menstrual period

noun

: the time when a woman menstruates each month

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Trotman suggests having discussions surrounding body changes and the menstrual period early on in pubertal development, like when the child first notices breast changes. Anna Earl, Parents, 14 July 2025 Ultimately this phase is followed by menopause, defined as 12 full months since a woman's last menstrual period. Karina Zaiets, USA Today, 30 June 2025 Menopause is a natural phase of aging in which a woman has gone at least 12 consecutive months without a menstrual period due to a decline in her reproductive hormones. Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 11 July 2025 For instance, in Indiana and Iowa, lethal fetal anomaly exceptions (when the fetus is unlikely to survive outside the womb or will die shortly after birth) are only applicable up to 22 weeks from an individual's last menstrual period. Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025 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 21 Aug. 2025.

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