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Disturbances in normal patterns of menstruation: significance and management. Part I. Cycle changes, excessive or irregular bleeding

Hooi YS, Ong HC

Family Practitioner, 1983;6:78-81.

Matched MeSH terms: Menstruation

Disturbances in normal patterns of menstruation: significance and management. Part 2. Amenorrhoea, oligomenorrhoea

Hooi YS, Ong HC

Family Practitioner, 1983;6:62-64.

Matched MeSH terms: Menstruation

Disturbances in normal patterns of menstruation: significance and management. Part III. Postmenopausal bleeding

Hooi YS, Ong HC

Family Practitioner, 1983;6:67-68.

Matched MeSH terms: Menstruation

Fulltext A menstrual anomaly: calendar cycling in a Malay population

Dobbins JG

Med J Malaysia, 1982 Sep;37(3):253-6.

PMID: 7177008

Women in an urban, Malay population reported menstrual period lengths that tended to coincide with the lengths of the calendar months in which the periods began. This pattern may be related to the calendar-month pay periods for the population.

Matched MeSH terms: Menstruation*

Fulltext Management of reformation of imperforate hymen following hymenectomy by double cross plasty surgery

Salleh MFA, Ramli R

BMJ Case Rep, 2022 Feb 28;15(2).

PMID: 35228237 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-247589

Matched MeSH terms: Menstruation Disturbances/surgery

Imperforate vaginal septum with haematocolpos

Chuan OK, Ping WW

Med J Malaysia, 1974 Jun;28(4):279-82.

PMID: 4278941

Matched MeSH terms: Menstruation Disturbances/diagnosis; Menstruation Disturbances/etiology*; Menstruation Disturbances/therapy

Endometriosis - A rare cause of primary spontaneous pneumothorax

Low QJ, Cheo SW, Wong WH, Goh KS

Med J Malaysia, 2019 Oct;74(5):445-446.

PMID: 31649227

Catamenial pneumothorax is a rare condition. We report a case of a 36-year-old female who presented with dyspnoea every time before she had her regular menses. Further investigation confirmed that she had catamenial pneumothorax. With this case we wish to highlight this rare diagnostic entity that every clinician should keep in mind.

Matched MeSH terms: Menstruation

Fulltext Menstrual food restrictions and taboos: A qualitative study on rural, resettlement and urban indigenous Temiar of Malaysia

Syed Abdullah SZ

PLoS One, 2022;17(12):e0279629.

PMID: 36574445 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279629

Menstruation is arguably the first stage in a woman's reproductive cycle. Among the Temiar, as in many other traditional societies, menstruation represents a time during which a woman is considered to be vulnerable or polluted and there may be food or behavior avoidances and restrictions. The Temiar is one of the eighteen indigenous sub-ethnic groups in Peninsular Malaysia. The objective of this study was to examine the food restrictions and taboos imposed on menstruating Temiar women. A total of 38 participants from four different locations took part in five focus group discussions which represents different lifestyle experiences of the Temiar sub-ethnic group. The findings unfolds many practices: foods to be avoided and spirit in the landscape in order to protect the menstruating woman; isolating the menstruating woman in order to protect the community; consequences of not observing the menstruation food taboos and maintenance of the menstrual taboos. The menstruating women in all locations were prohibited from consuming salt, cooking oils, wild or domesticated animals, and Monosodium glutamate to protect themselves from the excessive flow of menstrual blood and future ill-health. They must eat separately from others because they are deemed polluted and dangerous to the community. The study concludes that the taboos directed towards the menstruating women often do have a caring and protective intention. Menstrual restrictions function not only to protect the menstruating women and the community but also to keep intact the symbolic boundary between human and the non-human world from which disease and weakness comes.

Matched MeSH terms: Menstruation*

Fulltext Effect of Nigella sativa on reproductive system in experimental menopause rat model

Parhizkar S, Latiff LA, Parsa A

Avicenna J Phytomed, 2016 Jan-Feb;6(1):95-103.

