Adolescenceâ€" beginning with the onset of puberty and ending in the mid-20sâ€" is a
critical period of development during which key areas of the brain mature and develop …

Menstrual-related issues have significant public-health ramifications. Women who are
having menstruation troubles should get their mental health checked by healthcare …

Background Keeping girls in school offers them protection against early marriage, teen
pregnancy, and sexual harms, and enhances social and economic equity. Studies report …

Menstruation is a salient, and sometimes scary, communication topic for young women. The
present study reports on the early communication experiences about menstruation from 165 …

Experiences and constructions of menarche and menstruation are shaped by the
sociocultural environment in which women are embedded. We explored experiences and …

This study examines how dominant societal discourses of menstruation are appropriated,
rejected, or interpreted as adolescent girls make meaning of their menarche. Thirteen …

Background Globally, experiences of menarche and subsequent menstruation are
embedded in social and cultural beliefs, norms and practices. Menarche is an important …

This research investigates social representations of menstruation. It analyses firstly how
young Spanish people understand menstruation in their everyday lives. And secondly, it …

In tandem with cultural taboos about menstruation, women have historically reported
ambivalent relationships between their body images, sexualities and their menstrual cycles …

Background Menstruation has important implications on the physical and emotional well-
being of adolescents' reproductive health. Purpose This study aimed to investigate the …