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period
(redirected from Menstrual periods)

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period noun age, bout, continuance, course, duration, eon, epoch, era, hitch, interval, juncture, length of time, limited time, point, season, shift, span, spell, stage, stint, stretch, tenure, term, time, time interval, time stretch, tour, while
Associated concepts: period of redemption
See also: age, annum, cycle, date, duration, expiration, life, moratorium, tenure, term, time


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when their is lack of a first menstrual period by the age of 16 years or the absence of menstrual periods in a woman who has previously menstruated regularly.
Menopause is the absence of menstrual periods for 12 months.
The general physical symptoms of most women approaching or experiencing menopause include: Longer menstrual periods For a woman who usually has short menstrual periods of, say, 4 days, this can increase to more days.
 
 
 
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