By including an evaluation of the menstrual cycle as an additional vital sign. Menstruation definition and meaning collins english. Information and translations of menstruation in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. History of broken relationships, alcoholism or drug addiction and school or social pressures. Menstruation definition of menstruation by the free. If you do not get pregnant, your hormone levels estrogen and progesterone begin falling. Perimenopause is when fertility in a female declines, and menstruation occurs less regularly in the years leading up to the final menstrual period, when a female stops menstruating completely and is no longer fertile. Normalising menstruation, empowering girls the lancet child. Period of time where a woman passes from the reproductive stage of life to the menopause. Women and adolescent girls use a clean material to absorb or collect menstrual blood, and this material can be changed in privacy as often as necessary for the duration of menstruation. Introduction to representations of the menstrual cycle article pdf available in women s studies 402.
It is composed of several sections called nuclei, each of which controls a specific function. Menstrual hygiene management of adolescent school girls. The menstrual cycle and its relation to contraceptive methods. Unit 3 reproductive systems and the menstrual cycle. When a woman menstruates, blood flows from her uterus for a few days every month. Every month, millions of adolescent girls around the world face a miserable cycle of pain, discomfort, shame, anxiety, and isolation when their menstrual period arrives. Reproductive systems and the menstrual cycle key points understanding the female reproductive cycle is essential for understanding how pregnancy occurs and how family planning methods work to prevent it. The medical definition of menopause is one year without a period and typically occurs between 45 and 55 in western countries. Menstrual hygiene management mhm has been defined as. Menstrual disorders reproductive age excessive regular cyclical bleeding or menorrhagia. Types of menstrual disorders causes of different types. Abnormal uterine bleeding disorder is of three types heavy menstrual bleeding, no menstrual bleeding amenorrhea and bleeding between the two periods metrorrhagia.
For a more in depth discussion the reader is referred to the references and links section. Menstruation definition of menstruation by medical. Our current attribution of menopause, defined retrospectively after 12 months of amenorrhea have been observed and derived from the. This paper discusses about the beliefs and norms in different religions and also how society deals with menstruation. Single source chm, pdf, doc and html help creation. The average duration of menstruation is 46 days, but the normal range can be 28 days. This leads to a lot of inconvenience for young girls. Menstruation or menses is the natural bodily process of releasing blood and associated matter from the uterus through the vagina as part of the menstrual cycle. Marked by irregular cycles and climacteric symptoms. Menstruate meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. Menarche is the onset of menstruation, the time when a girl has her first menstrual period. An accepted definition of menstrual hygiene management mhm is. Menstruation occurs every 28 days or so between puberty and menopause, except during pregnancy, and the flow lasts about 5 days, the times varying from woman to woman. Menstruation meaning in the cambridge english dictionary.
The term ovulation refers to the release of a mature egg from the ovary. A period is the 2 to 7 days that a girl or woman has her menstrual flow, which is when blood and tissue leave her body through her vagina. Although its focus is predominantly subsaharan africa, many of the issues raised are relevant to girls in most lowincome countries, although there may be differences in popular practice and beliefs. The first period usually begins between twelve and fifteen years of age, a point in time known as menarche. Since 1977, smcr has held biennial conferences which feature presentations about all aspects of the menstrual cycle, including those that involve research, theory, public policy, health care, clinical applications, art and activism related to physiological,sociocultural, psychological, or crosscultural aspects of the menstrual cycle. Menstrual health education resource teaching and training tips this resource can be used to develop lessons for schoolgirls or it can be used to train teachers or womens groups to teach girls themselves. The menstrual cycle and its relation to contraceptive methods a reference for reproductive health trainers grace mtawali manuel pina marcia angle catherine murphy. Reproductive systems and the menstrual cycle 39 male and female reproductive systemsinclude all of the structures and organs involved in fertilization and implantation. Total time 125 minutes module objectives when the training has finished, teachers will have developed an understanding of the following. Menstruation is the approximately monthly discharge of blood from the body by nonpregnant women. The menstrual blood is partly blood and partly tissue from inside the uterus. Menstruation is a natural fact of life and a monthly occurrence for the 1. Menstruation is a natural process that is part of a womans reproductive health.
Menstruation is a monthly challenge for billions of women and girls worldwide. The menses occurs at approximately 4 week intervals to compose the menstrual cycle. Menstruation definition of menstruation by medical dictionary. Also called menorrhea, the time during which menstruation occurs is referred to as menses. As mentioned above, the average amount of bleeding loss is 30 ml and more than 80 ml is considered abnormal. An opportunity to address menstrual health and gender equity. Menstruation definition of menstruation by the free dictionary. An abortion is when a pregnancy is ended, or terminated. Menstrual hygiene medical womens international association. Menstrual disorders reproductive age in the reproductive age, psychologic causes of menstrual disorers involve marital and sex life, a detailed history might reveal significant events that precedes anovulatory episodes. This publication was produced by intrah at the university of north. Menstrual hygiene management mhm refers to management of hygiene associated. However, other, more serious menstrual problems may also occur. Menstruation definition of menstruation by merriamwebster.
