5 little-known facts about your period

Facts about your period: 1. It’s a biological fact that menstruating makes you less attractive to men. A man’s testosterone levels are directly affected by a woman’s scent, which changes during a menstrual cycle. One study where men sniffed the T-shirts of women who were ovulating showed the men’s testosterone levels spike, while testosterone decreased when they sniffed T-shirts of women who weren’t ovulating. More.. Top 10 ‘Judas’ transfers in football history (+Photos) These 14 photos reveals what women really look like when they orgasm 10 celebrities caught repeating outfits – You will be shocked to see this! (With Pictures) 10 celebrities who went bankrupt – You will never believe this! (+Photos) Another study showed that strippers make twice as much in tips when they’re ovulating than when they’re on their period.

2. It’s also a biological fact that menstruating makes you hornier. The hormone progesterone is said to lower a woman’s libido. Yet while menstruating women produce less progesterone, which makes them likelier to crave sex during this phase.

3. The average total amount of blood lost during a period is anywhere from two tablespoons to half a cup. The average amount of blood lost during a menstrual phase is around three tablespoons. This includes blood clots. Any blood loss totaling a cup or more could be the sign of a serious medical problem.

4. Women in Western cultures will experience about 450 periods over their lifetime. This stands in contrast to prehistoric women, who only menstruated about 50 times over the course of their lives. It also contrasts with modern women in agrarian regions, who only menstruate about 150 times total. The inescapable conclusion is that capitalism and Western civilization lead to increased menstruation.

5. The average woman will spend nearly ten years of her life menstruating. In other words, about 3,500 days of the average woman’s life will be spent “on the rag.”

6. The average woman will use nearly 11,000 tampons over her lifetime. You could build a house with that many used tampons, although it’s probably not advisable.

7. You can use tampons and still be a virgin. Since tampons are thankfully smaller and thinner than most penises, a girl can safely insert one inside her vagina without rupturing her hymen. Besides, one loses one’s virginity by having sex, not by breaking their hymen.

8. Most girls get their first period around age 12. It varies of course, but the age of 12 is an average launching pad for a girl and her period pads. She will continue menstruating until around age 50.

9. In olden days, girls didn’t used to get their first period until around age 16 or 17. In the 1800s, the average girl did not get her first period until well into her teens. It is thought that girls reach puberty earlier these days due to a combination of better nutrition and increased stress.

10. It is perfectly normal to have irregular periods up until about age 18. It usually takes girls a few years before their menstrual cycle settles into a regular pattern. Early menstrual cycles can be very short (21 days) or very long (45 days), but they usually even out around the age of 18.

11. The average menstrual cycle is slightly shorter than one month. Although it is commonly believed that a woman’s cycle is determined by the monthly phases of the moon, on average it lasts about 28-29 days—which makes it perfect for February but a little short for all other months.

12. Women experience more brutal periods during the colder months. A period’s pain level, blood flow, and duration tend to be longer during the winter months than in summer.

13. Science still doesn’t know whether it’s true that women who live together wind up synchronizing their periods. Although many women swear that they always wind up having their periods around the same time as their close friends, science has yet to definitively answer whether this legend is true.

14. Menstrual discharge contains more than blood. It also contains shedded uterine tissue, which gives it a thicker and gummier consistency than blood alone.

15. Your period can also change your voice. One study published in the journal Ethology claimed that men who listened to recordings of women’s voices were generally able to tell which women were menstruating. One would assume that their tone while menstruating was slightly more menacing than normal.

16. You can still get pregnant on your period. It’s unlikely, but still possible, since sperm can stay alive inside the vagina for up to a week. The risk of pregnancy is highest when having sex during the end of one’s menstrual cycle.

17. If you’re bleeding, that may be a sign of pregnancy rather than menstruation. Just because you’re bleeding doesn’t mean it’s your period. During the early stages of pregnancy, women may experience light blood flow or spotting due to a process known as “implantation bleeding.”

18. Your body mimics the symptoms of pregnancy in the days leading up to your period. In the days leading up to when Aunt Flo knocks on the door, your body secretes hormones that cause irritability, feeling bloated, acne, and fluid retention—which are precisely the same symptoms one experiences during pregnancy.

19. Human females are one of the only mammals that go through menopause. The other two breeds are elephants and humpback whales.

20. PMS can make you more violent. One study of female prison inmates concluded that they are far more likely to commit violent acts in the days preceding menstruation than in the days directly after menstruation.

21. You may think more like a male while you’re menstruating. Lowered estrogen levels during menstruation may actually enhance a woman’s “male cognitive skills,” lending a temporary cognitive advantage in areas such as spatial thinking.

22. Your period can cause an iron deficiency. Losing all that blood means losing all that iron. You may also feel so rotten and fatigued, you don’t bother ironing your clothes.

23. You need a little bit of body fat in order to menstruate. If your body fat plummets below 8-12%, your period will abruptly cease, if it ever began at all. Fat cells are correlated with a woman’s estrogen levels and are thus necessary in both menstruation and procreation.

24. Menstrual symptoms lead to 100 million lost work hours in America yearly. It’s a legitimate medical excuse, one that men are never able to claim.

25. While menstruating, you may bleed from places other than your vagina. In a very rare medical condition known as “vicarious menstruation,” women on their period may also harmlessly bleed from their mouth, ears, lungs, nose, eyes, and skin. It is not known exactly why this happens, only that it does.

-thoughtcatalog

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