menstrual cycle
noun
: the cycle of physiological changes from the beginning of one menstrual period to the beginning of the next
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Your Vulva May Change Color During pregnancy, estrogen and progesterone—a hormone secreted during the menstrual cycle and pregnancy—increase, causing your vulva to swell and become darker in color.6 Delivering your baby changes hormones as well.
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Anthea Levi, Health, 8 Apr. 2024
Although research shows suicidal ideation is linked to specific times during the menstrual cycle, today most people still haven’t heard of PMDD, including doctors.
—Shalene Gupta, TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
Other women simply track their own menstrual cycle to avoid unwanted pregnancies.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2024
When that happens, the menstrual cycle starts as expected or is a few days late.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 23 Feb. 2024
That's because your resting metabolic rate (RMR) changes throughout the menstrual cycle.
—News & Views, Health, 23 Mar. 2024
To see improvement in menstrual cycle regularity it is recommended to take Ovasitol for at least 3 months, and it can even be taken during pregnancy for additional blood sugar balancing benefits.
—Casey Seiden, Parents, 22 Mar. 2024
Many women develop bleeding and swollen gums during puberty, pregnancy, menopause and during their monthly menstrual cycle.
—Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2024
Isolating and analyzing gonadotropin-releasing hormone, for instance, sped along scientists’ understanding of the hormonal control of the menstrual cycle, and ultimately the development of birth control pills and of hormonal therapies for prostate cancer.
—Eryn Brown, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
Anthea Levi, Health, 8 Apr. 2024
Although research shows suicidal ideation is linked to specific times during the menstrual cycle, today most people still haven’t heard of PMDD, including doctors.
—Shalene Gupta, TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
Other women simply track their own menstrual cycle to avoid unwanted pregnancies.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2024
When that happens, the menstrual cycle starts as expected or is a few days late.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 23 Feb. 2024
That's because your resting metabolic rate (RMR) changes throughout the menstrual cycle.
—News & Views, Health, 23 Mar. 2024
To see improvement in menstrual cycle regularity it is recommended to take Ovasitol for at least 3 months, and it can even be taken during pregnancy for additional blood sugar balancing benefits.
—Casey Seiden, Parents, 22 Mar. 2024
Many women develop bleeding and swollen gums during puberty, pregnancy, menopause and during their monthly menstrual cycle.
—Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2024
Isolating and analyzing gonadotropin-releasing hormone, for instance, sped along scientists’ understanding of the hormonal control of the menstrual cycle, and ultimately the development of birth control pills and of hormonal therapies for prostate cancer.
—Eryn Brown, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
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