 Menstruation
"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,
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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.
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D008598
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.605.428 G08.686.785.560
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| 1980 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 1981 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1990 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Menstruation" by people in Profiles.
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Pradhan S, Gomez-Lobo V. Hormonal Contraceptives, Intrauterine Devices, Gonadotropin-releasing Hormone Analogues and Testosterone: Menstrual Suppression in Special Adolescent Populations. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2019 Sep; 32(5S):S23-S29.
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Hellman KM, Kuhn CS, Tu FF, Dillane KE, Shlobin NA, Senapati S, Zhou X, Li W, Prasad PV. Cine MRI during spontaneous cramps in women with menstrual pain. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2018 05; 218(5):506.e1-506.e8.
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Bordini B, Rosenfield RL. Normal pubertal development: part II: clinical aspects of puberty. Pediatr Rev. 2011 Jul; 32(7):281-92.
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Ross CF, Reed DA, Washington RL, Eckhardt A, Anapol F, Shahnoor N. Scaling of chew cycle duration in primates. Am J Phys Anthropol. 2009 Jan; 138(1):30-44.
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Creinin MD, Meyn LA, Borgatta L, Barnhart K, Jensen J, Burke AE, Westhoff C, Gilliam M, Dutton C, Ballagh SA. Multicenter comparison of the contraceptive ring and patch: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Feb; 111(2 Pt 1):267-77.
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Sam S, Legro RS, Essah PA, Apridonidze T, Dunaif A. Evidence for metabolic and reproductive phenotypes in mothers of women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 May 02; 103(18):7030-5.
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Kotsopoulos J, Lubinski J, Lynch HT, Neuhausen SL, Ghadirian P, Isaacs C, Weber B, Kim-Sing C, Foulkes WD, Gershoni-Baruch R, Ainsworth P, Friedman E, Daly M, Garber JE, Karlan B, Olopade OI, Tung N, Saal HM, Eisen A, Osborne M, Olsson H, Gilchrist D, Sun P, Narod SA. Age at menarche and the risk of breast cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers. Cancer Causes Control. 2005 Aug; 16(6):667-74.
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Gemer O, Kapustian V, Kroll D, Tur-Kaspa I, Segal S. Perioperative factors for predicting successful hysteroscopic endometrial ablation. J Reprod Med. 2003 Sep; 48(9):677-80.
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Miller K, Corcoran C, Armstrong C, Caramelli K, Anderson E, Cotton D, Basgoz N, Hirschhorn L, Tuomala R, Schoenfeld D, Daugherty C, Mazer N, Grinspoon S. Transdermal testosterone administration in women with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome wasting: a pilot study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1998 Aug; 83(8):2717-25.
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McClintock MK. Whither menstrual synchrony? Annu Rev Sex Res. 1998; 9:77-95.
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