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We Asked 2 Gynecologists Our Most Embarrassing Period Questions. Sarah Stiefvater. July 7, 2023 at 12:48 PM. nazarkru/getty images.
Girls deserve to feel prepared for their periods—not shocked or embarrassed about normal menstrual blood. We need to reach girls before and around their first period if we want to give them a ...
Say one thing, and you can derail an entire conversation that seemed to be getting a 10/10 ranking up until that point. Or perhaps you pose a pointed question, only to be met with an eye roll and ...
Diagram illustrating how the uterus lining builds up and breaks down during the menstrual cycle Menstruation (also known as a period, among other colloquial terms) is the regular discharge of blood and mucosal tissue from the inner lining of the uterus through the vagina. The menstrual cycle is characterized by the rise and fall of hormones. Menstruation is triggered by falling progesterone ...
The word Biya in Assamese means marriage, thus, Toloni Biya is a ceremonial symbolic wedding of the girl after her first periods. This ceremony (symbolic wedding) is celebrated with great enthusiasm, and the purpose of this celebration is to educate the girl about reproduction and menstrual cycle. The parents of the girl and neighbours pray for ...
Efforts are now being made to reduce period poverty in Scotland, as it became the first country in the world to make period products free in August 2022. [178] The Period Products Act made it a legal duty for local authorities to provide free period products such as tampons and sanitary pads to "anyone who needs them." [178]
Asking these this-or-that questions is a great way to strike up a conversation with someone new or learn more about your friends.
Hormonal therapies to reduce or stop menstrual bleeding have long been used to manage a number of gynecologic conditions including menstrual cramps (dysmenorrhea), heavy menstrual bleeding, irregular or other abnormal uterine bleeding, menstrual-related mood changes (premenstrual syndrome or premenstrual dysphoric disorder), and pelvic pain due to endometriosis or uterine fibroids.