"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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 G08.686.617
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Menstruation" by people in Profiles.
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Reproductive history and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in postmenopausal women: findings from the Women's Health Initiative. Menopause. 2017 01; 24(1):64-72.
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Urinary N-telopeptide and Rate of Bone Loss Over the Menopause Transition and Early Postmenopause. J Bone Miner Res. 2016 11; 31(11):2057-2064.
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Menstrual and reproductive characteristics and breast density in young women. Cancer Causes Control. 2013 Nov; 24(11):1973-83.
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Reproductive and menstrual factors and risk of ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast in a cohort of postmenopausal women. Cancer Causes Control. 2011 Oct; 22(10):1415-24.
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The measurement of menstrual symptoms: factor structure of the menstrual symptom questionnaire in adolescent girls. J Health Psychol. 2009 Oct; 14(7):899-908.
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Morningness/Eveningness and menstrual symptoms in adolescent females. J Psychosom Res. 2009 Aug; 67(2):169-72.
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Menstrual symptoms in adolescent girls: association with smoking, depressive symptoms, and anxiety. J Adolesc Health. 2009 Mar; 44(3):237-43.
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CYP17 genotype predicts serum hormone levels among pre-menopausal women. Hum Reprod. 2005 Aug; 20(8):2162-7.
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Consequences of a long-term raw food diet on body weight and menstruation: results of a questionnaire survey. Ann Nutr Metab. 1999; 43(2):69-79.