Menstruation despite being a healthy and fundamental bodily process is a topic often buried in fear and shame and its discussion is even taboo in many societies.
Menstrual Cycle - Phases, Mechanism, Causes, Prevention and Myths
Menstrual cycle occurs every month during a woman’s reproductive age. Tracking menstrual cycle helps understand ovulation time and irregularities.
Menstrual cycle occurs every month during a woman’s reproductive age. Tracking menstrual cycle helps understand ovulation time and irregularities.
‘Menstruation, despite being a healthy and fundamental bodily process, is a topic often buried in fear and shame, and its discussion is even taboo in many societies.’
Essays, artwork, stories, and poems from policymakers, entrepreneurs, artists, academics, and activists, as well as interviews with those at the margins, such as the homeless and those living with disabilities, explore myriad aspects of how menstruation is experienced in South Asia.
Menstruation and the Works of Famous Persons Concerning it
While activist Granaz Baloch narrates how she defied traditional notions of tribal honor and conducted the first-ever menstrual health workshop in Balochistan, Radha Paudel writes about her mission to have menstrual dignity acknowledged as a human right in Nepal. Shashi Tharoor relays his radical Menstrual Rights Bill which was tabled in the Lok Sabha.We hear from Erum about the challenges of getting one’s period when incarcerated, as Farzana and Chandan relate how mimicking the rituals of menstruation helps them feel more feminine as transwomen.
Tishani Doshibreaks new ground with a poem about her uterus. Ayra Indrias Patras describes how some poor women in Pakistan managed their period during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Menstrual Disorders — Types, Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
What causes irregular periods and heavy periods? Menstrual disorders involve physiological and emotional symptoms centering around menstruation (period cycle).
What causes irregular periods and heavy periods? Menstrual disorders involve physiological and emotional symptoms centering around menstruation (period cycle).
The book also showcases menstrala, or art inspired by menstruation, ranging from Rupi Kaur’s iconic photo essay, Anish Kapoor’s oil paintings, Shahzia Sikander’s neo-miniaturist art, photographs of wall murals made by young people in Jharkhand, to Sarah Naqvi’s embroidery. Amna Mawaz Khan offers a perspective through the choreography of her menstrual dance.
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Primary Amenorrhea - Overview and History
Amenorrhea is a menstrual disorder in women indicating absence of menses. Menstruation signals womanhood, the gift of procreation, re-creation, and regeneration.
Amenorrhea is a menstrual disorder in women indicating absence of menses. Menstruation signals womanhood, the gift of procreation, re-creation, and regeneration.
A collection of breathtaking scope and significance, "Period Matters" illustrates with power, purpose, and creativity both the variances and commonalities of menstruation.
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Ten Most Common Gynecological Problems Every Woman Must Know
Gynecological problems affect the female reproductive system. Here is a brief description of the ten most common gynecological disorders.
Gynecological problems affect the female reproductive system. Here is a brief description of the ten most common gynecological disorders.
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