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What is menstruation?

Menstruation (men-STRAY-shuhn) is a woman's monthly bleeding. When you menstruate, your body sheds the lining of the uterus(womb).

Menstrual blood flows from the uterus through the small opening in the cervixand passes out of the body through the vagina( see how the menstrual cycle works below).

Most menstrual periods last from 3 to 5 days. Return to top


What is the menstrual cycle?

When periods (menstruations) come regularly, this is called the menstrual cycle. Having regular menstrual cycles is a sign that important parts of your body are working normally. The menstrual cycle provides important body chemicals, called hormones, to keep you healthy. It also prepares your body for pregnancy each month.

A cycle is counted from the first day of 1 period to the first day of the next period. The average menstrual cycle is 28 days long. Cycles can range anywhere from 21 to 35 days in adults and from 21 to 45 days in young teens.

The rise and fall of levels of hormones during the month control the menstrual cycle.

What happens during the menstrual cycle?
In the first half of the cycle, levels of estrogen(the “female hormone”) start to rise. Estrogen plays an important role in keeping you healthy, especially by helping you to build strong bones and to help keep them strong as you get older. Estrogen also makes the lining of the uterus (womb) grow and thicken. This lining of the womb is a place that will nourish the embryo if a pregnancy occurs. At the same time the lining of the womb is growing, an egg, or ovum, in one of the ovaries starts to mature. At about day 14 of an average 28-day cycle, the egg leaves the ovary. This is called ovulation.
After the egg has left the ovary, it travels through the fallopian tubeto the uterus. Hormone levels rise and help prepare the uterine lining for pregnancy. A woman is most likely to get pregnant during the 3 days before or on the day of ovulation. Keep in mind, women with cycles that are shorter or longer than average may ovulate before or after day 14.

A woman becomes pregnant if the egg is fertilized by a man's sperm cell and attaches to the uterine wall. If the egg is not fertilized, it will break apart. Then, hormone levels drop, and the thickened lining of the uterus is shed during the menstrual period.

What is a typical menstrual period like?
During your period, you shed the thickened uterine lining and extra blood through the vagina. Your period may not be the same every month. It may also be different than other women's periods. Periods can be light, moderate, or heavy in terms of how much blood comes out of the vagina.
This is called menstrual flow.

The length of the period also varies. Most periods last from 3 to 5 days. But, anywhere from 2 to 7 days is normal.
For the first few years after menstruation begins, longer cycles are common. A woman's cycle tends to shorten and become more regular with age. Most of the time, periods will be in the range of 21 to 35 days apart.

What kinds of problems do women have with their periods?

Women can have a range of problems with their periods, including pain, heavy bleeding, and skipped periods.

*.Amenorrhea(ay-men-uh-REE-uh)—the lack of a menstrual period. This term is used to describe the absence of a period in:

*.Young women who haven't started menstruating by age 15

*.Women and girls who haven't had a period for 90 days, even if they haven't been menstruating for longCauses can include:

*.Pregnancy
*.Breastfeeding
*.Extreme weight loss
*.Eating disorders
*.Excessive exercising
*.Stress
*.Serious medical conditions in need of treatmentAs above, when your menstrual cycles come regularly, this means that important parts of your body are working normally.

In some cases, not having menstrual periods can mean that your ovaries have stopped producing normal amounts of estrogen. Missing these hormones can have important effects on your overall health. Hormonal problems, such as those caused by polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)or serious problems with the reproductive organs, may be involved. It's important to talk to a doctor if you have this problem.

Read more.......


http://www.womenshealth.gov/publications/our-publications/fact-sheet/menstruation.html

PoliticalThuG:
Senseless thread

senseless comment

Hello nairalanders, i just wanna know Why people tend to be so Hot during rainy season than other seasons in the calendar year.


Any justifiable reasonable reason

Your views are welcome

Wetin pesin go talk self

In the eyes of love, u guys ar infallible.

Getting married na another weed sense.

popesam1:
yes tonyebarcanista half brother

abi

popesam1:
barca

hmmm

This op must be a Madrid, Man u or chealsea Fan....

Which one are u

She'll always ask u to bang her

Silly boy.......

