premenopausal
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- premenopausally adverb
Example Sentences
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About a third of women diagnosed with breast cancer are younger and have yet not undergone the menopause, i.e. they are premenopausal, and are known to have an increased risk of recurrence.
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But premenopausal women are a little better off.
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There was no significant increase in depression risk for post-menopausal women compared to those who were premenopausal.
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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.
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Blood pressure in premenopausal human and mouse females is typically 10 points lower in both diastolic and systolic pressure than in males.
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