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Menarche

Known as: first menstrual cycle 
The beginning of the menstrual cycle; the first menstrual cycle in an individual. [GOC:curators, PMID:16311040]
National Institutes of Health

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1997
1997
Monthly distribution of menarche in three provinces of north Italy.
Data on recalled month of menarche and month of birth have been collected in a sample of 1505 secondary-school students resident… 
1991
1991
Age at menarche and an analysis of secular trends in menarcheal age of South African urban and rural black females
Age at menarche was estimated using status quo techniques on a sample of 230 rural South African females aged 11 to 17 years… 
1990
1990
Menarche: responses of early adolescent females.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the responses of menarcheal age females to the event of menarche. The three… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Lactation and post-partum amenorrhoea: a study based on data from three Norwegian cities 1860–1964
Summary Medical records from maternity clinics in three Norwegian cities, Oslo, Bergen and Trondheim, have been used to study the… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
The pathophysiology of pseudotumor cerebri. An unsolved puzzle.
It has been a long-standing challenge to clinicians and investigators to explain the pathophysiology of the diverse syndromes… 
1983
1983
Nutritional status and menarche in a rural community in the Philippines.
  • O. Ts
  • 1983
  • Corpus ID: 68056096
To examine the relationship between nutritional status and onset of menarche anthropometric measurements and information on age… 
1978
1978
Oestrogen and pregnanediol excretion through childhood, menarche and first ovulation
Summary Urinary oestrogen and pregnanediol values were measured in 24 boys and 38 girls between the ages of 2 and 13 years… 
1973
1973
Examination of the hypothesis of a critical weight at menarche in ambulatory and bedridden mentally retarded girls.
The ages, weights, and calculated total body water and body fat contents as menarche of 44 mentally retarded, institutionalized… 
Review
1971
Review
1971
Mean age at menopause and menarche in South Africa.
Mean age of menopause of 744 Whites and 1319 Bantu with differing rates of cancer of the uterus were compared in a survey of the… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Birth control knowledge and attitudes among unmarried pregnant adolescents: a preliminary report.
In a preliminary report 169 unmarried adolescents predominantly black 85% in their middle teens registering for prenatal services…