011). Samuels-Reid & Scott (1985) found that patients with SCD have longer and heavier menses with greater incidences of dysmenorrhea. Patients who experience painful crises note they occur most frequently during and after…

Many misconceptions that men have of women during that time of them month is that we are “bitchy and emotional,” that oppress women and belittles them to this stereotypical mad women during their monthly. When, in reality we are at a vulnerable time because our body is producing a natural reaction. Steinem, author of If men could menstruate, states if men could menstruate “menstruation would become enviable [and] boast worthy.”. However, since it’s a women’s issue, society, race and religion…

publishing this story. Considering the aim of most news companies is to increase both viewership and revenue, I thought it would be ages until an article about such a subject would be published. Before I proceed, I must specify that I am not someone who would go around advocating ruthlessly for menstruation to be recognized more regularly in conversation.…

in its topic, but also because it shows a clear discrepancy between what was being taught during the same time period at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Edinburgh, the later being much more advanced in their etiology of menstruation. In America over a span of 100 years from the 18th to 19th century the causality behind menstruation became more accurate, and physicians began to construct our modern understanding of how menstruation was related to the female reproductive…

What is menopause? Menopause is something women typically get when they are 40. Menopause is defined as 12 months after your last menstrual period and end of menstrual cycles. Menopause is a normal condition that women experience as they age. No more pregnancy because there is no more period to worry about. Ovaries no longer produce enough estrogen to continue menstrual period. A woman is natural born with a limited number of eggs, which are stored in the ovaries. Menopause happens when the…

Currently, women are unable to use food stamps to buy feminine hygiene products. Menstruation is not a choice. Women who qualify for food stamps under the current SNAP program should be able to use them to purchase feminine hygiene products. Girls and women miss school and work because they lack the necessary supplies. Poor feminine hygiene has been linked to many serious health issues. As a progressive country, it is important that we work to eliminate the taboos associated with menstruation…