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In 1987, the World Health Organization, or WHO, took action to improve the quality of maternal health around the world through the declaration of the…
PregnancyGestationPoorLow-income parentsMothers--MortalityNovaSure is a device for endometrial ablation, which is a procedure that removes the endometrium, that the US Food and Drug Administration, or FDA,…
TechnologyReproductionMenstruationWomen's health servicesmedical technologyEndometriosis is a medical condition that involves abnormal growths of tissue resembling the endometrium, which is the tissue that lines the inside…
EndometriosisSampson, John A. (John Albertson), 1873-DysmenorrheaMenstruation disordersReproductive HealthMenstrupedia published the comic book Menstrupedia Comic: The Friendly Guide to Periods for Girls, hereafter Menstrupedia Comic, in July 2014 in…
LiteratureMenstrual CycleMenstrual cycle in artMenstrual cycle--Psychological aspectsComic books and childrenAmenorrhea is considered a type of abnormal menstrual bleeding characterized by the unexpected absence of menstrual bleeding, lasting three months or…
Amenorrhea, PrimaryMenstruation disordersMenstrual CyclePolycystic ovary syndromeBirth ControlIn 2010, Sophia and Paul Grinvalds founded the organization AFRIpads in Kampala, Uganda, to provide reusable cloth pads to menstruating women and…
OrganizationMenstrual CycleFeminine Hygiene ProductsMenstrual Hygiene ProductsSanitary napkinsIn “Beyond Menstrual Hygiene: Addressing Vaginal Bleeding Throughout the Life Course in LMICs,” hereafter “Beyond Menstrual Hygiene,” Marni Sommer,…
LiteratureMenstruation disordersFeminine Hygiene ProductsMenstrual cycle--Psychological aspectsStigmatization