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Now, it's true that other mammals don't experience menopause in the way humans do, because menopause for us specifically refers to when menstruation ends, and most other species don't menstruate in the first place.
specifically refers to when menstruation ends,
There are four phases of the menstrual cycle: menstruation, aka the period, the follicular phase, ovulation, and the luteal phase.
And it all starts on that first day of menstruation, which is also when the follicular phase begins.
that it's menstruation (or the period itself) that causes these hormonal changes. PMS can
But many aren't even aware that PMS can occur so much earlier than the period, as contemporary culture perpetuates the myth that it's menstruation or the period itself that causes these hormonal changes.
Blood, the Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation.
and my latest book is *Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation*.
At the beginning of the menstrual cycle, the thickened uterine lining breaks down and menstruation occurs.
At the beginning of the menstrual cycle, the thickened uterine lining breaks down and menstruation occurs.
Stigma around talking about menstruation is the bigger issue than the tampon. No periods,
no babies. No babies, no future. So how important is it to understand about menstruation?
Cycles can vary in length from 21 to 35 days and are typically longer during the first few years of menstruation,
first few years of menstruation
Listen up ladies... menstruation demonstration!
Menstruation demonstration!
If the egg isn't fertilized in this time, it begins to dissolve and is shed away with the uterine lining during menstruation.
begins to dissolve and is shed away with the uterine lining during menstruation.
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