How to Use menstrual cycle in a Sentence

menstrual cycle

noun
  • State laws vary, but the pills can be taken up to 11 weeks after the first day of the last menstrual cycle.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Some girls have their first migraine around the time of their first menstrual cycle.
    Danielle Wilhour, Fortune Well, 9 Aug. 2023
  • And what are the chances of conceiving during each phase of the menstrual cycle?
    Holly Eagleson, Parents, 30 Nov. 2023
  • In the disease, tissue that lines the inside of the uterus—and is shed each menstrual cycle—also grows outside the uterus.
    Rachel Fritts, Science | AAAS, 25 Aug. 2021
  • Regardless of the type, your body and menstrual cycle will need time to adjust.
    Sara Lindberg, SELF, 11 Mar. 2022
  • When that happens, the menstrual cycle starts as expected or is a few days late.
    Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Your menstrual cycle can bring pretty distinct changes to your breast size, texture, and shape.
    Ashley Abramson, SELF, 11 Apr. 2022
  • My menstrual cycles tend to be unpredictable; if anything, their length seems subject to the whim of my stress levels.
    Sophie Strosberg, Parents, 26 Oct. 2023
  • On July 1, a law took effect in Florida that could ban teaching in school about the menstrual cycle before the sixth grade.
    Nell McShane Wulfhart, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2023
  • As a quick refresher: Your menstrual cycle, which lasts for about 28 days, is made up of two different stages—the first is the follicular phase, and the second is the luteal phase.
    Ayana Underwood, SELF, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Kelsey tracked her menstrual cycles; John, who’s now 41, took pills and adjusted his diet to produce healthy sperm.
    Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The study found that the menstrual cycle returned to normal one or two periods after getting the vaccine.
    Macaela MacKenzie, SELF, 7 Jan. 2022
  • This could occur later in age as their hormones change or could occur each month with the onset or offset of their menstrual cycle.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
  • In fact, a 2020 study found women who ate fewer than two servings of fruit a day were more likely to suffer pain during their menstrual cycle.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 12 Oct. 2022
  • The researchers found that when women got the vaccine, their next menstrual cycle was longer than usual, on average by just under a day.
    Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 7 Jan. 2022
  • Sweating increases on the days leading up to and during a menstrual cycle.
    Deirdre Mundorf, Discover Magazine, 17 Aug. 2021
  • The hormonal changes in their body during your menstrual cycle.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
  • To determine day one of your menstrual cycle, start counting on the first day of red blood rather than at the end of your menstrual period, says Dr. Sundheimer.
    Christin Perry, Parents, 30 June 2023
  • People tell me about their thinning hair, changes with their menstrual cycles, or unexplained weight changes.
    ELLE, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Getting a new vaccine is itself stressful, Shirazian says, and many kinds of stressors can throw off a menstrual cycle.
    Emily Willingham, Scientific American, 24 Aug. 2021
  • Here's what each of those hormones does: Luteinizing hormone (LH) handles the release of eggs during your menstrual cycle.
    Ally Hirschlag, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Changes in your discharge can also be normal, says Dr. Grifo, like during certain times of the menstrual cycle.
    Rozalynn S. Frazier, SELF, 20 Jan. 2022
  • The skin is lined with estrogen receptors, and its thickness shifts during the menstrual cycle.
    Fiorella Valdesolo, Town & Country, 21 Jan. 2022
  • The length of your menstrual cycle can naturally vary from cycle-to-cycle.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Dating not from conception but the beginning of the menstrual cycle, that's only enough time to have missed one period.
    Jeevan Ravindran, CNN, 3 Sep. 2021
  • Premature menopause, as it is called, occurs when a woman's ovaries stop creating hormones and the menstrual cycle ends by age 40.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Fortunately, your menstrual cycle and fertile window are not a complete mystery, at least not all the time.
    Sara Lindberg, SELF, 21 Dec. 2021
  • The delay was more pronounced in women who received both vaccine doses during the same menstrual cycle.
    New York Times, 6 Jan. 2022
  • The menstrual cycle prepares the female body for pregnancy.
    Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 14 Mar. 2023
  • According to Kraus and Roche, studies too often exclude female athletes due to the complex nature of the menstrual cycle.
    Emma Zimmerman, Outside Online, 3 Mar. 2022

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