PMID: 27247926

Menopause is the condition when regular menstrual periods cease and may be accompanied by psychological and physical symptoms. The purpose of current study was to determine Nigella sativa effects on reproductive system in experimental menopause animal models.

Matched MeSH terms: Menstruation; Menstruation Disturbances

Fulltext Serum prolactin levels at different stages of menstrual cycle and during a 24-hour period in Malay women

Rajikin MH, Abdullah R, Arshat H

Med J Malaysia, 1981 Sep;36(3):155-8.

PMID: 7199111

Radioimmunoassay technique has been used to investigate the variation in the serum human prolactin (hPRL) levels at different stages of menstrual cycle and during a 24-hours period in Malay women. The results showed that the serum hPRL concentrations during menstrual (24.5 ± 4.3 ng/ml), preovulatory (36.6 ± 7.4 ng/ml), ovulatory (29 ± 5.3 ng/ml) and postovulatory (26.6 ± 5.2 ng/ml) periods were not significantly different among each other. The hPRL level was highest during night-sleeping, at 0200hr and was significantly different from the values obtained at 1400, 2000, 0800 and 1400 (last sampling) hours (P < 0.01).

Matched MeSH terms: Menstruation*

Fulltext Assessment of prevalence, knowledge and health-related practices of dysmenorrhea among Malaysian women in Kuala Lumpur: a cross-sectional survey

Mohamad Bakro R, Farrukh MJ, Rajagopal MS, Kristina SA, Ramatillah DL, Ming LC, et al.

Ann Med, 2023;55(2):2281655.

PMID: 38010360 DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2023.2281655

BACKGROUND: Menstruation is a natural phenomenon considered an important indicator of women's health, reflecting their endocrine function. Women in low middle income countries face substantial menstrual hygiene management challenges. Data on the knowledge of dysmenorrhea and health-related practices among Malaysian women are scarce. The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of dysmenorrhea among Malaysian women in Kuala Lumpur and its association with socio-demographic factors, knowledge level, and general practices.

METHOD: A cross-sectional study was carried out among Malaysian women in Kuala Lumpur. A total of 362 unmarried women, nulliparous and aged between 18 and 25 years old, were included in this study. Participants were conveniently recruited through online platforms as well as face to face using a self-administered questionnaire with five sections consisting of demographics, menstrual characteristics, Working ability, Location, Intensity, Days of pain, Dysmenorrhea (WaLIDD) score for diagnosing and assessing the severity of dysmenorrhea as well as an evaluation of respondents' general knowledge and practices towards dysmenorrhea. The collected data were analysed using the SPSS tool, a descriptive statistic was used to report demographic characteristics. Inferential statistics was used to report the differentiation, association, and correlations of the variables.

RESULTS: The prevalence of primary dysmenorrhea was 73.2%. It was found that the majority of the respondents had poor knowledge (60%) and poor practices (61.88%) of dysmenorrhea. The most common preventive practices among the respondents were using dietary supplements, and herbs, taking a rest and exercising. The findings also indicated that dysmenorrhea among the respondents was significantly associated with family history of dysmenorrhea (p = 0.002), monthly income (p = 0.001), and knowledge level (p = 0.001).

CONCLUSION: Dysmenorrhea has a high prevalence among women in Malaysia in Kula Lumpur driven by low knowledge and lack of evidence-based practices among these women. Thus, it is critical for Government and healthcare authorities to promote education related to women health among Malaysian women.

Matched MeSH terms: Menstruation*

Preliminary notes on the substitution of Gossypii cortex (cotton root bark) for Ergota (ergot).

Vardy EC, Rama S

Journal of the Malaya Branch of the British Medical Association, 1941;5:45-50.

Matched MeSH terms: Menstruation-Inducing Agents

Adventures in hormones

Cameron IG

Journal of the Malaya Branch of the British Medical Association, 1938;2:169-71.

