Menstrual Disorders: Most Popular Articles

Green Menstruation
A look at how you can save money and help end excessive waste during menstruation. Tips to help you save money and have green periods.

Types of Abnormal Bleeding
An overview of abnormal uterine bleeding. Provides information about eight different types of bleeding problems classified as abnormal uterine bleeding.

What is Post-coital Bleeding?
Post-coital bleeding defined. Includes causes of post-coital bleeding.

Cervical Polyps
A look at cervical polyps including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments.

Adenomyosis
A review of adenomyosis. Covers symptoms and treatments for adenomyosis.

What is Polymenorrhea?
Description of the type of abnormal uterine bleeding called polymenorrhea.

Menstrual Myths
A look at menstruation and the myths women have been told about their periods. Provides the true facts about the menstrual myths girls and women have been told over the generations.

Symptoms of MCDs
Answer these questions and see if you could have the symptoms of a menstrual cycle disorder. Learn about the symptoms of menstrual cycle disorders such as abnormal uterine bleeding, PMS and PMDD, and benign uterine fibroid tumors.

Uterine Fibroid Tumors
A look at uterine fibroid tumors. Includes information symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments for fibroid tumors of the uterus.

Reasons for Missing Periods
Reasons why your periods may suddenly stop or never start. Covers the causes of amenorrhea or absence of menstruation.

What is Amenorrhea?
A glossary definition for amenorrhea. Covers causes of amenorrhea.

Track Your Monthly Periods
Learn why you need to track your menstrual cycle. Includes how to make a menstrual cycle calendar and what to record about your periods and menstrual cycles.

Menstrual Blood Clots
A look at blood clots and clumps of tissue contained in menstrual blood.

Menstrual Cycle Phases
The menstrual cycle occurs in two distinct phases that occur with the rise and fall of estrogen and progesterone levels. Learn how the female reproductive organs work together with female sex hormones during during each phase of the menstrual cycle.

Tampon Tips
A look at tampons and menstruation. How to use tampons for comfort and security during menstruation, and tips for teenage girls and women who use tampons during their periods.

Menstruation 101
A primer on menstruation and menstrual cycle disorders. Learn how the endocrine system and hormones work with the female reproductive system during the menstrual cycle, and find out how much blood loss is normal during your periods, how long periods last, and answers to other questions about menstruation.

19th Century Menstruation
A look at sanitary protection for menstrual bleeding in the 19th century.

The Tipped Uterus
A review of retroversion of the uterus. Covers causes of a retroverted uterus (also known as a tipped uterus or tilted uterus), as well as diagnosis, treatment, and prevention facts.

What is Cervical Ectropion?
Covers what cervical ectropion is and when this condition of the cervix occurs.

What is Menorrhagia?
Description of the type of abnormal uterine bleeding called menorrhagia.

Swimming During Menstruation
Discussion about swimming during menstruation. Includes tips for swimming during your period.

PMS Symptoms
A look at diagnostic criteria required for a diagnosis of premenstrual syndrome or PMS. Includes both physical and emotional symptoms associated with PMS and information about getting diagnosed.

Missing Periods - - Symptoms
A review of symptoms often associated with amenorrhea. Covers incidence of amenorrhea, as well as symptoms of other diseases that may cause absence of menstruation.

Vaginal Symptoms
A look at signs of infections that occur in the vagina. Covers symptoms that affect the vagina.

Perimenopause
A look at what perimenopause is and when it occurs. Covers biological changes during perimenopause, as well as common perimenopausal symptoms.

What are Menstrual Disorders?
An overview of menstrual cycle disorders. Covers menstrual cycle disorders including abnormal uterine bleeding, amenorrhea, PMS and PMDD, and uterine fibroid tumors.

What is Menometrorrhagia?
Description of the type of abnormal uterine bleeding called menometrorrhagia.

What is Metrorrhagia?
Description of the type of abnormal uterine bleeding called metrorrhagia.

