última menstruación
/ultima menstɾwaθjon/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'last menstrual period' is translated into Spanish as última menstruación.
This phrase refers to the date on which a woman's most recent menstrual period began. In clinical settings, healthcare providers often use the shorter term última regla to refer to the last menstrual period.
Which one should you use?
Última menstruación and último período menstrual are formal ways to refer to the last menstrual period. To specifically refer to the date, you can use the formal phrase fecha de la última menstruación. In informal contexts, you might use última regla or the expression última vez que me bajó, which means 'last time I got my period'.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word última (last) must agree in gender with the feminine noun menstruación.
How do you pronounce it?
/ultima menstɾwaθjon/
Did you know?
- The word regla in this context refers to a period, but its most common primary meaning is 'ruler' or 'rule'.
- Medical charts in Spanish often abbreviate fecha de la última menstruación as FUM.
- When speaking informally, many women use the verb bajar (to descend or go down) to say they had their period, such as in the phrase me bajó.
Examples in context
- Doctora, mi última menstruación fue hace dos semanas. ¿Podría estar embarazada?Doctor, my last menstrual period was two weeks ago. Could I be pregnant?
- Es importante que anote la fecha de su última menstruación y la traiga en su próxima visita, junto con los resultados de los exámenes médicos previos.It's important to note down the date of your last menstrual period and bring it to your next visit, along with the results of previous medical tests.
- La fecha de su última menstruación es importante.The date of her last menstrual period is important.
- ¿Recuerda la fecha de su última menstruación?Do you remember the date of your last menstrual period?
- Debo anotar la fecha de mi última menstruación.I must note the date of my last menstrual period.
Example conversation
Elena is at a doctor's appointment with her partner Javier.
- ElenaEl doctor me preguntó sobre mi última menstruación.The doctor asked me about my last menstrual period.
- Javier¿Recuerdas tú la fecha exacta, Elena?Do you remember the exact date, Elena?
- ElenaSí, empezó el diez de este mes.Yes, it started on the tenth of this month.
- JavierPerfecto, entonces dáselo al médico.Perfect, then give it to the doctor.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
