“…This view is strengthened by the fact that this type of contraction does not occur during the anovulatory cycle but does occur immediately preceding "bleeding" during the Enovid cycle (Hendricks, 1964b). Contractions, other than those of the pre-labour like variety, can occur during the early years of the menopause (Wittenbeck, 1930;Henry and Browne, 1943;Posse, 1958).…”