Definition of premenstrual in English:
premenstrual
adjective priːˈmɛnstrʊəlpriˈmɛnstr(u)əl
Of, occurring, or experienced before menstruation.
Example sentencesExamples
- Alcohol affects some women negatively during their premenstrual period.
- They will want to know what medicine is good for headaches, arthritis, premenstrual conditions, insomnia, or a host of other conditions.
- Seventy-five percent of the women reported significant improvement in premenstrual symptoms.
- Studies have shown that women who reduce their caffeine intake two weeks before menstruation suffer less premenstrual breast tenderness.
- During the premenstrual stage, women with irregular cycles may not be more aware of their symptoms than women with regular cycles, for at this time an overall heightened focus on premenstrual symptoms is common for all women.
- It is prescribed for premenstrual problems rather than depression.
- The first ‘modern’ account of premenstrual tension was published in a medical journal in 1931.
- For how long have women suffered from premenstrual symptoms?
- I view menstruation and premenstrual symptoms as a liability.
Derivatives
adverb
The drug was taken for 14 days premenstrually for only three menstrual cycles.
Example sentencesExamples
- Also, we actually need more calories premenstrually, so it would make sense we might experience more cravings if we're short on energy.
- The Australian psychoanalyst Alexandra Pope breaks the magic circle of consensus by suggesting that the fury and distress women feel premenstrually might be motivated by solid life causes.
- A review reveals more than 200 symptoms that have been reported to occur premenstrually.
- In women relapses occur particularly premenstrually and in pregnancy.
Definition of premenstrual in US English:
premenstrual
adjectivepriˈmɛnstr(u)əlprēˈmenstr(o͞o)əl
Of, occurring, or experienced before menstruation.
Example sentencesExamples
- Seventy-five percent of the women reported significant improvement in premenstrual symptoms.
- They will want to know what medicine is good for headaches, arthritis, premenstrual conditions, insomnia, or a host of other conditions.
- For how long have women suffered from premenstrual symptoms?
- During the premenstrual stage, women with irregular cycles may not be more aware of their symptoms than women with regular cycles, for at this time an overall heightened focus on premenstrual symptoms is common for all women.
- I view menstruation and premenstrual symptoms as a liability.
- Alcohol affects some women negatively during their premenstrual period.
- Studies have shown that women who reduce their caffeine intake two weeks before menstruation suffer less premenstrual breast tenderness.
- It is prescribed for premenstrual problems rather than depression.
- The first ‘modern’ account of premenstrual tension was published in a medical journal in 1931.