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Obesity now affects one in five children, early puberty—particularly among girls—is becoming more common, and one in seven girls begins menstruation before age 12.
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Despite having more complex reproductive organs and the burdensome, sometimes fatal, functions that come with them — menstruation, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding — female bodies tend to outlast male bodies.
—Starre Vartan, CNN Money, 7 July 2025
Reproductive stages such as menstruation, pregnancy and nursing increase women’s climate vulnerability.
—Sheetal Khedkar Rao, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Hormonal Changes Hormonal changes during menstruation, pregnancy, and menopause can affect allergic asthma symptoms.
—Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 7 Apr. 2025
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Despite having more complex reproductive organs and the burdensome, sometimes fatal, functions that come with them — menstruation, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding — female bodies tend to outlast male bodies.
—Starre Vartan, CNN Money, 7 July 2025
Reproductive stages such as menstruation, pregnancy and nursing increase women’s climate vulnerability.
—Sheetal Khedkar Rao, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Hormonal Changes Hormonal changes during menstruation, pregnancy, and menopause can affect allergic asthma symptoms.
—Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for menstruation
period
Noun
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After a period of wild and mostly erratic spending under Farhad Moshiri’s ownership left them in dire financial straits, the club are trying to rebuild cautiously under the Friedkin Group.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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The house, which comes with a private boat dock and direct river access, is characterized by original architectural details from the period, a steep, pitched roof with cross gables, expansive dormer windows, intricate decorative wood trim and a wrap-around porch.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Menstruation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/menstruation. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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