"Menarche" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The first MENSTRUAL CYCLE marked by the initiation of MENSTRUATION.
| Descriptor ID |
D008572
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.760.410 G08.686.841.374.410
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Menarche" by people in Profiles.
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Growth in Infancy and Childhood and Age at Menarche in Five Low- or Middle-Income Countries: Consortium of Health Orientated Research in Transitional Societies (COHORTS). J Nutr. 2023 09; 153(9):2736-2743.
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Longitudinal Associations of Pubertal Timing and Tempo With Adolescent Mental Health and Risk Behavior Initiation in Urban South Africa. J Adolesc Health. 2021 07; 69(1):64-73.
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Rural-urban variations in age at menarche, adult height, leg-length and abdominal adiposity in black South African women in transitioning South Africa. Ann Hum Biol. 2018 Mar; 45(2):123-132.
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Even transient rapid infancy weight gain is associated with higher BMI in young adults and earlier menarche. Int J Obes (Lond). 2015 Jun; 39(6):939-44.
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Age at menarche and the evidence for a positive secular trend in urban South Africa. Am J Hum Biol. 2009 Jan-Feb; 21(1):130-2.
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Are there short cuts to pubertal assessments? Self-reported and assessed group differences in pubertal development in African adolescents. J Adolesc Health. 2008 Mar; 42(3):259-65.
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Factors associated with menstrual dysfunction and self-reported bone stress injuries in female runners in the ultra- and half-marathons of the Two Oceans. Br J Sports Med. 2007 Oct; 41(10):679-83.