Intermenstrual Bleeding
A look at what defines intermenstrual uterine bleeding.

Constant Vaginal Discharge
Vaginal discharges explored from normal vaginal discharge to abnormal vaginal discharge. Covers causes of abnormal vaginal discharges and explains how normal vaginal discharge can help you to prevent pregnancy or achieve pregnancy.

Treatments
A look at treatments for menstrual cycle disorders including abnormal uterine bleeding, PMS, PMDD, and menstrual cramps. Includes information about hormonal treatments, over-the-counter medications, and alternative treatments.

Pain Between Periods
Pain and / or cramps between menstrual periods is called Mittelschmerz. Learn more about painful ovulation or Mittelschmerz including tips to relieve the symptoms of this condition.

What Happens During Puberty?
Covers the physical and emotional changes that girls experience during puberty. Includes information about body changes such as the development of body hair and the onset of menstruation.

What is Dysmenorrhea
An explanation of dysmenorrhea.

On the Rag
A review of the phrase "on the rag." Covers meaning of "on the rag" and why you may still hear this phrase today.

Exercise and Your Period
A look at how exercise affects menstruation or your period. Include signs that indicate you're exercising too much.

When is My Next Period?
Learn when to expect your next period. Find out how often menstruation occurs, and how your period affects the length of your menstrual cycle.

Should I Douche?
A look at why women use vaginal douches and whether vaginal douching is a good idea. Covers types of vaginal douches, pros and cons of vaginal douching, and feminine hygiene.

What is Oligomenorrhea?
Description of the type of abnormal uterine bleeding called oligomenorrhea.

Nipple Discharge
A review of galactorrhea, or abnormal nipple discharge. Includes possible causes for galactorrhea.

How Menstrual Blood Looks
Describes the appearance of normal menstrual blood. Includes information about the color and consistency of menstrual blood.

Tampon Absorbency Ratings
A look at the official guidelines for tampon absorbency ratings. Learn to pick the right tampon absorbency for your menstrual blood flow.

Menstrual Disorder Diagnosis
A look at the diagnosis of menstrual cycle disorders such as abnormal uterine bleeding, PMS, PMDD, and benign uterine fibroid tumors. Covers how diagnostic tools and procedures help your doctor learn the cause of your menstrual cycle disorders.

What is DUB?
Definition of dysfunctional uterine bleeding, or DUB.

PMDD Symptoms
A look at the severe form of PMS called premenstrual dysphoric disorder or PMDD. Includes symptoms required for diagnosis of PMDD.

When to Change Tampons / Pads
Discusses when to change tampons or sanitary pads during your period.

Menstrual Migraines
Discussion about menstrual migraine headaches. Learn what a menstrual related migraine is and learn how this type of headache is diagnosed and treated.

When to See Your Doctor
A look at signs that indicate you should see your doctor about your period.

Menarche
Definition of menarche and when it occurs in girls.

Endometriosis Symptoms
Endometriosis is a uterine disorder. It usually diagnosed in women in their twenties and thirties and is accompanied by cramps and pelvic pain. Learn more about these and other endometriosis symptoms.

Hirsutism
A look at hirsutism in women. Includes causes of hirsutism.

What is the Endometrium?
A description of the endometrium and the role it plays in women's reproductive health.

Causes of Abnormal Bleeding
A look at the causes of abnormal uterine bleeding. Covers diseases and conditions that can cause abnormal uterine bleeding.

TSS Symptoms and Prevention
A look at the facts surrounding toxic shock syndrome (TSS). Includes the symptoms of TSS and steps you can take to prevent developing this disease, which is associated with tampon use.

Non Surgical Fibroid Treatment
A review of non surgical treatments for uterine fibroid tumors.

What is Lochia
A review of the postpartum occurrence of lochia, vaginal bleeding and discharge after childbirth. Covers the three stages of lochia.

