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Menstruation
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- Irregular Periods May Up Risk of Asthma, Hay Fever (05/26/2005, Reuters Health)
Overviews
- Overviews
- Menstruation and the Menstrual Cycle (National Women's Health Information Center)
Also available in: Spanish
Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Estrogen Tests (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- FSH (Follicle-Stimulating Hormone) Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
Treatment
- Treatment
- Dilation and Curettage
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Also available in: Spanish
Prevention/Screening
- Prevention/Screening
- Menstrual Cycle Problems (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Specific Conditions
- Specific Conditions
- Amenorrhea (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Do I Have Premature Ovarian Failure? (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Menorrhagia (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Menstrual Cramps (Dysmenorrhea) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Menstrual Cycle Disorders (UpToDate)
- Mittelschmerz (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Vaginal Bleeding (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Delaying Your Period through Oral Contraceptives (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Menstrual Hygiene Products (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
- Overcoming the Challenges of Blood Sugar Control during Menstruation (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Toxic Shock Syndrome (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Amenorrhea (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Dysmenorrhea (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Menstruation Disturbances (National Institutes of Health)
Research
- Research
- Irregular Periods in Young Women Could Be Warning Sign for Later Osteoporosis (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
Anatomy/Physiology
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Atlas of the Body: Female Reproductive Organs (American Medical Association)
Organizations
- Organizations
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- National Women's Health Information Center (Dept. of Health and Human Services)
Also available in: Spanish
Children
- Children
- All about Menstruation (Nemours Foundation)
- Period Talk: Preparing Your Preteen for Menstruation (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Talking to Your Child about Menstruation (Nemours Foundation)
- When Will I Get My Period? (Nemours Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish
Teenagers
- Teenagers
- All about Menstruation (Nemours Foundation)
- Coping with Common Period Problems (Nemours Foundation)
- Deal with Feminine Hygiene (Nemours Foundation)
- My Periods Are Irregular. Is Something Wrong with Me? (Nemours Foundation)