Menstruation
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Menstruation or period is the normal bleeding that women experience in their lives. It is part of their monthly cycle, and it signals puberty. However, men only know a little about it, so men should respect and understand women during their monthly periods. 

According to a published article in Medline, periods typically start between ages 11 and 14. Meanwhile, the menopausal stage usually began at 51.

Moreover, there are some myths about women's menstruation that, until now, many believed in. Here are some of them according to a published article in Healthline:

Myth 1: Menstruation is always on time

Even though it is widely believed that the woman's menstrual cycle is 28 days, the fact is it is only an average. Some women experience a longer menstrual cycle from 29 to 35 days, while others also experience a shorter number of days. 

Some factors affect women's menstrual cycle: travel, weight fluctuation, emotions, and medication. A menstruation period is just like a woman; it is unique.

Myth 2: The pain

The pain that women experienced during their period days is real. It is more than a headache, and in fact, some of them have to take off work and curl up in bed, hoping the pinching cramps will subside because it's that bad.

This condition is known as dysmenorrhea. According to studies, around 20 percent of women who suffer from dysmenorrhea due to monthly menstrual cycle experience severe pain that affects their daily activities. 

Additionally, this affects women in their ability to concentrate, and it makes them more anxious and downright unpleasant. 

Myth 3: Their feelings or changes of moods

It is undeniable that women experience physical changes before they begin to experience a menstrual cycle. In the days leading up to a woman's period begins, her estrogen plummets levels, while her progesterone levels sharply increase.

Estrogen is linked to serotonin, the "happy hormone," and progesterone is linked to the part of the brain that causes fear, anxiety, and depression. 

Myth 4: Only women get period

According to a published article in Healthline, not every woman gets her period and not every female who gets a period considers themselves a woman. Transgender men may still get their periods, just as transgender women might not have periods. 

Myth 5: Periods are a personal issue

The United Nations declared that menstrual hygiene was a public health issue in 2014. Many women do not have access to the proper hygiene, resources, and support they need for their periods. 

Myth 6: Periods are shameful

Only if everyone will stop thinking that periods are gross, scandalous, and dirty, then perhaps it wouldn't be a humanitarian crisis. However, the truth is our world has a long history of embarrassment about menstruation that everyone should overcome. 

These are just a few of the myths about women's menstruation. Men need to respect women and be patient during their monthly cycle. Remember that the pain they experienced during their monthly period is incomparable. 

On the other hand, women should also seek a physician if the pain is already uncontrollable. 

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