menstrual cycle
noun
: the cycle of physiological changes from the beginning of one menstrual period to the beginning of the next
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Topics included human body parts, puberty, menstrual cycles and child safety in lower grades.
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Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2025
By the way, the notion that a menstrual cycle lasts 28 days is more myth than reality.
—New Atlas, 8 Mar. 2025
Republican solutions to 'regulate' this include having coaches monitor children's menstrual cycles or performing genital exams.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The Barnetts claimed, not long after bringing her home, that Natalia was not the age reflected on her birth certificate, because Natalia allegedly had pubic hair, a menstrual cycle and a mental illness.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
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Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2025
By the way, the notion that a menstrual cycle lasts 28 days is more myth than reality.
—New Atlas, 8 Mar. 2025
Republican solutions to 'regulate' this include having coaches monitor children's menstrual cycles or performing genital exams.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The Barnetts claimed, not long after bringing her home, that Natalia was not the age reflected on her birth certificate, because Natalia allegedly had pubic hair, a menstrual cycle and a mental illness.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for menstrual cycle
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“Menstrual cycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/menstrual%20cycle. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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