menses

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"Discrepancies in the incidence of who gets migraine attacks associated with menses is likely due to premenopausal women having more regular menstrual cycles and thus more menstrual-related migraines," says Ailani.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2024

But restoring the menses before quickening was neither immoral or illegal.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2022

Nonetheless, women continued to restore their menses with home treatments and induced early abortions before quickening as permitted by common law.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2022

Elizabeth Ward, a Boston-based dietitian and co-author of “The Menopause Diet Plan,” notes that sudden changes in weight can also affect menses.

From Washington Post • Aug. 21, 2020

“We came to cause the divination ceremony to be made, because when our wives have their menses they get sick and do not have children.”

From Kankanay Ceremonies (American Archaeology and Ethnology) by Moss, C. R.