menstrual period

noun

: the time when a woman menstruates each month

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Less than 9% had menarche — the scientific term for a girl’s first menstrual period — before age 11, which is considered early. Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 19 Oct. 2024 It is usually diagnosed during puberty when an adolescent girl presents with abdominal or pelvic pain and difficulty urinating but has no menstrual period. Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 13 Sep. 2024 Researchers have also raised concerns that the widespread presence of endocrine-disrupting chemicals like phthalates in the environment may be contributing to girls getting their first menstrual period at an earlier age. Maria Godoy, NPR, 9 Sep. 2024 Menopause occurs once a person assigned female at birth has no menstrual period for 12 consecutive months and can no longer become pregnant.11 Once a person goes through menopause, their ovarian follicles no longer mature and release an egg each month. Andrea L. Braden, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2024 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 Nov. 2024.

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