Around the ages of 45 to 55, women usually no longer have periods. Understanding your menstrual cycle womens health queensland. Proper usage and audio pronunciation plus ipa phonetic transcription of the word menstruation. These are just a few examples of good practice concerning. Menstrual hygiene management of adolescent school girls and nuns. The female reproductive cycle involves both the development of an egg in the. The periodic blood that flows as a discharge from the uterus. Full text full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. Menstruation, are examples of contemporary menstrual activism. Menstruation period, menstrual cycle is a process that a woman goes through each month. The monthly flow of blood and cellular debris from the uterus that begins at puberty in women and the females of certain other primates. More information on simavi, such as our theory of change, strategies and.
A period is the 2 to 7 days that a girl or woman has her menstrual flow, which is when blood and tissue leave her body through her vagina why does this happen. Get a printable copy pdf file of the complete article 538k, or click on a page image below. Women may experience problems with their periods, which can include heavy bleeding and painful periods. Get a printable copy pdf file of the complete article 538k, or click on a page image below to browse page by page.
Normalising menstruation, empowering girls the lancet. Why it is important that girls learn proper menstrual health management 2. Full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. The purpose of menstruation is to renew the endometrium so that it is in a suitable state to ensure implantation of a fertilized egg ovum. The results divided social representations of menstruation into two levels. Definition of menstruation noun in oxford advanced learners dictionary. This is known as a spontaneous abortion or miscarriage, and happens in about one in four known pregnancies.
The practices mentioned may not be the norm in every household. Mensuration definition of mensuration by merriamwebster. Top questions about your menstrual cycle menstruation is a womans monthly bleeding, often called your period. Menstruation article about menstruation by the free dictionary. In many lowincome and middleincome countries, access to sanitary products such as pads, tampons, or cups is limited, and girls often resort to using proxy materials such as mud, leaves, or animal skins to try to absorb the. Hormones act as chemical messengers to another body structure or gland. They arent informed well, hence they tend to hold several misconceptions. Menstruation definition, the periodic discharge of blood and mucosal tissue from the uterus, occurring approximately monthly from puberty to menopause in nonpregnant women and females of other primate species. Menstruation, or period, is normal vaginal bleeding that occurs as part of a womans monthly cycle. Hygienerelated practices of adolescents during menstruation are. Information about menstruation in the dictionary, synonyms and. Menstruation that is too heavy or too light, or the complete absence of a cycle, may suggest that there are other issues that are. Each month, blood and tissue build up in the uterus to prepare for a fertilized egg in case a woman becomes pregnant. Menstruation definition is a cyclical discharging of blood, secretions, and tissue debris from the uterus that recurs in nonpregnant breedingage primate females at approximately monthly intervals and that is considered to represent a readjustment of the uterus to the nonpregnant state following proliferative changes accompanying the preceding ovulation.
Menstruation is controlled by the hypothalamus hypothalamus, an important supervisory center in the brain, rich in ganglia, nerve fibers, and synaptic connections. Important points to consider before facilitating a menstruation teaching session with girls. Menstruation definition and meaning collins english dictionary. Add menstruation to one of your lists below, or create a new one. Menstruation menstruation, or having a monthly period, is a normal and natural function of most womens bodies. If no pregnancy occurs, the uterus, or womb, sheds its lining. Perceptions regarding menstruation and practices during. To learn why it happens and how it fits into the menstrual cycle, check out this lesson. Sometimes a fertilised egg or embryo is lost naturally.
Frequently due to benign organic disease of the reproductive tract such as fibromyomas or pelvic inflammatory disease. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. For most women, a normal menstrual cycle ranges from 21 to 35 days. In broad strokes, the nature of change in menstrual bleeding patterns as women approach and transition through the menopause were well defined over forty years ago by the classic menstrual calendar studies of treloar 1, vollman 2 and others 3, 4. Test your vocabulary with our fun image quizzes pyright1 pyright2 image credits. Menstruation, also known as a period or monthly, is the regular discharge of blood and mucosal tissue known as menses from the inner lining of the uterus through the vagina.
Menstruation often commences between the ages of 12 and, although it can commence at any time between 9 and 17 years of age. We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website, including to provide targeted advertising and track usage. During the follicular phase, the rise in a womans oestrogen levels causes gonadotropin. Top questions about your menstrual cycle womens health. Menstruation hygiene management for schoolgirls this guide outlines the problems experienced by menstruating schoolgirls in lowincome countries. Menstruation article about menstruation by the free. Hormones are chemicals produced by glands and structures in the body.
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