Menstruation is the cyclical bleeding that stems from shedding the?

Ah, menstruation – one of the many things that make us women special. Every month or so, our bodies go through a cycle where we shed the inner lining of our uterus, resulting in blood flowing out from down there for anywhere between 3 to 7 days.

Now, if you’re a guy reading this article and thinking “why on earth would I want to read about this?”, well my dear friend – it’s time to learn more about female anatomy and play an active role in normalizing menstruation!

Let’s dive into this fascinating topic using fun and witty language!

It All Starts with Puberty

Girls typically start their period between ages 8-15. During puberty, your body goes through hormonal changes that stimulate your ovaries to release eggs every month (or most months) as part of your menstrual cycle.

Fun fact: Did you know that girls are born with all the eggs they’ll ever have? Yup! We don’t produce new eggs after birth; they simply mature throughout childhood until puberty initiation when menarche happens.

The Three Phases Of Menstrual Cycle

The menstrual cycle is divided into three phases:

Follicular Phase

This phase usually takes place during days 1-14 (approximately). Your pituitary gland stimulates one (sometimes two) follicles in one ovary releasing estrogen hormones. These hormones tell the uterine lining to thicken over time until it reaches its maximum thickness at ovulation.

Ovulatory Phase

Ovulation is when the egg is released from the ovary into one fallopian tube towards its possible journey fertilization meeting spermatozoa coming up it from below.

Luteal Phase

After ovulation occurs approximately mid-cycle around day fourteen seventy two hours plus minus usually leads us directly into the luteal phase, which is when our corpus callosum releases a hormone called progesterone.

Progesterone signals our uterine lining to stop thickening and start preparing for menstruation.

First Day Of The Cycle

Many of us can relate to that feeling of impending doom signaling the arrival of “that time of the month” – aka day one. The first day of your cycle marks an official beginning which can last from three up to seven days; during this time you may experience cramps, fatigue, irritability, among other symptoms caused by hormonal changes in your body.

Fun fact: Your menstrual cycle isn’t always 28 days long like some people think! It’s normal for it to range between 21 and 35 days-long. Anything out that window requires medical attention ensuring things are right with fertility heath check-ups

PMS… Enough Said!

In most cases, those pesky premenstrual syndrome (PMS) symptoms usually peak on average five days before the onset and end shortly after it commences each similar monthly occurrence until cessation at Menopause or medically controlled shrinking using different treatments varying from pills patches deployment amongst others.

During this time you’ll often find yourself dealing with mood swings turning into a surly monster waiting around any corner ready lurk hostile objections where their presence was once welcomed warmly no longer be overtly discerned nor humor pervasively experienced recalling something hilarious instead clinging tightly onto feelings / thoughts invalidating unequivocal joy.

Pretty frustrating stuff but hey – we’re powerful enough women to overcome these challenges swiftly moving forward – till next month comes along…

Did Someone Say Blood?

To put it simply: yes! For anywhere between two-three-quarters-part-of-the-day-to-several-days per monthly cycle intermittently spread across durations mentioned earlier (with an acceptable degree fluctuation however mentioning “Interspersing inter-menstrual-bleeding could be pathological thus notify a doctor appointed), our feminine wounds shed unwanted weight they have been carrying as shedding blood after the uterine lining breaks down and comes out of our bodies.

On average (estimations citing an acceptable margin for miscalculation) each woman would lose approximately four quarters-pints-0.5 liter during menstruation. Imagine donating that much blood to someone or pouring it into a glass – yikes!

Fun fact: Those clot-like things you sometimes pass – don’t worry, those are normal too! They just clumps made up of coagulated blood can also signify underlying endometrial pathology; Consult with Doctor Obi / GYN-OBG on this in-depthly

But Wait…There’s More!

As if bleeding isn’t enough; we may experience other symptoms like:

Cramps

These are usually caused by uterine contractions and feel like dull to severe abdominal pains localized around the lower peritoneal plane from side-to-side featuring differences in both intensity and duration between women however staying within contemporary confines where appropriate health checkups needs pushing forward using things digital platforms give information about different options available.

Food cravings

You’ll need all kinds of food when Aunt Flo’s visiting: salty chips one day while reaching your extra-large containers ice cream towards another… Give yourself some credit – it’s ok to indulge once every nineteen days spare these calories here not there track through mobile apps easily accessible via PlayStore& Apple Store at free cost download

Mood swings

Rocking back-and-forth clingy one moment distant emotions altering unpredictability but remain brooks not streams no matter what. We got this ladies keep being Strong against adverse hormonal responses encompassing unfavorable emotions intractability combatting resilience self-control patience mind distancing techniques amongst others.

And that wraps up our funny yet informative article about menstruation! Remember, even though periods can be an inconvenience to us ladies, they are a sign of female health and vitality. So don’t feel ashamed or embarrassed about it! Just embrace the flow, indulge those chocolate cravings, and continue being your awesome self.