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Menopause is a natural occurrence in a woman’s life and is defined by 12 consecutive months without a menstrual period.—
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Variety,
23 Sep. 2026 Kansas allows pregnancies to be terminated before the 22-week mark following a patient’s last menstrual period.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
4 Aug. 2026 Menopause is diagnosed after 12 consecutive months without a menstrual period, assuming there isn’t another medical cause.—
Jamie Ducharme,
Health,
10 July 2026 Millennials are quickly discovering that their symptoms – brain fog, frozen shoulder and itchy ears – are perimenopause, the years leading up to menopause when a woman still has her menstrual period but hormone levels fluctuate.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for menstrual period