noun

a medical condition in which a woman who is not pregnant does not menstruate (=produce a flow of blood once a month)

noun

a woman’s need to have children before she reaches a certain age and can no longer physically do so

noun

the menopause

noun

pains that a woman sometimes gets during her period

noun

the time in a woman’s life when her periods stop and she is no longer capable of getting pregnant

noun

the monthly flow of blood from a woman’s body. The usual word for this is period.

adjective

relating to a woman’s periods

noun

the repeated process in which a woman’s womb prepares for pregnancy. It ends in a period if she does not get pregnant. The menstrual cycle usually lasts about a month.

verb

if a woman menstruates, she has a flow of blood from her womb, usually once a month

noun

the process of menstruating

verb

if a woman misses her monthly period, it does not happen

verb

when a woman or female animal ovulates, she produces an egg in her body and can become pregnant

noun

the time about once a month when a woman who is not pregnant menstruates (=loses blood)

noun

pain that a woman sometimes gets during her period. The usual American word is cramps.

noun

premenstrual syndrome: the pain and unpleasant feelings some women have just before their period every month

noun

premenstrual tension: another name for PMS

adjective

relating to the time of a woman’s life after the menopause

adjective

happening in the days before a woman’s monthly period

noun

pms

noun

pmt

noun

a thick band of soft material that women put inside their underwear during menstruation (=the time every month when blood flows)

noun

the loss of blood from a woman’s womb between her normal monthly periods

a type of tampon

noun

an object that a woman puts inside her vagina to collect the blood during her period (=monthly flow of blood)

adjective

the time when a woman has her period