ReviewCureus2023
The Impact of Irregular Menstruation on Health: A Review of the Literature.
Review in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07052500 (Investigating the Impact of Seed Cycling on Menstrual Regularity, Dysmenorrhea, and Premenstrual Symptoms), which is not on this map. Cited by 42 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Investigating the Impact of Seed Cycling on Menstrual Regularity, Dysmenorrhea, and Premenstrual Symptoms
Who cites it
42 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 56 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Female Reproductive Health Following Ebola Virus Disease.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2025Pooled it
- Women living with diabetes: Overlooked and under-recognised, the psychosocial impact.Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association · 2026Review
- Sociodemographic, reproductive, and psychiatric factors associated with menstrual distress in Indonesian women: findings from an online survey using the MEDI-Q.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- Self-reported menstrual-related physical and psychological symptoms and health-seeking behaviour among rural school-going adolescent girls in Bangladesh.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- Prevalence and associated factors of menstrual irregularities among reproductive-age women attending KAAH hospital, Hargeisa, Somaliland: a cross-sectional study.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- Composite Assessment of Menstrual Irregularity and Its Determinants Among Medical and Non-Medical Female Undergraduates in Chittagong, Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Role of Lifestyle and Nutrition in Menstrual Cycle Regularity: Associations with Body Composition and Dietary Habits.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- School-based assessment of menstrual irregularities and their predictors among adolescent girls in rural Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2026Article
- Characteristics of Menstrual Cycles, Prevalence of Menstrual Disorders in Young Women and Their Relationship to Hormonal Contraceptive Use.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Within-individual changes in BMI and menstrual irregularity: a cohort study using real-world data.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- Early menarche and late menopause and their association with hypertension among Bangladeshi women: a community-based cross-sectional study in Dhaka, Bangladesh.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- Exploring psychophysiological stress variability across menstrual phases: insights from a tertiary care centre in eastern Uttar Pradesh.International journal of physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology · 2026Article
- Nurse-led menstrual hygiene management package to improve menstrual health practices among university students: Randomised waitlist-controlled protocol study.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
- Gut microbiota variation in admixed Hispanic populations with polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- The prevalence and incidence of sleep disorder symptoms, correlates, and sex-stratified longitudinal associations with mental and menstrual health outcomes in UK Service Personnel: a prospective survey-based cohort study protocol.Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society · 2026Article
- Correlation between subclinical hypothyroidism and menstrual irregularities in reproductive-age women.Bioinformation · 2026Article
- AI-quantum framework for accurate infertility risk classification in PCOS patients using EHR data.Frontiers in artificial intelligence · 2026Article
- A prospective study of hair dyes and uterine leiomyomata incidence in the study of environment, lifestyle, and fibroids.Fertility and sterility · 2026Article
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- Health-related quality of life in women with normogonadotropic ovulatory dysfunction: a prospective cohort study.Frontiers in global women's health · 2026Article
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Women are considered to have an irregular menstrual cycle if their cycle length is less than 21 days or more than 35 days, accompanied by less or very severe blood flow. The prevalence of menstrual cycle irregularities varies across countries. Irregular periods can occur due to changes in the body's levels of estrogen and progesterone hormones, which disrupt the normal pattern of the period. Menstrual irregularity has been found to be associated with various diseases and medical conditions, such as metabolic syndrome, coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and rheumatoid arthritis. Anemia, osteoporosis, psychological problems, impaired quality of life, and infertility have also been recorded. Moreover, a significant correlation between irregular periods and the risk of developing pregnancy-related hypertensive disorders, as well as an increased risk of adverse obstetric and neonatal outcomes, has been proven. Therefore, irregular menstruation is considered an important health indicator among women. Physical, mental, social, psychological, and reproductive problems are often associated with menstrual irregularities. Thus, evaluating the factors associated with irregular menstruation is necessary to determine appropriate preventive and treatment strategies and to decrease the associated health problems. The aim of this review was to define normal and irregular menstruation, their types, and prevalence, to recognize the risk factors and causes of irregular menstruation, and to understand their impact on women's health.
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