Sommer M

No ORCID on file · 10 papers in corpus · active 2017-2026

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  • article 1
  • other 1
  • review 1

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  • endometriosis 2
2026
"I had a feeling the period did not have an opening to come out:" A qualitative assessment of Type III Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting and menstrual health among Somali communities in Kenya.
Frontiers in global women's health ·doi:10.3389/fgwh.2026.1753459

IntroductionType III female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), or infibulation, negatively impacts girls' and women's health and well-being. Some evidence suggests women who have experienced infibulation may have distinct menstrual health …

other 2024
Menstruation myths
Nature human behaviour ·doi:10.1038/s41562-024-02057-6
2023
"I stretch them out as long as possible:" U.S. women's experiences of menstrual product insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
BMC women's health ·doi:10.1186/s12905-023-02333-z

BackgroundA growing body of evidence highlights how the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated gender inequalities in the US. This resulted in women being more vulnerable to economic insecurity and decreases in their overall well-being. One rele…

article 2023
Living with Endometriosis: A Narrative Analysis of the Experiences of Kenyan Women
International journal of environmental research and public health ·doi:10.3390/ijerph20054125

Despite the high global prevalence of endometriosis, little is known about the experiences of women living with the disease in low- and middle-income contexts, including in Kenya and other countries across sub-Saharan Africa. This study cap…

2023
Strengthening Integrated Approaches for Family Planning and Menstrual Health.
Global health, science and practice ·doi:10.9745/ghsp-d-23-00080
2022
Global research and learning agenda for building evidence on contraceptive-induced menstrual changes for research, product development, policies, and programs.
Gates Open Research ·doi:10.12688/gatesopenres.13609.1

Background: Contraceptive-induced menstrual changes (CIMCs) can affect family planning (FP) users' lives in both positive and negative ways, resulting in both opportunities and consequences. Despite this, and despite the important links bet…

2022
Niclosamide-A promising treatment for COVID-19.
British journal of pharmacology ·doi:10.1111/bph.15843

Vaccines have reduced the transmission and severity of COVID-19, but there remains a paucity of efficacious treatment for drug-resistant strains and more susceptible individuals, particularly those who mount a suboptimal vaccine response, e…

review 2020
Menstruation: science and society
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2020.06.004

Women's health concerns are generally underrepresented in basic and translational research, but reproductive health in particular has been hampered by a lack of understanding of basic uterine and menstrual physiology. Menstrual health is an…

2020
The Extent to Which Menstruation-Related Issues Are Included in Graduate-Level Public Health Curricula.
Frontiers in public health ·doi:10.3389/fpubh.2020.00442

Objectives: Menstruation is increasingly recognized as an issue in domestic and global public health. Public health graduates of U.S. schools of public health must have adequate competencies to address menstruation and its implications for …

2017
Beyond menstrual hygiene: addressing vaginal bleeding throughout the life course in low and middle-income countries.
BMJ global health ·doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000405

Girls and women experience numerous types of vaginal bleeding. These include healthy reproductive processes, such as menstruation and bleeding after childbirth, but also bleeding related to health conditions, such as fibroids or cancer. In …