Menstruation
noun
The process in a woman's body when blood and tissue from her uterus come out from her body. It usually happens once a month.
She realized that her menstruation had started when she saw blood in her underwear.
Often appears as...
- start menstruation
- menstruation cycle
noun
In biology, the regular discharge of blood and mucosal tissue from the inner lining of the uterus.
In many mammals, menstruation is a part of their estrous cycle.
Often appears as...
- menstruation in mammals
- regular menstruation
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Academic
noun
The process in a woman's body when blood and tissue from her uterus come out from her body. It usually happens once a month.
She realized that her menstruation had started when she saw blood in her underwear.
Often appears as...
- start menstruation
- menstruation cycle
noun
In biology, the regular discharge of blood and mucosal tissue from the inner lining of the uterus.
In many mammals, menstruation is a part of their estrous cycle.
Often appears as...
- menstruation in mammals
- regular menstruation
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
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Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Sensitivity
Menstruation is a personal topic. Discuss it respectfully and understand some cultures handle this subject differently.
Is it appropriate to talk about menstruation here?
Pro Tip 2/3Frequency Variation
While typically monthly, everyone's body is different, and menstruation can vary in frequency and duration.
Her menstruation schedule has been irregular lately.
Pro Tip 3/3Euphemisms
Many euphemisms like 'on the rag' or 'Aunt Flo' exist for menstruation, reflecting its intimate nature.
She's on her period, or as some say, 'Aunt Flo is visiting.'
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Sensitivity
Menstruation is a personal topic. Discuss it respectfully and understand some cultures handle this subject differently.
Is it appropriate to talk about menstruation here?
Pro Tip 2/3Frequency Variation
While typically monthly, everyone's body is different, and menstruation can vary in frequency and duration.
Her menstruation schedule has been irregular lately.
Pro Tip 3/3Euphemisms
Many euphemisms like 'on the rag' or 'Aunt Flo' exist for menstruation, reflecting its intimate nature.
She's on her period, or as some say, 'Aunt Flo is visiting.'
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Sensitivity
Menstruation is a personal topic. Discuss it respectfully and understand some cultures handle this subject differently.
Is it appropriate to talk about menstruation here?
Pro Tip 2/3Frequency Variation
While typically monthly, everyone's body is different, and menstruation can vary in frequency and duration.
Her menstruation schedule has been irregular lately.
Pro Tip 3/3Euphemisms
Many euphemisms like 'on the rag' or 'Aunt Flo' exist for menstruation, reflecting its intimate nature.
She's on her period, or as some say, 'Aunt Flo is visiting.'
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How menstruation works -...
Menstruation even begins and ends at different times in life for different women, too. In other words, variations between periods are normal. Appreciating these differences and learning about this monthly process can empower women, giving them the tools to understand and take charge of their own bodies.
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Why can't we talk about...
I wanted answers to these questions but there was no one for me to ask. My mother knew nothing about menstruation except that it was dirty and shameful and I shouldn't talk about it. I asked girlfriends and everybody spoke in euphemisms. And finally, when I got the courage to go to the doctor
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Why we love, why we...
One of them is women's verbal ability. Women can talk. Women's ability to find the right word rapidly, basic articulation goes up in the middle of the menstrual cycle, when estrogen levels peak. But even at menstruation, they're better than the average man. Women can talk.
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A taboo-free way to talk...
You'd be surprised to know that most of the girls that I have spoken to, who did not know about periods at the time of their first menstruation thought that they have got blood cancer and they're going to die soon. Menstrual hygiene is a very important risk factor
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The 100 Tampons NASA...
thousands of men on the internet became experts in microgravity and menstruation. And I think that is so impressive, because normally that sort of takes years to really understand. But they got it like that, and I just think that is huge. He said, "At that time,
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A campaign for period...
in the previous year? What about the struggles of homeless, transgender, intersex and displaced people who menstruate? What about them? The scale of the problem, stemming in part from the deep-rooted stigma attached to menstruation,
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How do your hormones...
and height to increase. In women, estrogen secreted from the ovaries signals the start of adulthood. It helps the body develop, makes the hips widen, and thickens the womb’s lining, preparing the body for menstruation or pregnancy.
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Why do women have...
the womb gets rid of its endometrial lining, along with any unfertilized eggs, sick, dying, or dead embryos. That protective process is known as menstruation, leading to the period. This biological trait, bizarre as it may be,
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Teach girls bravery, not...
they will build incredible things, and I see this every day. Take, for instance, two of our high school students who built a game called Tampon Run -- yes, Tampon Run -- to fight against the menstruation taboo
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Why We Need To Talk Shit...
with two dilapidated pit latrines as the only sanitation options at this school the dirty toilets made kids sick adolescent girls were particularly vulnerable during menstruation with no safe place to go
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How menstruation works -...
Menstruation even begins and ends at different times in life for different women, too. In other words, variations between periods are normal. Appreciating these differences and learning about this monthly process can empower women, giving them the tools to understand and take charge of their own bodies.
Video examples
Why can't we talk about...
I wanted answers to these questions but there was no one for me to ask. My mother knew nothing about menstruation except that it was dirty and shameful and I shouldn't talk about it. I asked girlfriends and everybody spoke in euphemisms. And finally, when I got the courage to go to the doctor
Video examples
Why we love, why we...
One of them is women's verbal ability. Women can talk. Women's ability to find the right word rapidly, basic articulation goes up in the middle of the menstrual cycle, when estrogen levels peak. But even at menstruation, they're better than the average man. Women can talk.
