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What is menstruation and the menstrual cycle?
Menstruation is bleeding from the va**na that happens about once a month. It is a normal part of the menstrual cycle. It is also known as having a period.

On average, people in Western countries start menstruating around 12 to 13 years of age, but you can have your first period as early as 9 years of age and as late as 16 years. The menstrual cycle usually happens every month around a 28 day cycle. However, everyone is different, and it can range from 21 to 42 days.

Each cycle prepares you for a possible pregnancy. The lining of your uterus thickens and once a month during ovulation, an egg releases from one of your ovaries to the endometrium (internal lining of the uterus).

During s*x, the egg can be fertilised when s***m travels to the uterus. If a s***m fertilises an egg, the endometrium will thicken and grow to support the pregnancy.

If the egg isn't fertilised, the lining which is mostly blood, breaks down from the uterus and leaves the body from the va**na as a period (also known as menstruation, me**es or the menstrual flow).

Menopause is when you stop having your period. This usually happens between the ages of 45 and 55 years. The average age of menopause in Western countries is 51 to 52 year of age.

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10. Carbapenems
These injectable beta-lactam antibiotics have a wide spectrum of bacteria-killing power and may be used for moderate to life-threatening bacterial infections like stomach infections, pneumonias, kidney infections, multidrug-resistant hospital-acquired infections and many other types of serious bacterial illnesses. They are often saved for more serious infections or used as "last-line" agents to help prevent resistance. Members of this class include:



*Imipenem and cilastatin -- Primaxin, Recarbrio

*Meropenem -- Merrem, Vabomere

*Ertapenem -- Invanz

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9. Aminoglycosides
Aminoglycosides inhibit bacterial synthesis by binding to the 30S ribosome and act rapidly as bactericidal antibiotics (killing the bacteria). These drugs are usually given intravenously (in a vein through a needle); inhaled and ophthalmic (eye) dose forms are also available. Examples in this class are:



*Gentamicin -- Genoptic, Gentak

*Tobramycin -- Aktob, Kitabis Pak, TOBI, Tobrex

*Amikacin -- Amikin, Arikayce

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8. Glycopeptide Antibiotics
Members of this group may be used for treating methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections, complicated skin infections, C. difficile-associated diarrhea, pneumonia in a hospital setting, and enterococcal infections such as endocarditis which are resistant to beta-lactams and other antibiotics. Common drug names include:



*Dalbavancin -- Dalvance

*Oritavancin -- Orbactiv, Kimyrsa

*Telavancin -- Vibativ

*Vancomycin -- Firvanq, Vancocin
View all glycopeptide drugs

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7. Sulfonamides
Sulfonamides are effective against some gram-positive and many gram-negative bacteria, but resistance is widespread. Uses for sulfonamides include urinary tract infections (UTIs), treatment or prevention of pneumocystis pneumonia, or ear infections (otitis media). Familiar names include:



*Sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim --
Bactrim, Bactrim DS, Septra, Septra DS

*Sulfasalazine -- Azulfidine