Menstruation Archive

For most Western women, dealing with their monthly menstrual flow is no more than a mild inconvenience. Sure, it’s aggravating having to put up with cramping, irritability and feeling out of sorts. Thank goodness for over the counter pain relievers and the ready availability ...Read More

The menstrual cycle always doesn’t work like clockwork to appear on 28th of every month which is the norm. The periods are said to be irregular when the bleeding becomes abnormal in comparison to regular cycle. It could either be delayed periods, or early ...Read More

Having sex during menstruation is not a forbidden act scientifically, but as women are made to believe religiously and culturally, that menstrual blood is evil and impure, they usually tend to avoid even discussing about their periods in open. Women usually try to hide ...Read More

For most practical purposes, a woman’s menstrual cycle is assumed to be 28 days long and the duration of menstruation is between 3 and 5 days. This is to say that when we take an average of multiple menstrual cycles, we would get a ...Read More

Menstrual headaches are associated with the commencement of the monthly menstrual periods. Research shows that the female sex hormones, estrogen and progesterone, which are responsible for regulation of menstrual cycle and pregnancy, also affect some chemicals in the brain that may trigger headaches. Menstrual ...Read More

Periods are those messy times a woman has to deal with every month since its commencement at menarche. Women, at times prefer to get their periods delayed for a certain time, because initiation of periods during an important occasion could be quite inconvenient. Few ...Read More