Menstrual blood loss reduction to control anaemia (and more)

Kesso Gabrielle van Zutphen; Sufia Askari; Hans Verhoef

doi:10.1016/S2352-3026(25)00317-5

Menstrual blood loss reduction to control anaemia (and more)

Kesso Gabrielle van Zutphen^*
, Sufia Askari
, Hans Verhoef

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The belief that heavy menstruation is simply natural might seem unrelated to the orgasm gap or women often not being taken seriously when reporting pain. However, these issues tell a deeper story: women have internalised a societal message to normalise discomfort, neglect, or inequality—especially regarding their bodies and health.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e929-e930
Journal	The Lancet Haematology
Volume	12
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3026(25)00317-5
Publication status	Published - Dec 2025

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