Validation of a new menstrual pictogram (superabsorbent polymer-c version) for use with ultraslim towels that contain superabsorbent polymers

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

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

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

^d SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Heavy menstrual bleeding; menstrual blood loss; menstrual pictogram; pictorial blood loss assessment chart; superabsorbent polymers

Indexed keywords

HEMATIN; POLYMER; SUPERABSORBENT POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORBENT PAD; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD VOLUME; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MBL SCORE; MEASUREMENT; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; MFL SCORE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ULTRASLIM TOWEL; UNITED KINGDOM; VAGINA DISCHARGE; YOUNG ADULT;

HEAVY MENSTRUAL BLEEDING; MENSTRUAL BLOOD LOSS; MENSTRUAL PICTOGRAM; PICTORIAL BLOOD LOSS ASSESSMENT CHART; SUPERABSORBENT POLYMERS;

ABSORBENT PADS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUDIOVISUAL AIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS; MENSTRUATION; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895070535     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.10.051     Document Type: Article

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