Menstruation is unique phenomenon in girls. However, even in today's time in India, it is associated with many taboos and myths that affect many socio-cultural and economic aspects of life and is a hindrance in the overall development of a girl to women and becoming empowered. Besides the taboos, there are menstrual problems which a girl has to suffer. A woman's reproductive health is determined by her menstrual health. The prevalence of menstrual disorders is highest in the 20 to 24-year-old age group and decreases progressively thereafter. They affect not only the woman, but also family, social, and national economics as well. Even girls from good socioeconomic background and education are unable to dispel the taboos and are unable to discuss their menstrual issues and problems due to lack of menstrual education. Information on a woman's menstrual pattern will aid in clinical evaluation of gynaecological problems and will make womanhood easier for adolescent women and adults 1 . However, studies on menstrual pattern, menstrual disorders, associated factors and taboos affecting the girls of medical students of university of rural North India are very few. We wanted to determine the menstrual pattern, menstrual disorders, information regarding menstruation and taboos associated with menstruation among female medical students of university of rural North India.
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Yadav et al. (2019) studied this question.