Commentary Open Access
Volume 3 | Issue 1 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.46439/nursing.3.012
Commentary: Deconstructing the sexualization of menstruation—from societal myths to public health implications
Rehan Haider1,*
- 1Riggs Pharmaceuticals Department of Pharmacy, University of Karachi, Pakistan
Corresponding Author
Rehan Haider, rehan_haider64@yahoo.com
Received Date: January 26, 2025
Accepted Date: February 24, 2025
Haider R. Commentary: Deconstructing the sexualization of menstruation—from societal myths to public health implications. Arch Nurs Healthc. 2025;3(1):3-4.
Copyright: © 2025 Haider R. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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