Perimenopause Treatments
A look recommended treatments for the symptoms of perimenopause. Covers specific symptoms of perimenopause and treatments options including estrogen therapy, estrogen-progestogen therapy, and oral contraceptives.

What is Anovulatory Bleeding?
Glossary definition for anovulatory bleeding. Covers amount of blood loss and frequency of bleeding in anovulatory bleeding.

Irregular Bleeding
A look at irregular menstrual bleeding in girls and women.

Low-Dose Birth Control Pills?
Find out why some birth control pills are called low-dose. Learn what low-dose means to women who take low-dose oral contraceptives.

Meds for Fibroid Tumors
A review of pharmaceutical treatments for uterine fibroid tumors.

When to Have Pap Smear
A look at when girls and women need to have Pap smears. Includes information about special groups of women who need additional Pap smear testing.

Endocrine Glands
An overview of the endocrine system. Covers the interaction between the endocrine system glands and hormones in the human body.

Anorexia and Menstruation
Information about anorexia nervosa and how it affects menstruation and bone health. Covers treatments for amenorrhea and osteopenia caused by anorexia nervosa.

Hot Sock Relieves Cramps
How to use a sock and some rice to warm away menstrual cramps.

Reproductive Years
A look when the reproductive years occur and what happens during this time.

Cervical os
The cervical os defined.

What is Hypermenorrhea?
A look at what defines hypermenorrhea, a condition related to menstruation.

Menstrual Disorders - Articles
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What is a Syndrome?
Learn the meaning of syndrome. Covers various types of syndromes including PMS.

When to Expect Second Periods
A look at when to expect second periods. Covers timing of menstruation during the first few years following the onset of the menses.

Surgery for Fibroids
A review of surgical interventions for treating uterine fibroid tumors.

What is Adrenarche?
A look at what happens when adrenarche occurs in girls and boys.

Billings Method
A look at what defines the Billings method.

Why Puberty Starts
A look at what causes the start of puberty in girls and boys.

Treating Severe Bleeding
The treatments for severe acute bleeding in women include estrogens and progestins. Learn the details about the treatments for severe acute vaginal bleeding.

Treating Heavy Bleeding
The treatments for excessive uterine bleeding or menorrhagia are explored. Includes information about medical treatments for heavy menstrual bleeding.

Calcium May Trigger PMDD
A study found calcium-regulating hormones may trigger the biological symptoms of PMDD. Learn how calcium-regulating hormones are related to mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder and how these hormones may trigger the severe symptoms of PMDD.

What is Severe Acute Bleeding?
A look at what defines severe acute uterine bleeding. Includes who is most frequently diagnosed with severe acute bleeding.

What is Puberty?
A look at what puberty is and when it occurs in girls and boys.

What is NFP?
Natural family planning or NFP defined. Includes several types of natural family planning.

What is Menopause?
Menopause defined. Covers menopause-related words such as post menopause, premenopause, and perimenopause.

What are Gonads?
Discover the meaning of gonads and learn what gonads do that affects human reproduction.

Symptoms Fibroid Tumors
A review of the symptoms of uterine fibroid tumors.

Cervical Dysplasia
A look at what cervical dysplasia means.

Migraine Headaches
Description of migraine headaches that includes symptoms, risks, and an emphasis on how women experience migraines differently from men.

Sensory Symptoms
Sensory symptoms defined.

Catemenia
A look at the definition of catamenia.

Surgery for Abnormal Bleeding
A review of surgical treatments for excessive uterine bleeding. Includes a look at various types of hysterectomy and other surgical treatments for excessive uterine bleeding.

What are Progestins?
A look at what progestins are and when your doctor may prescribe them.

What is Anorexia?
Glossary definition of anorexia nervosa. Includes statistics and a look at the health consequences of anorexia nervosa.

Aura
A look at what an aura is, what happens during an aura, and what may occur following one.

What is Thelarche?
Glossary definition of thelarche. Covers signs of thelarche.

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