menstrual period

noun

: the time when a woman menstruates each month

Examples of menstrual period in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Participants were classified as pre-, peri-, or post-menopausal based on self-reports of their last menstrual period. — Cathy Nelson, Health, 26 May 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

Rhymes for menstrual period

• myriad
• photoperiod