The American artist Vanessa Tiegs (http://menstrala. blogspot. com) and the German artist
Petra Paul (http://mum. org/armenpau. htm) are known for collecting their menstrual flow …

BACKGROUND: The human menstrual cycle (MC) has historically been the focus of myth
and misinformation, leading to ideas that constrain women's activities. OBJECTIVES: We …

The purpose of the current study was twofold (a) to examine elite female athletes'
experiences of their menstrual cycle, with a focus upon the impact on training and …

The global development community has focused in recent decades on closing the gender
gap in education, but has given insufficient attention to the specific needs of pre-and post …

This paper examines girls' voiced experiences of menstruation, puberty and schooling in
northern Tanzania. The study was conducted in Moshi and Rombo Districts of Kilimanjaro, a …

Dimensions of human mood, behaviour and vital signs cycle over multiple timescales.
However, it remains unclear which dimensions are most cyclical, and how daily, weekly …

Menstrual stigma has been demonstrated in many societies. However, there is little research
on menstrual attitudes in South Asia, despite religiously-based menstrual restrictions …

The absence of reports of Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) in contexts such as China, Hong
Kong, and India has led to the conclusion that PMS is a culture-bound syndrome. This …

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

Women's use of water differs from men in essentially one aspect: in cleansing the body of
menstrual blood. The pledge of the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector to place …