menstruation

Scope Note

Theory of menstruation and the menstrual cycle (e.g., association with lunation); beliefs about menstrual blood; associated practices (e.g., medicinal and magical uses of menstrual blood, avoidance of contact, methods of stanching and disposal); behavior and treatment of women during menses (e.g., isolation, imposition of taboos, purification rites); adjustments in behavior of spouse and parents; recognized symptoms of menstruation; explanation and treatment of irregular, excessive, or prolonged menses; etc.

Identifier

Broader Term

• 840 reproduction

Related Terms

• 145 ontogenetic data
• 147 physiological data
• 343 outbuildings
• 562 gender status
• 757 medical therapy
• 783 purification and atonement
• 826 ethnoanatomy
• 881 puberty and initiation
• 886 senescence