menstrual period

noun

: the time when a woman menstruates each month

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Menopause Menopause is diagnosed after 12 consecutive months without a menstrual period, assuming there isn’t another medical cause. Jamie Ducharme, Health, 10 July 2026 Millennials are quickly discovering that their symptoms – brain fog, frozen shoulder and itchy ears – are perimenopause, the years leading up to menopause when a woman still has her menstrual period but hormone levels fluctuate. Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 18 May 2026 Menopause occurs when a woman has gone 12 consecutive months without a menstrual period, and the average age in the United States is around 52. Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 5 May 2026 Neuroimaging research by Lisa Mosconi at Weill Cornell demonstrates measurable changes in brain glucose metabolism during the menopausal transition, detectable years before the final menstrual period. Torie Bosch, STAT, 2 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for menstrual period

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“Menstrual period.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/menstrual%20period. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

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