You can still hear the first part of the sentence, but the reason (second part of the sentence) is still often left out. Menstruation often brings with it hormonal and psychological symptoms, and these are different for everyone. In some cases these can be severe and you need to be treated for them, but also lighter complaints make many women and girls feel like withdrawing for a while.
The real first day of your period, the day you really bleed (not a few drops) is the first day of your new cycle. Each cycle lasts an average of 28 days, but this varies from person to person (usually between 23 and 31 days). The cycle is also represented in seasons, and your period is -not very surprisingly I guess- called winter. Your body is working hard to get the non-fertilized egg out of your body together with the lining of the uterus and that takes energy. This makes you want to grab a blanket or hot water bottle, and you need more rest. The hormone estrogen has decreased and that can make you feel less cheerful, or sometimes more in touch with your body, directed inwards.
THE HORMON OESTROYING IS Diminished, AND THAT MAKES YOU FEEL LESS CONFIDENTIAL, OR SOMETHING MORE REAL IN CONTACT WITH YOUR LIVES, INTO THEIR LIVES.
It’s 2021 and the subject is still taboo.
Under girlfriends, it is talked about, but also the view of “don’t whine, and move on” still often prevails. This is what has been instilled in us from generation to generation, and was taught by your mother, grandmother, etc. Reporting sick to your employer with vague symptoms, while it should be completely accepted that you report sick when your menstrual symptoms are so bad that you cannot work. Fortunately, there are more and more employers who are open to this, but much needs to be done in the area of information for employers. Research has shown that if a woman takes a day of really good rest during a heavy period, her period becomes slightly shorter.
What should be done to break this taboo?
We women need to pick up this gauntlet ourselves. Talk about it if it bothers you. It is a given that almost half of our population experiences it on a monthly basis. It has been studied how long a woman has her period in her entire life, and that works out to about 2,500 days, which in turn equates to almost 7 YEARS!”
We need to be more daring about it ourselves, but there are also Gynecologists who are in the process of starting a platform where new research will be published (there is still a lot of research to be done), where information will be shared and where stories by women for women will be posted. We will of course keep you informed.
A site where all the latest information related to menstruation is published is Period!, and if you suffer from heavy blood loss during your period be sure to check the site Blood Serious. An initiative from the government to give Severe Menstrual Bleeding the proper attention and inform women (and their husbands) who suffer from it.
Just leave me…. because I’m on my period
You can still hear the first part of the sentence, but the reason (second part of the sentence) is still often left out. Menstruation often brings with it hormonal and psychological symptoms, and these are different for everyone. In some cases these can be severe and you need to be treated for them, but also lighter complaints make many women and girls feel like withdrawing for a while.
The real first day of your period, the day you really bleed (not a few drops) is the first day of your new cycle. Each cycle lasts an average of 28 days, but this varies from person to person (usually between 23 and 31 days). The cycle is also represented in seasons, and your period is -not very surprisingly I guess- called winter. Your body is working hard to get the non-fertilized egg out of your body together with the lining of the uterus and that takes energy. This makes you want to grab a blanket or hot water bottle, and you need more rest. The hormone estrogen has decreased and that can make you feel less cheerful, or sometimes more in touch with your body, directed inwards.
It’s 2021 and the subject is still taboo.
Under girlfriends, it is talked about, but also the view of “don’t whine, and move on” still often prevails. This is what has been instilled in us from generation to generation, and was taught by your mother, grandmother, etc. Reporting sick to your employer with vague symptoms, while it should be completely accepted that you report sick when your menstrual symptoms are so bad that you cannot work. Fortunately, there are more and more employers who are open to this, but much needs to be done in the area of information for employers. Research has shown that if a woman takes a day of really good rest during a heavy period, her period becomes slightly shorter.
What should be done to break this taboo?
We women need to pick up this gauntlet ourselves. Talk about it if it bothers you. It is a given that almost half of our population experiences it on a monthly basis. It has been studied how long a woman has her period in her entire life, and that works out to about 2,500 days, which in turn equates to almost 7 YEARS!”
A site where all the latest information related to menstruation is published is Period!, and if you suffer from heavy blood loss during your period be sure to check the site Blood Serious. An initiative from the government to give Severe Menstrual Bleeding the proper attention and inform women (and their husbands) who suffer from it.