Video examples
A taboo-free way to talk...
You'd be surprised to know that most of the girls that I have spoken to, who did not know about periods at the time of their first menstruation thought that they have got blood cancer and they're going to die soon. Menstrual hygiene is a very important risk factor
Video examples
The 100 Tampons NASA...
thousands of men on the internet became experts in microgravity and menstruation. And I think that is so impressive, because normally that sort of takes years to really understand. But they got it like that, and I just think that is huge. He said, "At that time,
Video examples
A campaign for period...
in the previous year? What about the struggles of homeless, transgender, intersex and displaced people who menstruate? What about them? The scale of the problem, stemming in part from the deep-rooted stigma attached to menstruation,
Video examples
How do your hormones...
and height to increase. In women, estrogen secreted from the ovaries signals the start of adulthood. It helps the body develop, makes the hips widen, and thickens the womb’s lining, preparing the body for menstruation or pregnancy.
Video examples
Why do women have...
the womb gets rid of its endometrial lining, along with any unfertilized eggs, sick, dying, or dead embryos. That protective process is known as menstruation, leading to the period. This biological trait, bizarre as it may be,
Video examples
Teach girls bravery, not...
they will build incredible things, and I see this every day. Take, for instance, two of our high school students who built a game called Tampon Run -- yes, Tampon Run -- to fight against the menstruation taboo
Video examples
Why We Need To Talk Shit...
with two dilapidated pit latrines as the only sanitation options at this school the dirty toilets made kids sick adolescent girls were particularly vulnerable during menstruation with no safe place to go
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Pam Shriver
American Tennis Player
I took more anti-inflammatories probably than anybody in my 20 years of playing and I know what that terrible stomach pain can be. I also know what terrible menstruation cramps can be, as most women tennis players have, to the point where you feel nauseous, but you just play on.
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Twinkle Khanna
Indian Businesswoman
I was doing some research on menstruation for a column. I read about Arunachalam Muruganantham's life and work, and his story gripped me, and that is when I sat down, wrote the first few pages, and sent them off to my editor to have a look.
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Emily Martin
American Scientist
Menstruation not only carries with it the connotation of a productive system that has failed to produce; it also carries the idea of production gone awry, making products of no use, not to specification, unsalable, wasted, scrap.
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Radhika Apte
Indian Actress
The menstruation taboo is ancient, and there are so many theories about it. For some, it is fear of blood, and for some, period blood is toxic. If you read the theories about menstruation, you might even laugh.
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Cybill Shepherd
American Actress
It's okay to talk about birth, okay - then menstruation. I first started my advocacy for women's health in the field of reproductive freedom, and the next stage would be bringing menopause out of the closet.
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Rupi Kaur
Canadian Poet
It was tough to cope with the pressure of having to talk about menstruation, but now with 'Newsweek' splashing it as the cover story, I thing the point I wished to make has found its mark.
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John Hersey
American Writer
And, as if nature were protecting man against his own ingenuity, the reproductive processes were affected for a time; men became sterile, women had miscarriages, menstruation stopped.
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Priyamani
Indian Actress
Lack of access to basic sanitation facilities can be a traumatic experience for girls especially during menstruation period and have an adverse impact on their health.
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Arunachalam Muruganantham
Indian Businessman
The taboo regarding menstruation exists across the world, even among the educated.
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Manushi Chhillar
Indian Model
Menstruation is a natural phenomenon and it is neither dirty, nor a taboo.
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Pam Shriver
American Tennis Player
I took more anti-inflammatories probably than anybody in my 20 years of playing and I know what that terrible stomach pain can be. I also know what terrible menstruation cramps can be, as most women tennis players have, to the point where you feel nauseous, but you just play on.
Quote examples
Twinkle Khanna
Indian Businesswoman
I was doing some research on menstruation for a column. I read about Arunachalam Muruganantham's life and work, and his story gripped me, and that is when I sat down, wrote the first few pages, and sent them off to my editor to have a look.
Quote examples
Emily Martin
American Scientist
Menstruation not only carries with it the connotation of a productive system that has failed to produce; it also carries the idea of production gone awry, making products of no use, not to specification, unsalable, wasted, scrap.
Quote examples
Radhika Apte
Indian Actress
The menstruation taboo is ancient, and there are so many theories about it. For some, it is fear of blood, and for some, period blood is toxic. If you read the theories about menstruation, you might even laugh.
Quote examples
Cybill Shepherd
American Actress
It's okay to talk about birth, okay - then menstruation. I first started my advocacy for women's health in the field of reproductive freedom, and the next stage would be bringing menopause out of the closet.
Quote examples
Rupi Kaur
Canadian Poet
It was tough to cope with the pressure of having to talk about menstruation, but now with 'Newsweek' splashing it as the cover story, I thing the point I wished to make has found its mark.
Quote examples
John Hersey
American Writer
And, as if nature were protecting man against his own ingenuity, the reproductive processes were affected for a time; men became sterile, women had miscarriages, menstruation stopped.
Quote examples
Priyamani
Indian Actress
Lack of access to basic sanitation facilities can be a traumatic experience for girls especially during menstruation period and have an adverse impact on their health.
Quote examples
Arunachalam Muruganantham
Indian Businessman
The taboo regarding menstruation exists across the world, even among the educated.
Quote examples
Manushi Chhillar
Indian Model
Menstruation is a natural phenomenon and it is neither dirty, nor a taboo.
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