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menstruation
menstruation (menses) (men-stroo-ay-shŏn) n. the discharge of blood and fragments of endometrium from the vagina at intervals of about four weeks in women of child-bearing age (see
menarche,
menopause). The normal duration of discharge varies from three to seven days.
anovular m. discharge that takes place without previous release of an egg cell from the ovary.
vicarious m. bleeding from a mucous membrane other than the endometrium when normal menstruation is due. See also
amenorrhoea,
dysmenorrhoea,
menorrhagia,
oligomenorrhoea.
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Attitudes towards menstruation and menstrual blood in Elizabethan England.(SECTION II SEXUALITY AND REPRODUCTION)(Essay)
Magazine article from: Journal of Social History; 9/22/2009; ; 700+ words
; Menstruation is a topic that has only become of concern to historians...historians who broke new ground by investigating menstruation and its products traditionally approached menstruation with two ingrained assumptions. Firstly, they assumed...
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Are periods passe? [Is Menstruation Obsolete?]
Magazine article from: Herizons; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...his controversial new book, Is Menstruation Obsolete? (Oxford University Press), Coutinho suggests that menstruation is obsolete: an old-fashioned...more like a cultural history of menstruation. Keenly interested in the subject...
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Girls in Power: Gender, Body, and Menstruation in Adolescence
Magazine article from: Journal of Marriage and Family; 2/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Power: Gender, Body, and Menstruation in Adolescence. Laura Fingerson...boys' collective talk about menstruation and the body. Its contribution...emphasis that understandings of menstruation (and, subsequently, social...
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Premenarcheal Mexican girls' and their teachers' perceptions of preparation students receive about menstruation at school.
Magazine article from: Journal of School Health; 3/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; The menarche, or first menstruation, is an important event in the...various sources of information about menstruation, and they learn about it from...responsible for teaching girls about menstruation? Should such information be provided...
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 "Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)")
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period piece; "The Menstruation Project" combines film clips with live performance to explore how menstruation effects both women and men.(FREETIME)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 6/15/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...rather glibly that he can't relate to menstruation, never having experienced it. "As...said. So began an education in "The Menstruation Project," a multimedia performance...who discuss their relationship with menstruation, as well as theater vignettes, jokes...
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Fresh, clean--and hidden.(Capitalizing on the Curse: The Business of Menstruation )(Book review)
Magazine article from: The Women's Review of Books; 7/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Capitalizing on the Curse: The Business of Menstruation By Elizabeth Anveda Kissling Boulder...Second Sex. "Anglo-Saxons call menstruation 'the curse'; in truth the menstrual...Kissling's book is that her topic, menstruation, brings together women's and cultural...
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EDITORIAL: 'Menstruation' now a four-letter word
News Wire article from: University Wire; 4/6/2001; ; 562 words
; ...that happens once in a blue moon. Menstruation is the regular occurrence that more...Eight women on campus want to have a 'Menstruation Party'. The Office of Residence Life...them to hang signs that have the word menstruation in it. There are other words to describe...
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Period: The End of Menstruation
Magazine article from: Canadian Women's Health Network; 4/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; film review: Period: The End of Menstruation A documentary film directed by Giovanna...hassle" and "unpleasantness of menstruation." He recites a litany of the "number of burdens" menstruation can bring as a prelude to his restrained...
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Attitudes toward menstruation in premenstrual dysphoric disorder: a preliminary report in an urban Turkish population
Magazine article from: Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology; 12/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; The manner in which menstruation, femininity and the role of the...of mothers and attitudes toward menstruation of a group of women diagnosed with...manner in which a girl learns about menstruation and its associated changes may...
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 "Network (Winnipeg)")
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Period: The End of Menstruation: a documentary film directed by Giovanna Chesler (g6pictures).(Movie review)
Magazine article from: Network (Winnipeg); 3/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...hassle" and "unpleasantness of menstruation." He recites a litany of the "number of burdens" menstruation can bring as a prelude to his restrained...compelled to create positive images of menstruation in a world where so few exist. The...
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menstruation
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
menstruation is the periodic shedding of the endometrium...years of a woman's life. The first menstruation (menarche) usually occurs at puberty...age of 45–50. However, menstruation does not occur during pregnancy and...
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Menstruation
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence
Menstruation Definition Menstruation is the vaginal bleeding that occurs in adolescent girls and...happens in a predictable pattern, once a month. Description Menstruation is part of the menstrual cycle, which helps a woman's body...
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Menstrual Disorders
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
...include amenorrhea, or the cessation of menstruation, menorrhagia, or heavy bleeding, and...childbearing age after a period of normal menstruation and is diagnosed when menstruation has stopped for three months. It can occur...
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Untouchability: Menstrual Taboos
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
Untouchability: Menstrual Taboos Menstruation is a physiological process often imbued...not all societies have interpreted menstruation in the same way: in some cultures...neither stigma nor taboo; in others, menstruation has been a sign of the magical power...
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Rites of Passage
Book article from: American Eras
...x2019; puberty rites at first menstruation, boys’ conversion to men...account of the rituals surrounding menstruation among the Ottawas and Hurons: The...they have their monthly sickness [menstruation] they leave their husbands, and the...
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