Word: menstrual
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...somewhat more prevalent among women who have their first pregnancy early. Frequency of sexual intercourse with a single partner does not seem to be related to the disease. A factor unrelated to social class is a woman's medical history; if she reports frequent spotting, inter-menstrual bleeding or discharge, she runs a 3½ times greater-than-average risk of developing uterine cancer...
...novel form. Upjohn technicians have made vaginal rings of Silastic (silicone rubber) impregnated with medroxyprogesterone (Provera). The rings are of the same spring-reinforced design as the ring of a diaphragm, but there is no cap. The woman inserts the ring five days after the beginning of a menstrual period, removes it after 21 days, and throws it away. She should menstruate within two days, and start the 28-day cycle again with a new ring five days later...
...women had the common complaints of pelvic pain, a variety of menstrual disorders and, in 66 cases, infertility...
...women in their pits. In keeping with the belief that new machines cause sterility, U.S. servicemen blithely took sexual advantage of British girl radar operators in World War II. A similar male myth has it that airline hostesses are incapable of conception because their cross-country flights confuse their menstrual cycles...
...couples who use rhythm for contraception, Cross prescribes a more rigorous schedule than most have practiced: intercourse is permitted for only seven clays before a menstrual period and for only seven days after the period begins. Since most couples will abstain during the period, this reduces the "safe" season to nine or ten days...