Open AccessA study on menstruation of Indian adolescent girls in an urban area of South India
Author(s) -
Shabnam Omidvar,
Fatemeh Nasiri Amiri,
Afsaneh Bakhtiari,
Khyrunnisa Begum
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_258_17
Subject(s) - menarche , medicine , menstruation , menstrual cycle , demography , pediatrics , obstetrics , hormone , endocrinology , sociology
Menstrual cycle is an important indicator of women's reproductive health. However, menstruation has a different pattern within a few years after menarche, which might not be well understood by many adolescent girls.