Get to know Menses better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like menstruation or period.
Menses meaning
The discharge of blood and cellular tissue that flows from the inner lining of the uterus out through the vagina, occurring typically once a month in uninseminated women; a menstrual flow.
Using Menses
- The main meaning on this page is: The discharge of blood and cellular tissue that flows from the inner lining of the uterus out through the vagina, occurring typically once a month in uninseminated women; a menstrual flow.
- Useful related words include: menstruation, menstruum, catamenia, period.
- In the example corpus, menses often appears in combinations such as: the menses, your menses, menses is.
Context around Menses
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Menses
- In this selection, "menses" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, catch, something, nigeria and room stand out and add context to how "menses" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include cessation of menses and the and during your menses room temperature. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "menses" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with menses
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This is a medical calque ; the Greek word for menses is actually different. (13 words)
It was at the school she first had her menses, something she lacked knowledge about. (15 words)
Where women can afford it, items used to absorb or catch menses are usually commercially manufactured products. (17 words)
These may ban certain actions during menstruation (such as sexual intercourse in some movements of Judaism and Islam ), or rituals performed at the end of each menses (such as the mikvah in Judaism and the ghusl in Islam). (38 words)
Kenyan nurse, Josephine Kimemia, said that there is a strong stigma around menses in Kenya as well as a “lack of education” and “ignorance” in being sexually active as a teenager and the spread of HIV. (36 words)
Donating the towels at the Local Education Authority Primary School at Bmuoko community in Bwari, Miss Ada Ukatu, Project Manager of Love Your Menses Nigeria, said the donation aimed at promoting menstrual hygiene. (33 words)
Example sentences (13)
It was at the school she first had her menses, something she lacked knowledge about.
Reinforcement of the importance to treat women and girls with sensitivity, respect and dignity while allowing them to make informed choices to deal and manage the menses without any discrimination.
Donating the towels at the Local Education Authority Primary School at Bmuoko community in Bwari, Miss Ada Ukatu, Project Manager of Love Your Menses Nigeria, said the donation aimed at promoting menstrual hygiene.
Menses is messy: a female dog may urinate in the house and will spread bloody vaginal discharge where she rests and walks; her heat lasts for a few weeks.
Avoid drinking cold water during your menses, room temperature water goes down much smoother and helps to minimize pain.
Kenyan nurse, Josephine Kimemia, said that there is a strong stigma around menses in Kenya as well as a “lack of education” and “ignorance” in being sexually active as a teenager and the spread of HIV.
Menopause results from having too few ovarian follicles to produce enough estrogen to maintain the ovarian-pituitary-hypothalamic loop, which results in the cessation of menses and the beginning of menopause.
Micrograph showing endometrial stromal condensation, a finding seen in menses See also *endometrial regenerative cells, also known as endometrial stem cells.
These may ban certain actions during menstruation (such as sexual intercourse in some movements of Judaism and Islam ), or rituals performed at the end of each menses (such as the mikvah in Judaism and the ghusl in Islam).
These seldom attack eunuchs or boys before coition with a woman, or women except those in whom the menses have become suppressed..
This is a medical calque ; the Greek word for menses is actually different.
Vaginal fluids in menses mainly contribute water, common electrolytes, organ moieties, and at least 14 proteins, including glycoproteins. citation Many mature females notice blood clots during menstruation.
Where women can afford it, items used to absorb or catch menses are usually commercially manufactured products.
Common combinations with menses
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the menses 2×
- your menses 2×
- menses is 2×
- in menses 2×