ArticleSexual and reproductive health matters2021
Seeking synergies: understanding the evidence that links menstrual health and sexual and reproductive health and rights.
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- Pooled it
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- A Missed Opportunity: Prioritizing the Development of a Healthy Market Ecosystem for Equitable Menstrual Health Within the International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action.Global health, science and practice · 2025Article
- Adolescent menstrual health must go beyond pads.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2025Article
- The ripple effect: impacts of climate change on menstrual health and paths to resilience.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Review
- Sexual and reproductive health and rights and climate change about menstrual discrimination: a policy review in the context of Nepal.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Review
- Menstruation and sexual health, well-being and justice.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2024Article
- High uptake of menstrual health information, products and analgesics within an integrated sexual reproductive health service for young people in Zimbabwe.Reproductive health · 2024Article
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- Menstrual symptoms and subjective well-being among postmenarchal adolescents.AJOG global reports · 2024Article
- "He'll come with some sugar." A qualitative study exploring the drivers and consequences of schoolgirls transactional sex behaviours.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2024Article
- Strengthening Integrated Approaches for Family Planning and Menstrual Health.Global health, science and practice · 2023Article
- High uptake of menstrual health information, products and analgesics within an integrated sexual reproductive health service for young people in Zimbabwe.Research square · 2023Article
- Menstrual health and hygiene among young Palestinian female university students in the West Bank: a cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2023Article
- Menstrual characteristics and dysmenorrhea among Palestinian adolescent refugee camp dwellers in the West Bank and Jordan: a cross-sectional study.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2023Article
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- Social media exposure, interpersonal network, and tampon use intention: A multigroup comparison based on network structure.Journal of health psychology · 2023Article
- A Field Test of the NORMAL Job Aid With Community Health Workers in Kenya to Address Contraceptive-Induced Menstrual Changes.Global health, science and practice · 2023Article
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Abstract
Global efforts to improve menstrual health and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are fundamentally intertwined and share similar goals for improving health and well-being and increasing gender equality. Historically, however, the two fields have operated independently and missed opportunities to build upon their biological and sociocultural linkages. Biological touchpoints connecting the two fields include genital tract infections, menstrual disorders, contraception, and menopause. From a sociocultural perspective, intersections occur in relation to the experience of puberty and menarche, gender norms and equity, education, gender-based violence, and transactional sex. We describe evidence linking menstrual health and SRHR and offer recommendations for integration that could strengthen the impact of both fields.
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