Olena Ivanova

ORCID: 0000-0002-8276-7891 · 3 papers in corpus
observational 2026
Interpretations of Menstrual Blood Appearance and Diagnostic Potential Among Social Media Users: Cross-Sectional Mixed Methods Social Media Listening Study
Journal of medical Internet research ·doi:10.2196/85550

BACKGROUND: Menstruation has long been framed primarily as a hygiene issue, with mainstream products and public messaging emphasizing concealment and disposal of menstrual blood (MB). This has contributed to a culture of silence in which co…

meta-analysis 2026
Menstrual Blood as a Diagnostic Tool for Endometriosis: Systematic Review
·doi:10.1016/j.xfnr.2026.100116

Importance: To diagnose endometriosis remains challenging because confirmation still largely relies on invasive laparoscopy. Menstrual blood (MB) offers a promising, noninvasive source of diagnostic biomarkers that reflect the local uterine…

qualitative 2020
A Qualitative Study Exploring Menstruation Experiences and Practices among Adolescent Girls Living in the Nakivale Refugee Settlement, Uganda
International journal of environmental research and public health ·doi:10.3390/ijerph17186613

(1) Background: Girls in low- and lower-middle income countries face challenges in menstrual health management (MHM), which impact their health and schooling. This might be exacerbated by refugee conditions. This study aimed at describing m…