Periods/ Menstruation

Now this topic is for the ladies, men are also welcome if they're interested in learning about a woman's body. I know this topic is going to be uncomfortable for some people but this is life and most of us won't be here on earth if not of periods.

What is Menstruation/ Period?

Menstruation/ period is when blood and tissue from the uterus comes out of the vagina. Now once a girl starts seeing her period, it means when she starts having sex, there's 90% chance that she will get pregnant. Periods come every month, if a lady missed here period for a month, it means she is pregnant.

What is Menstrual Cycle?

Menstrual cycle helps your body prepare for pregnancy every month. Menstrual cycles and period are controlled by hormones estrogen and progesterone. This is the process:Women have 2 ovaries and each one holds a bunch of super tiny eggs that we can't see with our naked human eye. During the menstrual cycle, hormones makes the eggs in the ovaries mature. When an egg is mature, that means it’s ready to be fertilized by a sperm cell. These hormones also make the lining of your uterus thick and spongy. So if the egg does get fertilized, it has a nice cushy place to land and start a pregnancy. This lining is made of tissue and blood, like almost everything else inside our bodies. It has lots of nutrients to help a pregnancy grow.About halfway through your menstrual cycle, the hormones in the body tell one of your ovaries to release a mature egg, this is called ovulation. Most people don’t feel it when they ovulate, but some ovulation symptoms are bloating, spotting, or a little pain in your lower belly that you may only feel on one side. Women have the highest chance of getting pregnant on the days leading up to ovulation (when your ovary releases a mature egg) these are called fertile days. Ovulation usually happens about 14 days before your period starts but everyone’s body is different. You may ovulate earlier or later, depending on the length of your menstrual cycle.Once the egg leaves your ovary, it travels through one of your fallopian tubes toward your uterus.If pregnancy doesn’t happen, your body doesn’t need the thick lining in your uterus. Your lining breaks down, and the blood, nutrients, and tissue flow out of your body through your vagina and BOOM! it’s your period! If you do get pregnant, your body needs the lining, that’s why your period stops during pregnancy. Your period comes back when you’re not pregnant anymore. At some point during puberty, blood comes out of your vagina, and that's your first period.

What age do period start and end?
Most people get their first period between ages 12 and 14, but some people get them earlier or later than that. There's no way to know exactly when you’ll get it, but you may feel some a few days before it happens. Most people stop getting their period when they’re between 45 and 55 years old and this is called menopause. Menopause can take a few years, and periods usually change gradually during this time. After menopause is totally complete, you can’t get pregnant anymore.
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