Matched MeSH terms: Menstruation Disturbances

Improving the diagnosis of endometriosis in Asia-Pacific: Consensus from the Asia-Pacific Endometriosis Expert Panel for Endometriosis

Yen CF, Hamdan M, Hengrasmee P, Huang Z, Jeong K, Dao LA, et al.

Int J Gynaecol Obstet, 2023 Dec;163(3):720-732.

PMID: 37837343 DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.15142

Endometriosis should be diagnosed as early as possible in the continuum of care; but substantial delays of approximately 6-8 years between symptom onset and endometriosis diagnosis have been widely reported. With the purpose of improving the prompt diagnosis of endometriosis, the Asia-Pacific Endometriosis Expert Panel (APEX) sought to address the reasons for diagnostic delays across the region, and formulate a multi-pronged approach to overcoming these challenges. In the first instance, clinical diagnosis is preferable to surgical diagnosis, in order to facilitate earlier empirical treatment and minimize the negative sequelae of undiagnosed/untreated disease. There should be a high clinical index of suspicion in women presenting with cyclical symptoms, including those involving extrapelvic organs. Diagnostic delays in Asia-Pacific countries are attributable to a variety of patient, physician, and healthcare factors, including poor awareness, normalization/trivialization of pain, individual/cultural attitudes toward menstruation, default use of symptom-suppressing treatments, misdiagnosis, and a lack of diagnostic resourcing or adequate referral pathways in some areas. Suggested initiatives to reduce diagnostic delays are geared toward improving public awareness, improving clinical diagnostic skills, streamlining multidisciplinary care pathways for timely referral, updating and implementing diagnostic guidelines, lobbying policymakers and insurance companies for endometriosis support, and increasing efforts to bridge data gaps and perform further research in this field. Formulating specific action plans and gathering traction are the responsibility of individual countries within local parameters. The APEX group advocates for any initiatives and policies that support the unmet needs of women with endometriosis, to improve patient experience and outcomes.

Matched MeSH terms: Menstruation

Contraceptive efficacy of the Copper T380A and the Multiload Cu250 IUD in three developing countries

Farr G, Amatya R

Adv Contracept, 1994 Jun;10(2):137-49.

PMID: 7942261

The clinical performance of the Copper T380A (TCu380A) and the Multiload 250 (MLCu250) intrauterine devices (IUDs) were evaluated for 12 months in a group of women who had one of the two IUDs inserted. Results are from a randomized clinical trial conducted at four collaborating research sites located in three developing countries. The gross cumulative life-table pregnancy rate of the TCu380A IUD was significantly lower than the rate with the MLCu250 IUD at 12 months (0.5 and 1.2, respectively, p < 0.01). No statistically significant differences between the two study IUDs were found with regard to IUD expulsion or IUD removal due to bleeding/pain, personal reasons, medical reasons, or planned pregnancy. TCu380A IUD users were more likely to report experiencing increased dysmenorrhea (p < 0.01) or intermenstrual pelvic pain (p < 0.01) than were MLCu250 IUD users. However, few of these users discontinued use of their assigned IUD because of having experienced menstrual bleeding disturbances or intermenstrual pelvic pain. These data indicate that the TCu380A IUD may be a better option than the MLCu250 IUD for women wishing to practice highly effective long-term birth control without having to resort to hormonal methods.

Matched MeSH terms: Menstruation Disturbances/etiology

Fulltext Extra pelvic endometriosis and catamenial pneumothorax

Rachagan SP, Zawiah S, Menon A

Med J Malaysia, 1996 Dec;51(4):480-1.

PMID: 10968038

Extra pelvic endometriosis is rare and its presentation is varied. A case of pulmonary and umbilical endometriosis which presented as catamenial pneumothorax is presented. Due to poor response to medical treatment, a total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy was done to relieve the patient of her recurrent symptoms.

Matched MeSH terms: Menstruation*

A study of menstrual patterns following laparoscopic sterilization with silastic rings

Goh TH, Puvan IS, Wong WP, Sivanesaratnam V, Sinnathuray TA

Int. J. Fertil., 1981;26(2):116-9.

