How to Use menstrual cycle in a Sentence

menstrual cycle

noun
Definition of menstrual cyclenext
  • According to the Mayo Clinic, the menopause is the time that marks the end of your menstrual cycles.
    — Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024
  • 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
  • In up to 15% of girls, the first menstrual cycle will occur at 10 years old when most girls are just in fourth grade.
    — Dr. Scott A. Rivkees, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024
  • 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
  • In younger women, the menstrual cycle will be less often and lighter.
    — Andrea K. McDaniels, baltimoresun.com, 5 Apr. 2018
  • Apple only added menstrual cycle it to the Health app in 2015.
    — Cory Stieg, refinery29.com, 4 June 2019
  • Regardless of the type, your body and menstrual cycle will need time to adjust.
    — Sara Lindberg, SELF, 11 Mar. 2022
  • The menstrual cycle is the process by which the body prepares for pregnancy every month.
    — Gabrielle Smith, CNN, 6 Apr. 2021
  • One of the hallmark signs of perimenopause is changes in your menstrual cycle.
    — Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2024
  • The truth is that your cervix can move lower and higher depending on your menstrual cycle and the amount of blood flowing to your uterus.
    — Jessica Shepherd, SELF, 8 Sep. 2018
  • When that happens, the menstrual cycle starts as expected or is a few days late.
    — Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 23 Feb. 2024
  • This is a franchise that used to track women’s menstrual cycle.
    — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 7 Mar. 2018
  • And your menstrual cycle is at the center of that confusion.
    — Tehrene Firman, Woman's Day, 13 June 2018
  • Read on to learn how the menstrual cycle affects appetite and how to manage cravings.
    — News & Views, Health, 23 Mar. 2024
  • Certain parts of a woman’s menstrual cycle do seem to go hand in hand with the desire for chocolate ice cream and potato chips.
    — Sara Twogood, Quartz, 7 Aug. 2019
  • Its symptoms are exclusive to the second half of the menstrual cycle.
    — Sara Twogood, Quartz, 7 Aug. 2019
  • Your menstrual cycle can bring pretty distinct changes to your breast size, texture, and shape.
    — Ashley Abramson, SELF, 11 Apr. 2022
  • Changes in Amerson’s menstrual cycle didn’t tip her off.
    — Howard Cohen, miamiherald, 29 Mar. 2018
  • 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
  • The length of the menstrual cycle varies from woman to woman, but the average is to have periods every 28 days.
    — Kelly Gonsalves, Teen Vogue, 15 May 2019
  • At around 11 years old, Alyssa, now 13, wanted to understand the menstrual cycle.
    — Leslie D. Rose, Parents, 2 July 2024
  • Each month, like clockwork, right at the peak of my menstrual cycle, my hormones go haywire and I'm left with a number of whiteheads and blackheads.
    — Shammara Lawrence, Allure, 15 Mar. 2018
  • 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
  • The tissue can become inflamed, swell and bleed during the menstrual cycle.
    — Tanyel Mustafa, refinery29.com, 30 Aug. 2024
  • There's the ability to track menstrual cycles (where Apple is playing catch up to Fitbit and Garmin).
    — Edward Baig, USA TODAY, 6 June 2019
  • But what if syncing our skincare to our menstrual cycle could help curb these flare-ups and other skin concerns?
    — Caitlin Kenny, refinery29.com, 7 Sep. 2020
  • This can cause more problems with a woman’s menstrual cycle.
    — Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2024
  • In women, low testosterone can also affect menstrual cycles and the frequency of periods.
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024

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