When a human female reaches a certain age then vaginal bleeding occurs for a few days after regular time intervals.(a) What is this process known as (i) in scientific terms, and (ii) in everyday language?
(b)At what approximate age this process starts in human females? What is the human female said to have attained at this stage?
(c) After how much time is this process repeated? For how many days this process usually lasts?
(d) What does the onset of this process in human females signify?
(e) At which particular event in the life of a human female this process stops temporarily but starts again?
(f) At which approximate age of human female this process stops permanently?


(a) The process where a human female reaches a certain age then vaginal bleeding occurs for a few days after regular time intervals known as (i) menstruation in scientific terms, and (ii) periods in everyday language.

(b) In human females, the approximate age for a girl to undergo her first period is approximately 10 to 12 years. The human female is said to have attained puberty or sexual maturity at this age.

(c) This process of menstruation is repeated every 28 days and lasts for 3 to 5 days.

(d) The onset of the menstruation process signifies sexual maturity in females.

(e) During pregnancy, the menstruation process stops temporarily but starts again.

(f) In the human female, at the age of 45 to 50, the menstruation process stops permanently.

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Updated on: 21-Mar-2023

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