menstrual
adjective
men·stru·al
ˈmen(t)-strü-əl 
-strəl
: of or relating to menstruation
menstrually
adverb
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The lack of adequate WASH facilities has also disproportionately affected women and girls by interfering with basic menstrual hygiene, harming their mental and physical health.
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Lesley Joseph, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2025
Cyclical changes in estrogen can cause menstrual migraines.
—Brigid Dwyer, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2025
The film highlights the importance of menstrual hygiene and underlines the importance of breaking the taboo around the subject of female hygiene.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
This is first seen when girls get their periods and experience menstrual migraines from the shift in estrogen and progesterone.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 21 Feb. 2025
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Lesley Joseph, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2025
Cyclical changes in estrogen can cause menstrual migraines.
—Brigid Dwyer, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2025
The film highlights the importance of menstrual hygiene and underlines the importance of breaking the taboo around the subject of female hygiene.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
This is first seen when girls get their periods and experience menstrual migraines from the shift in estrogen and progesterone.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for menstrual
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“Menstrual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/menstrual. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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menstrual
adjective
men·stru·al
ˈmen(t)-strə(-wə)l
: of or relating to menstruation
Medical Definition
menstrual
adjective
men·stru·al
ˈmen(t)-strə(-wə)l
: of or relating to menstruation
menstrually
adverb
a menstrually related migraine
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