A lot of people think it’s weird to talk about periods, but not us.
Menstrual cycles are part of our biology, just like the nervous system
or the billions of cells that make up our bodies.
Periods has been ignored by the society so much that most girls are
left to find out about their bodies on their own. Here are 10 little
known
facts about menstruation – and the science behind them.
1. Menstruating makes you hornier
The hormone progesterone is said to lower a woman’s libi.do. Yet
while menstruating women produce less progesterone, which makes them
likelier to crave se.x during this phase.
2. And 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.
Another study showed that strippers make twice as much in tips when they’re ovulating than when they’re on their period.
3. In the olden days, girls didn’t used to get their period until around 16 or 17
Right now, the age of 12 is an average launching pad for a girl and
her period pads. She will continue menstruating until around age 50.
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.
4. Your periods isn’t just blood
You can tell just by looking – if you cut your finger, the blood
appears different from what shows up in your underwear. That’s because
what comes out during a period is actually the lining of the uterus, a
mixture of blood and tissue.
Your body builds up the lining of your uterus each cycle in
preparation for potential pregnancy. But if an egg isn’t fertilized by a
sperm, the thickened lining of the uterus is shed through the va.gina.
This is your period.
5. Your period can 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.
6. You can get pregnant on your period
It’s unlikely, but still possible, since sperm can stay alive
inside the va.gina for up to a week. The risk of pregnancy is highest
when having se.x during the end of one’s menstrual cycle.
7. Your body mimics the symptoms of pregnancy in the days leading to your period
In the days leading up menstruate, your body secretes hormones that
cause irritability, feeling bloated, acne, and fluid retention—which
are precisely the same symptoms one experiences during pregnancy.
8. You think more like a man when 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.
9. You may bleed form other places than your va.gina
In a very rare and a little scary 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.
10. You need 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.
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