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Menstrual period

menstrual period --> menses

(Science: medicine) The catamenial or menstrual discharge, a periodic flow of blood or bloody fluid from the uterus or female generative organs.

Origin: L. Mensis month, pl. Menses months, and the monthly courses of women. Cf. Month.


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menstrual cycle..

... hormonal change. However, some women do not matter to have sex in their period. And, yes, they cannot get pregnant at their menstrual period, unless there's another ready-to-be-fertilized egg from another ovary, but ...

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by DoctorStein
Sat Jul 05, 2008 3:32 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: menstrual cycle..
Replies: 9
Views: 3899

Re: menstrual cycle..

All physically intact women do, unless they're pregnant. As you may know, the 'period' itself involves the shedding of the endometrial lining. This does NOT happen during (a healthy) pregnancy.

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by squares
Wed Jun 18, 2008 2:54 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: menstrual cycle..
Replies: 9
Views: 3899

Weight loss and Stomach Bloating

... except for the fact that ever since my weight loss last year my menstrual cramps have stopped altogether. I used to have the most unbearable ... have stopped altogether (I have been cramp-free for one year!), and my period has been considerably lighter. This probably relates with my weight ...

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by sheknowsherway
Mon Jan 21, 2008 2:54 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Stomach bloating and weight gain
Replies: 299
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breast problem

... the breast........ :cry: n about my facaial hair........actually my menstrual cycle started when i was 12....n upto 6 months ago i had a period,, after about each 35 days,,(normal period should b after 28 days),,, n during last ...

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by july
Tue Nov 07, 2006 4:51 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: breast problem
Replies: 45
Views: 10805

Early Devolopment:The human embryonic heart (HEH)

... 21 days after conception, or five weeks after the last normal menstrual period (LMP), which is the date normally used to date pregnancy. The human heart begins beating ...

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by dipjyoti
Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:18 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Early Devolopment:The human embryonic heart (HEH)
Replies: 0
Views: 368
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