How to Use menstrual period in a Sentence

menstrual period

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  • Menopause is the time that marks the end of a woman's reproductive years, or twelve months without a menstrual period.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 15 May 2023
  • Brain fog can last a couple of years after the final menstrual period.
    — Eileen Finan, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Gestational age is time that has passed from the first day of the pregnant person’s last menstrual period.
    — Caroline Catherman Orlando Sentinel (tns), al, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Four restrict at 20 weeks or 22 weeks after the last menstrual period.
    — Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 June 2024
  • 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
  • Menstruation: The most common method of estimation is based on the first day of your last menstrual period.
    — Nancy Gottesman, Parents, 14 July 2023
  • Medical providers say the law will prohibit most abortions after about six weeks of gestation − measured as six weeks from the first day of the last menstrual period.
    — Katie Akin, USA TODAY, 12 July 2023
  • Perimenopause The years leading up to your last menstrual period are known as perimenopause.
    — Cristina Mutchler, Health, 7 Apr. 2024
  • 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
  • About 80% of U.S. women experience hot flashes during the menopausal transition, and the symptoms can last for a decade after their last menstrual period.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 17 May 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
  • Under current Iowa law, abortions are allowed up to 20 weeks after conception or 22 weeks after the last menstrual period.
    — Catherine Garcia, The Week, 11 July 2023
  • By the time people reach their final menstrual period, estrogen levels will have decreased by 50%.4 Most symptoms of menopause have links to estrogen decline.
    — Jennifer Chesak, Verywell Health, 17 July 2024
  • The day of the race coincided with Ms. Andersen’s menstrual period, so the team’s doctor suggested an injection to delay it.
    — Michael S. Rosenwald, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The most restrictive was a ban on doctors performing abortions about six weeks after someone's last menstrual period.
    — Jessie Balmert, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • Menstruation is also known as the menstrual period, menses, or a periods.
    — Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The first is that endo belly accompanies a menstrual period.
    — Claire Young, Health, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Perimenopause also includes the one year following your last menstrual period.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
  • Eating disorders are also feminized, such as a diagnosis that associates an eating disorder with the loss of a menstrual period.
    — Samia Salahi, The Arizona Republic, 8 June 2023

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