"Menstruation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The periodic shedding of the ENDOMETRIUM and associated menstrual bleeding in the MENSTRUAL CYCLE of humans and primates. Menstruation is due to the decline in circulating PROGESTERONE, and occurs at the late LUTEAL PHASE when LUTEOLYSIS of the CORPUS LUTEUM takes place.
| Descriptor ID |
D008598
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.605.428 G08.686.617
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Menstruation" by people in Profiles.
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From cup to dish: how to make and use endometrial organoid and stromal cultures derived from menstrual fluid. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2023; 14:1220622.
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Distal Vaginal Atresia with Spontaneous Perforation: A Case Report. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Jun; 35(3):383-386.
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Menstrual regularity and bleeding is associated with sleep duration, sleep quality and fatigue in a community sample. J Sleep Res. 2022 02; 31(1):e13434.
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Menstruation and contraception patterns of female adolescent transplant recipients. Pediatr Transplant. 2020 11; 24(7):e13817.
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Menstruation: science and society. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 11; 223(5):624-664.
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Schr?dinger's App. Am J Law Med. 2020 05; 46(2-3):203-218.
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Readability and Accessibility of Terms of Service and Privacy Policies for Menstruation-Tracking Smartphone Applications. Health Promot Pract. 2020 09; 21(5):679-683.
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Intrauterine Devices: Effective Contraception with Noncontraceptive Benefits for Adolescents. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2019 Sep; 32(5S):S2-S6.
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Oral contraceptive use as a determinant of plasma concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances among women in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort (MoBa) study. Environ Int. 2018 03; 112:156-164.
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Reproductive history and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in postmenopausal women: findings from the Women's Health Initiative. Menopause. 2017 01; 24(1):64-72.