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Grade 128 grade science

What is menstruation? Explain.
What is menstruation? Explain.

Profile image of Pawan Prajapati
5 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Harshit Singh
5 Years ago
Dear Student

When the egg produced by ovary does not get fertilised, the released egg and the thickened lining of the uterus along with its blood vessels are shed off. This causes bleeding in women which is called menstruation.
Menstruation occurs once in about 28 to 30 days.

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