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. 2024 Nov;8(11):2086-2089.
doi: 10.1038/s41562-024-02057-6.

Menstruation myths

Marni Sommer  1 , Joan C Chrisler  2 , Paul J Yong  3   4   5 , Marcia Mendonça Carneiro  6 , Ina Schuppe Koistinen  7 , Natalie Brown  8
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Menstruation myths

Marni Sommer et al. Nat Hum Behav. 2024 Nov.
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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: M.M.C. is editor-in-chief of the journal Women & Health, and has received honoraria from Organon, Novo Nordisk, Boehringer and J&J. I.S.K. has received honoraria from Biocodex and Ferring Pharmaceuticals. The remaining authors declare no competing interests.

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