Menstruation and amenorrhea: opinion of Brazilian women

Amaral, Maria Clara Estanislau do; Hardy, Ellen; Hebling, Eliana Maria; Faúndes, Aníbal

doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2005.02.013

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“…These studies showed that dislike of menstruation was associated with the inconveniences of bleeding, while the desire for amenorrhea was associated with menstrual pain [10,12]. Another Brazilian report [3] demonstrated that, for many women, menstruation was associated with femininity, youth, fertility, and health. By contrast, induced amenorrhea was associated with negative consequences and was even considered a male intrusion into the female condition [3].…”

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confidence: 93%

“…Another Brazilian report [3] demonstrated that, for many women, menstruation was associated with femininity, youth, fertility, and health. By contrast, induced amenorrhea was associated with negative consequences and was even considered a male intrusion into the female condition [3].…”

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confidence: 97%

“…Nonetheless, for many women, monthly bleeding is a sign of health, fertility, and of not being pregnant; conversely, the absence of monthly bleeding is often believed to be linked to disease [2][3][4]. A large body of published evidence is gathering to suggest that monthly menstruation can be avoided without any deleterious effect to health [4][5][6].…”

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confidence: 93%

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Opinion and experience of Brazilian women regarding menstrual bleeding and use of combined oral contraceptives

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Opinion and experience of Brazilian women regarding menstrual bleeding and use of combined oral contraceptives

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Pádua³

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“…These findings are consistent with a qualitative study conducted with Brazilian women from 21 to 51 years old. In that study most young women rebelled against menstruation, and they considered the possibility of abolishing menstruation [28]. Indeed, it has been demonstrated that one of the many variables that could influence the ATMS is the attitude toward menstruation [11,29].…”

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confidence: 97%

Attitudes toward menstrual suppression and conformity to feminine norms in young and middle-aged Mexican women

Marván

Lama

2009

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology

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Seventy seven college students and 66 middle-aged Mexican women completed an adapted questionnaire of attitudes toward menstrual suppression and the Conformity to Feminine Norms Inventory. Participants showed a great interest in menstrual suppression, but few were familiar with this issue. Young women would like to have longer menstrual cycles than monthly and were more supportive of menstrual suppression than middle-aged women. Women who would prefer to have longer menstrual cycles showed less conformity to feminine norms. These findings are discussed in light of differences between age cohorts, and the relationship between the studied variables and attitudes toward menstruation.

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“…However, some women still preferred to have a monthly bleed because they "felt healthy" and "it was a free pregnancy test." 30 Women's attitudes and preferences towards menstruation have also been reported in several other studies, with many women fearing negative consequences of induced amenorrhea 31 and having varied preferences for nonbleeding intervals. 32 Indeed, many women prefer to avoid menstruation altogether.…”

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Women’s perceptions about reducing the frequency of monthly bleeding: results from a multinational survey

Szarewski¹,

Moeller²

2013

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Background:Monthly bleeding can have a negative impact on daily life and, given the choice, many women would reduce the frequency of bleeding. While some women choose to occasionally postpone or reduce bleeding frequency with an oral contraceptive (OC), most women have no or limited experience of regularly reducing the frequency of scheduled bleeding with OCs, ie, the extended OC regimen. Study design: An online survey of 4039 women aged 15-49 years who were currently using, had used, or would consider using any form of hormonal contraception was conducted in Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, UK, and USA to assess awareness of and the reasons for and against reducing bleeding frequency. Results: Overall, 51.1% and 30.7% of women surveyed were aware that they could occasionally or regularly reduce bleeding frequency with an OC. Moreover, 27.6% and 9.9% of previous/ current OC users had occasionally or regularly reduced bleeding frequency with an OC. The main reasons for reducing bleeding frequency were convenience, physician recommendations, special events, and relief of problems associated with bleeding. Many women mistakenly believed that reducing bleeding frequency would have a negative health impact. Conclusion: Additional efforts are needed to educate women about the possibility and potential health benefits of reducing bleeding frequency and to dispel misconceptions about the use of extended OC regimens.

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Menstruation and amenorrhea: opinion of Brazilian women

Cited by 33 publications

References 5 publications

Opinion and experience of Brazilian women regarding menstrual bleeding and use of combined oral contraceptives

Opinion and experience of Brazilian women regarding menstrual bleeding and use of combined oral contraceptives

Attitudes toward menstrual suppression and conformity to feminine norms in young and middle-aged Mexican women

Women’s perceptions about reducing the frequency of monthly bleeding: results from a multinational survey

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Menstruation and amenorrhea: opinion of Brazilian women

Cited by 33 publications

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Opinion and experience of Brazilian women regarding menstrual bleeding and use of combined oral contraceptives

Opinion and experience of Brazilian women regarding menstrual bleeding and use of combined oral contraceptives

Attitudes toward menstrual suppression and conformity to feminine norms in young and middle-aged Mexican women

Women&rsquo;s perceptions about reducing the frequency of monthly bleeding: results from a multinational survey

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