He is nt worthy to be address as a MAN.

Disgrace to manhood.

KA-BOOM

military up grade!!!!

They look like military officers, Alex Badeh and co..

1. Saraki
your child will become a criminal.

2. Foyose
your child will talk to much like he has a mental problem.

3. Lai
your pikin go sabi lie well well.

Op, na wetin come b d ryt up on dat stamp




thats y even the rich now prefer baby mamas.......... Bogus list.

Ramanto:
Now That You Are Refering To Her Virginity In The Past Tense, You Must Marry O. After all You Understand Each Other

really it gonna b a hard pill to take.

U no understand!!!!!

Ramanto:
I guess she speaks the same language as you..

yea she do

By Assassinating the motherfvcking senator.

fctguy:
What did they stone him for? Failing to execute constituency projects or being pro-saraki?

reading comprehension is a disease..

Joel3:
most of us need to study and understand international economic and politics, some zombies are jubilating that this administration has attracted deals with Chinese government worth $6 billion dollars to develop Nigeria infrastructure and Manufacturing company to diversify the Nigeria economy.

Noted that Nigeria is one of the biggest China exporting country and the Chinese will never jeopardize with any deal that is a threat to their market.

the Chinese knows how to play this type of politics, and they will never implement any deal that has any thing to do with diversifying the Nigeria economy.

this op must be the Sec. Gen. NAW (National Association of Wailers).


Rubbish

Lineage of public funds embezzlement..

Mr Bode, when will your exile terminate


Abi dem wan call u frm exile nd appoint u chairman

Then y don't we the youth hav our own political party nd hence froth cease being political thugs to these septuagerian, sexagenerian politicians

Why am optimistic that he (buhari) will complete the project is because;

1. Incessant attacks on pipe lines.

2. The dam is situated in the north

i pray God should make this project a reality and hope for the common man.......we've heard soo much abt this mambilla power plant for long without any actualization.

God bless Nigeria.

Hmmmmm :x


we nigerians ar watching. Lemme witness hw this bill will be pass into law. Fr this naija wey we dey...

Ur nxt topic should be; 'i have a baby fr my husban's brother'


or, we will read on news; 'a woman die while trying to abort d pregnancy she was carrying fr her husband's brother'


mtcheeeew

Hello nairalanders, i want to share with you these amazing hits about life and love, even though most of us have come across them before.

"Eleven Hints for Life"


1. It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return.
But what is more painful is to love someone and never
find the courage to let that person know how you feel.


2. A sad thing in life is when you meet someone who
means a lot to you, only to find out in the end that it was
never meant to be and you just have to let go.


3. The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a
porch swing with, never say a word, and then walk away
feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.


4. It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose
it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been
missing until it arrives.


5. It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an
hour to like someone, and a day to love someone-but it
takes a lifetime to forget someone.


6. Don't go for looks, they can deceive. Don't go for wealth,
even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you
smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day
seem bright.


7. Dream what you want to dream, go where you want to go,
be what you want to be. Because you have only one life and
one chance to do all the things you want to do.



8. Always put yourself in the other's shoes. If you feel that it
hurts you, it probably hurts the person too.


9. A careless word may kindle strife. A cruel word may wreck
a life. A timely word may level stress. But a loving word may
heal and bless.


10. The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best
of everything they just make the most of everything that comes
along their way.


11. Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, ends with
a tear. When you were born, you were crying and everyone
around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die,
you're the one smiling and everyone around you is crying.

Add yours.


http://boardofwisdom.com/togo/Quotes/ShowQuote?msgid=21320#.VxP3dF2Y2o8

no wonder! From all remifications, this budget favours d southern nigeria.
Now i knw y d nothern elders were lamenting.

Which one come b cheater

Never dated in my teen age.


Nt married yet.


Any other question

Whether amendment or not, Saraki must GO....... Period

The problm of nigeria is complecated, nigeria. If it were only one religion that is present in nigeria, it would hv been a better place to be.. Islam/christianity na garri/sand.

talktonase:
what is wrong with this change government are they confused or what?

lack of reading comprehension is a disease...

HolyHero:
Another falacious lie

deaf nd dumb wailer