A woman can lose her cycle by consuming an imbalancedamountof calories–either too few or too many. The chart below shows fertility,health and perceived attractiveness all align at a similar BMI– between the extremes of underweight and overweight. Undernutrition At one extreme, if a woman is n...
I chart some religious foundations underlying widespread notions that menstruating women cause suffering both to themselves and others. I also explore some communities whose residents offer less negative interpretations. Here, I build on the work ofBlood...
blood- the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets; "blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries away waste products"; "the ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions" ...
The questionnaire included demographic information, pain intensity and duration, measurement using pain ruler; menstrual blood loss was evaluated using a pictorial chart and the symptoms of dysmenorrhea were evaluated by Andersch-Milsom verbal scale. The degree of dysmenorrhea pain was assessed using ...
Consider jotting down your daily moods, cravings, energy levels, and other Cycle Sense signs and observe how these shift over the month, and also month to month. Note how your emotions shift at different times in your cycle – you might even note how you dress, ebbs and flows in your ...
The questionnaire included demographic information, pain intensity and duration, measurement using pain ruler; menstrual blood loss was evaluated using a pictorial chart and the symptoms of dysmenorrhea were evaluated by Andersch-Milsom verbal scale. The degree of dysmenorrhea pain was assessed using ...