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From: atkins@opus.UUCP (Brian Atkins)
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Subject: What about weightless menstruation?
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Date: Tue, 17-Sep-85 13:37:33 EDT
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Recently there was a big discussion about weightless child birth.  My
wife and I were talking about this when it suddenly occurred to her
that, without gravity, menstruation might be a real problem. Is this so?

Have any of the woman astronauts been scheduled for a flight during
the time in question?  If there is a flow problem, would it contribute
to TSS?  Are there any mechanical devices that could be used to help the 
problem?  Are there any plans to use inhibiting medications?

If this was discussed before, and I somehow missed it. My apologies.

Brian Atkins   ...{attunix, hao, allegra, ucbvax}!nbires!atkins
NBI Inc., P.O. Box 9001, Boulder CO 80301	(303) 444-5710