Taboo around vaginal bleeding endangers women's health

(Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health) The culture of silence around vaginal bleeding at all stages of life endangers women's health and is compounded by limited access to clean water, sanitation, and factual information in low and middle-income countries, according to a study conducted at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. An approach that looks at vaginal bleeding as more than a monthly period and addresses the needs of girls and women across the life course is urgently required.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news