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The material for this paper is based on the data obtained when conducting survey studies on biocultural conditionings of menarche and menopause that were conducted by the Department of Physical Culture of Higher Teacher Education School in Częstochowa, in the years 2002-2005. In the paper, the authors have used data collected from 2500 women, from 10 to 75 years of age, living in the following provinces: Śląskie, Małopolskie, Łodzkie, Świętokrzyskie, Opolskie, Dolnośląskie, and Mazowieckie. The analysed information concerned: height, body mass, and abnormalities in body mass calculated on the grounds of BMI. The material was statistically grouped in corresponding age groups, with respect to the place of living.