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.
| Descriptor ID |
D008598
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.605.428 G08.686.785.560
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Menstruation" by people in Profiles.
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Mahon JN, Rohan KJ, Nillni YI, Zvolensky MJ. The role of perceived control over anxiety in prospective symptom reports across the menstrual cycle. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2015 Apr; 18(2):239-46.
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Rasmussen SJ. From childbearers to culture-bearers: transition to postchildbearing among Tuareg women. Med Anthropol. 2000 Jul; 19(1):91-116.
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Lynch HT, Harris RE, Fishman J, Lynch JF, Marrero K, Maloney K. Endocrine profile in a patient with familial breast cancer: a case-control study. Cancer. 1979 Nov; 44(5):1860-9.
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Ruiz Velasco V, Toledo Medina A, Lozano Garcia M. [Effects of oral hormonal contraception in the adolescent]. Obstet Ginecol Lat Am. 1977 Jul-Aug; 35(7-8):217-24.