BACKGROUND Each month the endometrium becomes inflamed, and the luminal portion is shed during menstruation. The subsequent repair is remarkable, allowing implantation to occur if fertilization takes place. Aberrations in menstrual physiology can lead to common gynaecological conditions, such as heavy or prolonged bleeding. Increased knowledge of the processes involved in menstrual physiology m...

We measured luteinizing hormone (LH) and androgen concentrations in patients at different phases of the oligomenorrhoeic cycle and compared the results with those of patients with normogonadotrophic amenorrhoea. Several blood samples separated by >/=7 days were obtained from each of 72 patients with oligomenorrhoea and 18 with normogonadotrophic amenorrhoea. The oligomenorrhoeic cycle was divid...

The aim of this study was to determine the influence of menstruation on the bacterial population of healthy Japanese women's vulvas, especially the labia minora. Labia minora swabs were obtained from 10 premenopausal, nonpregnant Japanese women at premenstruation and on day 2 of menstruation. Vaginal swabs were also obtained from 3 out of the 10 women. No significant difference was found in the...

Edgar Allen was the first investigator to demonstrate that uterine bleeding, or menstruation, could be induced in rhesus monkeys by withdrawal of estrogenic hormone. Hormone withdrawal was accomplished by removal of one or both ovaries, by injury to a large follicle, or by cessation of injections of estrogen in a castrate animal. The previous work of Corner3 had shown that the monkey is a suita...

BACKGROUND Menstruation is a natural physiological process that requires proper management. Unlike other normal bodily processes, menstruation is linked with religious and cultural meanings that can affect the perceptions of young girls as well as the ways in which the adults in the communities around them respond to their needs. OBJECTIVES This review aims to answer the following questions: ...

intellectual disability is a term used when a person has certain limitations in mental functioning and skills. autism is a group of developmental brain disorders, collectively called autism spectrum disorder (asd). teenagers with learning and physical disabilities are more likely to have menstrual problems compared to the general populations. the parents of a 12-year-old girl with autism spectr...

autoerythrocyte sensitization syndrome cabs) is a rare purpuric disorder of women characterized by inflammatory and painful ecchymotic lesions unrelated to blood clotting or vascular abnormalities. gastrointestinal bleeding, hematuria, headache or syncopal attacks may also be observed. our patient is a 33-year-old woman presenting with recurrent severe painful ecchymotic lesions on both lower e...

Although there has been an increased interest on premature ejaculation in the recent years, our understanding regarding the disorders of retrograde ejaculation, painful ejaculation and hematospermia remain limited. All three of these conditions require a keen clinical acumen and willingness to engage in thinking outside of the standard established treatment paradigm. The development of novel in...

(5) The limited access zone shall remain in place until the wall is adequately supported to prevent overturning and to prevent collapse unless the height of wall is over eight feet, in which case, the limited access zone shall remain in place until the requirements of paragraph (b) of this section have been met. (b) All masonry walls over eight feet in height shall be adequately braced to preve...