MENSTRUATION – HEAVY BLEEDING
Heavy bleeding, which has many causes, is NOT good for a woman — she may become anaemic from the repeated heavy losses of blood, and may not be able to replace this blood loss by the production of new red-blood cells.
The emotional upset of a girl changing jobs or having a tiff with her boyfriend — or even fear of pregnancy from intercourse — may cause her to miss a period.
Some prolonged emotional upsets may stop the periods for months, or even years.
I don’t want to sound patronising as a man, but periods are a normal part of being a woman, and although inconvenient, and, sometimes, uncomfortable, they are a normal function.
Pain or excess bleeding are NOT normal, and should be checked by a doctor.
Puberty — the time at which the sexual organs in both boys and girls reach maturity — begins in girls at about 12 or 14; and the menopause — the time at which a woman loses the ability to conceive a child — does not occur until about 50.
So periods are part of a woman’s life for some 37 years.
Men ought to be a little more understanding.
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