menstrual period

noun

: the time when a woman menstruates each month

Examples of menstrual period in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kansas allows pregnancies to be terminated before the 22-week mark following a patient’s last menstrual period. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026

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

Rhymes for menstrual period

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