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menarche

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menarche /me·nar·che/ (mĕ-nahr´ke) establishment or beginning of the menstrual function.menar´cheal
me·nar·che (m-närk)
n.
The first menstrual period, usually during puberty.
me·narche·al adj.
Menarche
The first menstrual period or the establishment of the menstrual function.
Mentioned in: Menstrual Disorders
menarche
[menär′kē]
Etymology: Gk, men, month, archaios, from the beginning
the first menstruation and the commencement of cyclic menstrual function. It usually occurs between 9 and 17 years of age. See also pubarche.
menarche [mĕ-nahr´ke]
establishment or beginning of the menstrual function. adj., adj menar´cheal.
menarche
(mnär´kē), the beginning of the menstrual function. See also menstruation.
menarche
Ob/Gyn The time that menstruation begins; the first menstrual discharge. Cf Menopause.
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The main significance of this study is not that menarche is usefully predictive of the risk of complications, but that the current finding sheds light on why advanced maternal age at the time of first birth might be associated with increased risks," The BBC quoted Researcher Professor Gordon Smith as saying.
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To be accurate, once menopause occurs, is lasts for the rest of your like because it occurs with the end of your menstruation, much the same as menarche occurs with the beginning.
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