Last Updated on July 11, 2024 by Asfa Rasheed
Periods!! Your every month, friend! But do you know your friend well? Think again! No matter how much you know about periods, we have brought some known and unknown facts that will leave you amazed about periods.
There are many interesting facts about the menstruation cycle that not everyone knows. Menstruation is a very important and sensitive issue about which everyone should be aware regardless of male or female. Here, we will discuss and let you know some such amazing facts about periods that you haven’t heard earlier.
Let’s start.
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The age of getting periods has changed over a few years.
Scientists have noticed a drastic change in the age of initiation of the menstrual cycle in young girls. Earlier, the average age of girls to get periods used to be around 17-18 years. Nowadays, girls get their first menstrual cycle at 11-12.
There are many reasons for this change, but the main reason is the environmental changes. The second major reason is the lack of nutritional values in regular meals. Thirdly, the stressful life of youth is impacting a lot on everyone’s health and menstrual cycle.
Women experience nearly 450 periods in their lifetime.
The menstrual cycle starts at the age of nearly 12 years. And women reach menopause at the age of 50 years. Women have their menstrual cycle every month for 4-7 days between these years.
Therefore, they experience 456-period cycles in their life and for 1800-3000 days.
There is a chance to get pregnant even if women are on their periods.
Though, when a woman is menstruating, they cannot get pregnant. Because, during menstruation, the female egg breaks and comes out with the uterine blood. So, for sperm, there is no egg to fertilize inside. Hence, women don’t get pregnant. But in some cases, if sperm remains alive for 5-6 days and the couple has intercourse on the last day of periods, the woman can get pregnant.
Temperature plays an important role while menstruating.
It has been noticed that women face a bad menstruation cycle during winters. They face very bad mood swings and get irritated very quickly. The reason behind this could be less exposure to sunlight because less vitamin D is absorbed, and less Dopamine is produced.
It is possible to have environmentally-friendly menstruations with period cups.
Most young girls have very little knowledge regarding the right choice for periods products. There are four major options that they can choose: pads, tampons, menstrual cups/ period cups, and period panties.
Instead, pads and tampons are the worst choices to have since they are non-decomposable therefore, cause very bad effects to the environment. Period panties are a bit messy. The best choice is period cups, no hustle, and can be used for up to 14 hours. The period cup is washable and has a life of a minimum of 10 years.
Periods affect the smell and sound of women.
Menstrual hormones affect women’s smell and sound. Scientists have noticed a slight change in women’s vocal cords during their periods due to menstrual hormones. Moreover, smell also changes so one can easily recognize that the woman is on her period.
The blood loss in periods is much less than we think.
Women think while menstruating that they lose many millilitres of their blood, but is this true? Women lose only 2-3 tablespoons of blood in one complete menstruation cycle. The flow can increase for some reasons but also up to the normal range. Women can bear a lost half cup of blood. Though, more than that is unsafe and can cause anemia.
You can use up to 20,000-period products in your lifetime.
For those 450 period cycles, women used approximately 20,000-period products like tampons, pads, period panties, and panty liners. But that’s not the case with period cups. You can buy them and use them for as long as 10 years.
Conclusion
There are many facts about the menstrual cycle that no one knows. We have shared a few of them, you must know. Regardless of men or women, & girls or boys, everyone should have basic ideas and knowledge of the menstrual cycle. The menstrual cycle plays a very important role here. If there is no menstruation, there would be no life on earth.
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