PMID: 6114062

The menstrual patterns of 281 women undergoing laparoscopic sterilization with silastic rings were studied prospectively. A significant increase in dysmenorrhea and irregular periods was seen soon after sterilization but this was transient, returning to presterilization levels by 12 months. Menorrhagia was not observed and the amount of menstrual blood loss showed a trend towards normal following sterilization. No permanent adverse effects on menstrual patterns were seen in the 1st year after sterilization. It is suggested that factors other than the sterilization procedure may be responsible for the high prevalence of menstrual dysfunction that has been reported following sterilization.

Matched MeSH terms: Menstruation*

Fulltext Pain Across the Menstrual Cycle: Considerations of Hydration

Tan B, Philipp M, Hill S, Che Muhamed AM, Mündel T

Front Physiol, 2020;11:585667.

PMID: 33132918 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.585667

Chronic pain - pain that persists for more than 3 months - is a global health problem and is associated with tremendous social and economic cost. Yet, current pain treatments are often ineffective, as pain is complex and influenced by numerous factors. Hypohydration was recently shown to increase ratings of pain in men, but studies in this area are limited (n = 3). Moreover, whether hypohydration also affects pain in women has not been examined. In women, changes in the concentrations of reproductive hormones across menstrual phases may affect pain, as well as the regulation of body water. This indicates potential interactions between the menstrual phase and hypohydration on pain, but this hypothesis has yet to be tested. This review examined the literature concerning the effects of the menstrual phase and hypohydration on pain, to explore how these factors may interact to influence pain. Future research investigating the combined effects of hypohydration and menstrual phase on pain is warranted, as the findings could have important implications for the treatment of pain in women, interpretation of previous research and the design of future studies.

Matched MeSH terms: Menstruation

Fulltext Menstruation among adolescent girls in Malaysia: a cross-sectional school survey

Lee LK, Chen PC, Lee KK, Kaur J

Singapore Med J, 2006 Oct;47(10):869-74.

PMID: 16990962

The onset of menstruation is part of the maturation process. However, variability in menstrual cycle characteristics and menstrual disorders are common. The purpose of this study was to determine the menstrual characteristics of adolescent females and factors associated with it.

Matched MeSH terms: Menstruation Disturbances/ethnology; Menstruation Disturbances/epidemiology*

Fulltext Food taboos: their origins and purposes

Meyer-Rochow VB

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed, 2009;5:18.

PMID: 19563636 DOI: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-18

Food taboos are known from virtually all human societies. Most religions declare certain food items fit and others unfit for human consumption. Dietary rules and regulations may govern particular phases of the human life cycle and may be associated with special events such as menstrual period, pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, and -- in traditional societies -- preparation for the hunt, battle, wedding, funeral, etc. On a comparative basis many food taboos seem to make no sense at all, as to what may be declared unfit by one group may be perfectly acceptable to another. On the other hand, food taboos have a long history and one ought to expect a sound explanation for the existence (and persistence) of certain dietary customs in a given culture. Yet, this is a highly debated view and no single theory may explain why people employ special food taboos. This paper wants to revive interest in food taboo research and attempts a functionalist's explanation. However, to illustrate some of the complexity of possible reasons for food taboo five examples have been chosen, namely traditional food taboos in orthodox Jewish and Hindu societies as well as reports on aspects of dietary restrictions in communities with traditional lifestyles of Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, and Nigeria. An ecological or medical background is apparent for many, including some that are seen as religious or spiritual in origin. On the one hand food taboos can help utilizing a resource more efficiently; on the other food taboos can lead to the protection of a resource. Food taboos, whether scientifically correct or not, are often meant to protect the human individual and the observation, for example, that certain allergies and depression are associated with each other could have led to declaring food items taboo that were identified as causal agents for the allergies. Moreover, any food taboo, acknowledged by a particular group of people as part of its ways, aids in the cohesion of this group, helps that particular group maintain its identity in the face of others, and therefore creates a feeling of "belonging".

Matched MeSH terms: Menstruation

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