"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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| Concept/Terms |
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Menarche" by people in Profiles.
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Dietary patterns and age at menarche in a prospective study of girls in the USA. Hum Reprod. 2025 Jun 01; 40(6):1087-1093.
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Study of the Association Between Menarche and Disease Course in Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis. Neurology. 2025 Feb 25; 104(4):e210213.
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Understanding the genetic complexity of puberty timing across the allele frequency spectrum. Nat Genet. 2024 Jul; 56(7):1397-1411.
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In reply re: The relationship between estrogen and subsequent growth restriction among adolescents with heavy menstrual bleeding at menarche. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2023 12 15; 36(12):1193-1194.
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Hypertension as a Novel Link for Shared Heritability in Age at Menarche and Cardiometabolic Traits. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2023 08 18; 108(9):2389-2399.
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The relationship between estrogen and subsequent growth restriction among adolescents with heavy menstrual bleeding at menarche. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2023 Mar 28; 36(3):255-260.
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Lichen Sclerosus throughout Childhood and Adolescence: Not Only a Premenarchal Disease. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Dec; 35(6):624-628.
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Large trans-ethnic meta-analysis identifies AKR1C4 as a novel gene associated with age at menarche. Hum Reprod. 2021 06 18; 36(7):1999-2010.
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The female adolescent breast: disorders of development. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2019 10; 31(5):293-297.
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Epigenome-wide association study of DNA methylation and microRNA expression highlights novel pathways for human complex traits. Epigenetics. 2020 Jan - Feb; 15(1-2):183-198.