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4M: Menarche Menstruation Menopause and Mental Health Consortium

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Facilitating research at the intersection of menstrual and mental health www.4mhealth.uk

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4M: Menarche Menstruation Menopause and Mental Health Consortium @4mhealth.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Submissions are now open for the Menstruation Research Conference 2026! 🩸 Key Details: 📅 Conference dates: 7–8 July 2026 📍 Venue: Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex 📝 Abstract submissions: Open now ⏰ Deadline: 5 March 2026 🔗 Submit your abstract here: lnkd.in/eeUriK_z
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4M: Menarche Menstruation Menopause and Mental Health Consortium @4mhealth.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
In our latest blog, 4M team member Sampurna Kundu, PhD shares her personal journey with PCOS, and how it inspired her research on menstrual and mental health 💜 Read her full blog here- 4mhealth.uk/2025/12/07/h...
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How living with PCOS led me to a career researching Menstrual and Mental Health
Hi, I’m Dr Sampurna Kundu, currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Epidemiology at the University of Exeter, working in the area’s menstruation, menopausal and mental health. As much as I love …
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4M: Menarche Menstruation Menopause and Mental Health Consortium @4mhealth.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
📢 In our latest blog, we discuss why early or premature menopause matters, what factors contribute to it, and why we need more research around it. 🔗 Read more- 4mhealth.uk/2025/06/07/i... ✍🏽 Written by Dr. Sampurna Kundu, 4M team member #womenshealth #menopauseawareness #earlymenopause
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Is Early or Premature Menopause a rising concern globally?
Hi, I’m Dr Sampurna Kundu, and I recently started a post-doc working with Dr Gemma Sharp in the MenstruLife project. As part of my role, I’m helping to run 4M with various activities. I’ve written …
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Gemma Sharp @gemmasharp.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Our study is in the news: Heavy and painful periods are linked to missing school and lower GCSE results - something that anyone who menstruates could probably already tell you, but that is largely not discussed or ignored. Well done to Gemma Sawyer @uob-ieu.bsky.social who did all the hard work
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4M: Menarche Menstruation Menopause and Mental Health Consortium @4mhealth.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
💡Premenstrual Disorders Awareness Month – April 2025 Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) affect millions, yet remain under-discussed and often misunderstood. 📰 Read our latest blog written by Chloe Apsey, to understand more and help us raise awareness: 4mhealth.uk/2025/04/24/p...
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Premenstrual Disorders Awareness Month
April is Premenstrual Disorders Awareness Month, a month dedicated to starting conversations and build advocacy for disorders such as Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). What is PMDD? PMDD is a…
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Hat (they/them) @hatporter.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Okay and one final thing. The research highlighted a need for more qualitative research looking at experiences of eating disorders and menstruation, I really don't want to do that study myself as it's too triggering lol (at least not on my own) so genuinely pls lmk if you want to look into this!
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Hat (they/them) @hatporter.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
New preprint article published (still going through revisions) The article presents a subgroup analysis from my research on experiences of menstruation in psychiatric hospitals. This study looked at the experiences specific to eating disorder treatment www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-5...
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Experiences of menstrual health and amenorrhoea in eating disorder inpatient units in England: a subgroup analysis from a lived experience led, qualitative study
Background Although no longer specified within the diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa, the prevalence of menstrual disturbances among patients with eating disorders is well-documented. However, ...
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Dr Abbie Jordan @drabbiejordan.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
🚨Job Alert!🚨 We're launching a funded study on how period pain impacts adolescent girls’ lives & school engagement. Join our team. 🔹 Research Associate 👉 (www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...) 🔹 Research Assistant 👉 (www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...) Please share! #PeriodPain #PainResearch
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ED12537 Research Associate in Paediatric Pain (fixed-term) - Jobs at Bath
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4M: Menarche Menstruation Menopause and Mental Health Consortium @4mhealth.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Our first speaker of 2025, Prof Jane M. Ussher from Women’s Health Psychology at Western Sydney University, Australia, delivered her talk on “The Madness of Women: Myth and Experience” Here are some glimpses from the thought provoking seminar session! #womenshealth #4mconsortium #4mseminarseries
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4M: Menarche Menstruation Menopause and Mental Health Consortium @4mhealth.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Do you experience problematic menstrual bleeding? Or do you treat or care for someone who does? 4M members Jackie Maybin, Gemma Sharp, and Lucky Saraswat are leading a James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership to identify the most important questions for future research to address.
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