25Apr 2019

REVIEW ON MENSTRUAL HYGEINE.

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The important period in a girl?s life is puberty, it is the phase at which they reach menarche and they undergoes physical and developmental changes. They need support through this phase of their life. Major proportion of the girls lack biological knowledge about menstruation. Topics like Menstrual hygiene is often ignored and given less importance in schools and Absence of sufficient facilities makes the pubertal girls susceptible to reproductive tract infections. Menstruation is the noticeable indicator of cyclic uterine flow of blood because of Rapture of uterine endometrium and it happens between 11-15 years of age. Sanitized menstrual practices include practice of using pads and cleaning of the genital areas which are required during monthly periods and Poor menstrual hygienic practices will rise proneness to reproductive health related complications.

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[Agnel Anna Raju, Shabaraya AR and Navaneetha A. S. (2019); REVIEW ON MENSTRUAL HYGEINE. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 7 (Apr). 1571-1575] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Agnel Anna Raju
Doctor of Pharmacy

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/8985      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/8985

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