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menarche

[mə′när·kē]
(physiology)
The onset of menstruation.
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Also, because they used age at menarche as an indicator of pubertal timing, the investigators said they could not capture the social, emotional, or hormonal processes present earlier in puberty.
Early start to puberty increases likelihood of depression in girls
that reported children aged 3-4 years with higher vegetable protein intake experienced menarche or voice break approximately 0.5 years later [35].
Association between Dietary Patterns and Precocious Puberty in Children: A Population-Based Study
Early menarche was defined as age at menarche younger than or at 12 years old and late menarche as older than or at 17 years old.
The Association between Female Reproductive Factors and Open-Angle Glaucoma in Korean Women: The Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey V
Data about menarche, menopause, pregnancy, and family history of breast cancer was retrieved from the questionnaires that each patient was required to fill before the scan.
Background parenchymal enhancement: is it just an innocent effect of estrogen on the breast?
When analyzing the relationship between the age of menarche and early first sexual intercourse, Cezimbra (11) concluded that the first sexual intercourse usually occurs after menarche and that the later the menarche, the later the first sexual intercourse.
Factors associated with first sexual intercourse among mothers with 14-16 years of age from Porto Alegre/RS, Brazil
'Parents usually worry about menarche being too early or too late for their preteens.
When should you bring your daughter to the OB-gyne?
The mean age of menarche was 12.58 ([+ or -] 1.15) years.
Menstrual hygiene practices among adolescent schoolgirls of rural Mangalore, Karnataka
The aim of this study was to determine the mean age of pubertal stages of breast development and menarche, and to determine the influence of nutrition and ethnicity on pubertal onset, in primary school girls living in Sokoto, Nigeria.
Pubertal breast development in primary school girls in Sokoto, North-Western Nigeria
Demographic details including age, age at menarche, parity and cycle are shown in table-I.
FREQUENCY OF VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE IN PATIENTS OF HEAVY MENSTRUAL BLEEDING
The menarche age, age at first birth was significantly higher, the mean menopause age was lower in PG than CG (p0.05).
Assessment of Risk Factors of Obesity and Diet on Breast Cancer in Ankara, Turkey
Key clinical point: Earlier menarche paired with poor parent supervision is associated with higher alcohol abuse rates.
Early-maturing girls at higher risk for alcohol abuse
Lead researcher Dr Alison Behie said reaching menarche at an earlier age increases the number of ovulation cycles a woman will have in her life, and puts her at greater risk of developing reproductive cancers possibly due to increased exposure to hormones such as oestrogen.
Smoking When Pregnant Increases Cancer Risk for Daughters

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