Menstrual Adjustment Administering Hormonal Agents: A Survey of Iranian Pilgrim Women During Long-Term Travel

Background: Women’s activity in many social and religious events necessitates them to have their menstruation suppressed, including in yearly Hajj rites for Muslim women. According to the Islamic religious set-ups, Muslim women must be physically and morally clean during the Hajj rites in Mecca. In this research, the efficiency and side effects of extended consumption of hormonal agents in Iranian women during the Hajj rites in Mecca were examined.

Keywords:

Menstruation , Hormonal Oral Contraceptives , Muslim Women