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Original Research Article

Male perception about the inconveniences associated with monthly bleeding for their partner – an international survey

Iñaki Letea Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Araba University Hospital, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain; Correspondence[email protected]
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Paloma Lobob Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Infanta Sofia University Hospital, Madrid, Spain; View further author information
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Rossella E. Nappic Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic and Paediatric Sciences, Research Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Gynaecological Endocrinology and Menopause, IRCCS San Matteo Polyclinic, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy; ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5216-9882View further author information
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Axelle Pintiauxd Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; View further author information
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Christian Fialae Gynmed Family Planning Clinic, Vienna, Austria; ;f Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6451-7349View further author information
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Günther Häuslerg Department of General Gynaecology and Gynaecological Oncology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6406-0243View further author information
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Nathalie Chabbert-Buffeth Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, APHP Tenon Hospital, Pierre and Marie Curie University, Paris, FranceView further author information
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Pages 1-11 | Received 27 Nov 2017, Accepted 28 Dec 2017, Published online: 22 Jan 2018

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