Images Dated 1st September 2004

Woman measuring her waist

Woman measuring her waist. She may be keeping track of weight loss during a diet but compulsive self-measurement may be a symptom of a body image disorder such as anorexia nervosa

© CRISTINA PEDRAZZINI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Adult, Anorexia Nervosa, Detox, Detoxification, Diet, Dieting, Equipment, Female, Fit, Health, Healthy, Hispanic, Human, Measuring, Normal, Self Measuring, Single, Tape Measure, Torso, Waist Measurement, Weight, Weight Loss, Woman

Charles Bridge and Old Town Bridge Tower, dome of the Church of Saint Francis, Vltava River

Charles Bridge and Old Town Bridge Tower, dome of the Church of Saint Francis, Vltava River, Prague, Czech Republic

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Architecture, Baroque, Capital, City, Color, Danita Delimont, David Barnes, Eu, Europe, Landmark, Monument, Palace, Scenic, Travel

Menstrual pain

MODEL RELEASED. Menstrual pain. Woman holding her hands against her abdomen to relieve pain caused by menstruation. Lower abdominal and pelvic pain, known as dysmenorrhoea, may occur before or during a menstrual period. During menstruation, strong uterine contractions cause the menstrual discharge to be expelled. At ovulation, abdominal pain may be felt when an egg is forcibly expelled from an ovary

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