Sentence examples for skipping periods from inspiring English sources

For a short mission, an astronaut may simply choose to time her cycle around her stint in space by using birth control pills, but for longer missions, skipping periods entirely may be preferred, said a new review of the subject, published today April 211) in the journal npj Microgravity.

Early perimenopause: had increasing irregularity of menses without skipping periods (7 days difference from the beginning of a given cycle to the next) experienced after the previously regular cycle.

The prevalence of skipped periods in this study is consistent with the observation that this symptom is common before the menopause.

There was a strong association between the spontaneous resolution of heavy menstrual bleeding and skipped periods in women aged over 45 years.

There was no association of skipped periods with resolution of heavy menstrual bleeding without recurrence in the age range 40 44 years, but there was a strong association in the older age groups, with higher rates of resolution in those who reported skipped periods.

There is a strong association between the subsequent spontaneous resolution of heavy menstrual bleeding and the reporting of skipped periods in the age range of 45 54 years: women with skipped periods are between two and five times more likely to experience the spontaneous resolution of heavy menstrual bleeding, compared with those who do not report the symptom.

The analyses for resolution were also repeated, stratified separately for each of the characteristics of interference with life, skipped periods and 'cycle too variable to say', and with status defined by responses in the age-defining questionnaires.

The association of 'cycle too variable to say' with the resolution of heavy menstrual bleeding was weaker than that observed for skipped periods, but also showed age variations (Table 4).

The association between the spontaneous resolution of heavy menstrual bleeding and skipped periods, or cycle 'too variable to say', is consistent with the postulate that these symptoms are predictive of the menopause.

Using the rates of spontaneous resolution of heavy menstrual bleeding, in conjunction with interference with life, and the symptoms of skipped periods and cycle 'too variable to say', will allow a more informed decision about undertaking treatment or not.

The reporting of a cycle that is 'too variable to say' is generally associated with the subsequent spontaneous resolution of heavy menstrual bleeding in this age group, but the association is weaker than that for skipped periods.