menstrual period

noun

: the time when a woman menstruates each month

Examples of menstrual period in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Perimenopause The years leading up to your last menstrual period are known as perimenopause. Cristina Mutchler, Health, 7 Apr. 2024 Perimenopause also includes the one year following your last menstrual period. Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024 Brain fog can last a couple of years after the final menstrual period. Eileen Finan, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024 Under normal circumstances, the uterus sheds a limited amount of blood during each menstrual period (less than 5 tablespoons or 80 mL). Brittany Barreto, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024 The menopausal transition typically lasts about seven years; menopause is reached when there's been no menstrual period for 12 consecutive months. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 13 May 2023 The first is that endo belly accompanies a menstrual period. Claire Young, Health, 18 Oct. 2023 Special to the Courier Journal Menopause is the time of life when menstrual cycles end, and the diagnosis is made after twelve months without a menstrual period. Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 1 Sep. 2023 That occurs at about six weeks of gestation — measured as six weeks after a woman's last menstrual period began. USA TODAY, 12 July 2023

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“Menstrual period.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/menstrual%20period. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

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