A new menstrual pictogram for use with feminine products that contain superabsorbent polymers

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Magnay, Julia L ^a   Nevatte, Tracy M ^a   Seitz, Christian ^b   O'Brien, Shaughn ^a,c  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkaline hematin; heavy menstrual bleeding; menstrual pictogram; pictorial blood loss assessment chart; superabsorbent polymer granules

Indexed keywords

HEMATIN; POLYMER; DIAGNOSTIC KIT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD STAIN; BLOOD VOLUME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL PAD; MENSTRUAL PICTOGRAM; MENSTRUATION; PERIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING TEST; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ABSORPTION; ADULT; AUDIOVISUAL AID; DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS; DEVICES; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCT; MENORRHAGIA; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF EVALUATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ABSORPTION; ADULT; AUDIOVISUAL AIDS; BLOOD VOLUME DETERMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS; MIDDLE AGED; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84888428537     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.08.028     Document Type: Article

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