What's the difference between catamenial and menstrual?
Catamenial
Definition:
(a.) Pertaining to the catamenia, or menstrual discharges.
Example Sentences:
(1) Optimal forms of treatment for catamenial epilepsy have not been established; however, several forms of progesterone are available and may be helpful, including those in oral contraceptives.
(2) A case of recurrent bilateral catamenial pneumothorax is presented with pathologic, cytologic, and radiologic documentation.
(3) The role of pregnanolone as a positive modulator of the GABAA receptor and the effect of this modulation on the complex mechanisms underlying catamenial epilepsy are discussed.
(4) This is a report of a woman with catamenial hemoptysis who responded successfully to danazol therapy; however, hemoptysis resumed after cessation of therapy.
(5) In the setting of catamenial epilepsy or reproductive endocrine disorders, progestins, such as natural progesterone and parenteral medroxyprogesterone, or antiestrogenic agents, such as clomiphene, constitute rational and effective adjuncts to therapy.
(6) Hormonal therapy may be appropriate adjunctive anticonvulsant treatment, particularly for women with seizures that are catamenial or associated with a menstrual or reproductive endocrine disorder.
(7) We report a case of recurring catamenial pneumothorax with concurrent pelvic endometriosis.
(8) Since the initial case report in 1958, 69 cases of catamenial pneumothorax have appeared in English-language literature.
(9) Each episode was apparently related to the onset of the menstruation suggesting catamenial pneumothorax.
(10) Statistical evaluation of the qualitative and quantitative data revealed that the same numerically dominant phenotypes were present regardless of sample type, sample time, or catamenial product.
(11) A case of catamenial pneumothorax in a 34-year-old woman is presented.
(12) Changes in seizures during the menstrual cycle (catamenial epilepsy) have been found in some women: seizures were fewer during the luteal phase but increased when progesterone levels declined.
(13) The purpose of the present study was to compare the effects of polyacrylate rayon tampons and cotton-viscose rayon blend tampons on the qualitative bacterial counts obtained from tampons and concomitant vaginal swabs and to determine whether either of these tampon types alters the qualitative makeup of the vaginal microflora when compared with the microflora in the same women using all-cotton tampons or external catamenial pads.
(14) A case of catamenial pneumothorax with diaphragmatic and pulmonary endometriosis is presented.
(15) A statistical evaluation of the qualitative makeup of the microflora revealed that the same numerically dominant phenotypes were present regardless of sample type, sample time, or catamenial product.
(16) Six new cases seen personally, and 72 cases of catamenial pneumothorax found in the literature have had thoracoscopic talcage.
(17) A case of catamenial pneumothorax (CPT) was presented.
(18) This model reliability reproduces menstrual TSS, since one-time vaginal inoculation with TSST-1-positive staphylococci in the presence of blood and certain tampons leads to TSS, and may be useful in evaluating catamenial products and in understanding other factors important in TSST-1 production in vivo and the development of TSS.
(19) Three cases of catamenial pneumothorax were presented.
(20) Two cases of catamenial pneumothorax are reported, a rare condition characterized by its sudden occurrence in a female patient between the ages of 30 and 40 years, always at the onset of the menstrual cycle.
Menstrual
Definition:
(a.) Recurring once a month; monthly; gone through in a month; as, the menstrual revolution of the moon; pertaining to monthly changes; as, the menstrual equation of the sun's place.
(a.) Of or pertaining to the menses; as, menstrual discharges; the menstrual period.
(a.) Of or pertaining to a menstruum.
Example Sentences:
(1) There was no significant difference in sialic acid concentration in the uterus during the proliferative and luteal phases of the menstrual cycle.
(2) The degree of discomfort was slightly greater in women who complained of breast tenderness within three days prior to the mammogram but was not strongly related to age, menstrual status, or week of the menstrual cycle.
(3) Because there were no interactions of time and type of migraine in either study, these results raise some questions about the existence of differential effectiveness of non-pharmacological treatment of menstrual vs non-menstrual migraine.
(4) Plasma oestradiol concentrations remained unaltered at the lower limit of the early follicular phase values of a normal menstrual cycle.
(5) Compared to socially dominant females, socially subordinate females had fewer ovulatory menstrual cycles, more cycles with deficient luteal phase plasma progesterone concentrations, increased adrenal weights and increased heart weights.
(6) Heparin-like activity increased throughout the menstrual cycle and decreased during menstruation, suggesting a possible cyclical variation in activity.
(7) Quantitative variation of the lysosomes in the epithelium of the human uterine tube in the menstrual cycle and in post-menopausal period.
(8) Treatment and prevention of menstrual disorders of women at high altitudes could be carried out by invigorating Qi, regulating blood, promoting the flow of Qi, by warming the channel and regulating Zang and Fu, etc.
(9) 12-HETE and PGF2alpha were the main metabolites of arachidonic acid in menstrual blood, in pain some metabolites were higher, and OCs reduced eicosanoid excretion significantly.
(10) The results of natural PGs and their analogues by systemic and intrauterine administration for the purposes of postcoital contraception, menstrual regulation, first and second trimester abortion, preoperative dilatation of the cervix, and delivery of patients with death in utero are presented.
(11) The physical, psychological, and behavioral changes associated with the menstrual cycle can be assessed statistically by time series analysis.
(12) Acute exercise may stimulate PRL secretion, which, in turn, may contribute to exercise-associated menstrual dysfunction.
(13) Peripheral skin circulation varied significantly within one menstrual cycle.
(14) After cessation her previously regular menstrual periods became very irregular and complete amenorrhea had lasted 4 months.
(15) The effects of menstrual cycle phases and gender on alprazolam pharmacokinetics were evaluated in normal volunteers.
(16) The placenta was demonstrated to increase in thickness with advancing menstrual age.
(17) A detailed menstrual history 18-36 months after operation found 73 of the 93 had regular periods with amount of bleeding and length of cycle generally unchanged.
(18) Repeated laparoscopy in the same animal throughout the menstrual cycle showed by morphological and hormonal criteria that this technique does not significantly influence follicular growth, ovulation, luteal function or cycle length.
(19) The endocrine pattern and ovarian characteristics of 110 healthy adolescents with menstrual irregularities were investigated during the early follicular and premenstrual phases and were compared to those of 14 adolescents with regular menstrual cycles and 20 adults.
(20) They were till now used mainly to regulate contraception and menstrual flow.