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A Plain-muscle Stimulant in the Menstruum

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DURING menstruation, the myometrium actively expels the disintegrating endometrium, sometimes forcibly enough to cause dysmenorrhœa1; the gastro-intestinal motility is increased2; if the subject is lactating, her breast-fed baby may suffer from mild diarrhœa3; and attacks of asthma are said to be commoner during the menstrual than during other phases4.

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PICKLES, V. A Plain-muscle Stimulant in the Menstruum. Nature 180, 1198–1199 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1038/1801198a0

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