Ruth Niedermeier

ORCID: 0009-0008-6955-9538 · 2 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…