"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,
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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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1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Menstruation" by people in Profiles.
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"My mama told me it would happen": menarche and menstruation experiences across generations. Women Health. 2020 01; 60(1):87-98.
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Menstrual Education and Personal Hygiene Supplies to Empower Young Women in Haiti. OTJR (Thorofare N J). 2017 10; 37(4):210-217.
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Familial Mediterranean Fever: An Unusual Case Presentation. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2015 Dec; 28(6):e193-5.
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Cholesterol, endocrine and metabolic disturbances in sporadic anovulatory women with regular menstruation. Hum Reprod. 2011 Feb; 26(2):423-30.
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Sex cycle modulates cancer growth. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2005 May; 91(1):95-102.
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Hormonal and reproductive risk factors for development of systemic lupus erythematosus: results of a population-based, case-control study. Arthritis Rheum. 2002 Jul; 46(7):1830-9.
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Square pegs in round holes. Int J Cancer. 1995 Sep 04; 62(5):651-2.
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Menstrual cycle characteristics and the risk of endometriosis. Epidemiology. 1993 Mar; 4(2):135-42.
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Factors influencing the relationship between a newborn assessment of gestational maturity and the gestational age interval. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 1990 Apr; 4(2):133-46.
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Examples abound of gaps in medical knowledge because of groups excluded from scientific study. JAMA. 1990 Feb 23; 263(8):1051, 1055.