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menarcheal age

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menarcheal age
[menär′kē·əl]
Etymology: Gk, men, month, archaios, beginning; L, aetas, age
the age at which menstruation begins. The normal range is from 9 to 17 years of age. See also puberty.


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The relation of menarcheal age to obesity in childhood and adulthood: the Bogalusa Heart Study.
Effects of environmental agents on the attainment of puberty: ... by Barr, Dana B. / Environmental Health Perspectives
This compares with an average menarcheal age of 13 in the 1950s, and 13 years and three months in the 1960s.
GIRLS DON'T MATURE EARLIER by The Mirror (London, England)
Although genetic makeup does play a role in menarcheal age (onset of menstruation), dancers' intense exercise, low weight, and dieting typically delay puberty by one or two years.
How's your physical timing by Hamilton, Linda / Dance Magazine
 
 
 
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