MENSTRUATION

THE first function with which the girl will be confronted, which will impress upon her that She is a creature of sex, that She is decidedly different from the boy, is menstruation. And this function we will now proceed to study.

Mensuration Period

What is menstruation?

 "Menstruation action is a monthly discharge of blood. The word is derived from the Latin word men sis, which means a month; and menstruation is also frequently Spoken Of as the menses.  It is also called the catamenia or catamenial flow. Other terms are: the periods, courses, monthlies, turns, monthly changes, monthly sickness, Sickness, flowers, to be unwell, to be regular. “ Not to see anything is the common term for having missed the menses. This the flow of blood recurs in most cases with remarkable regu larity once a month ; not a calendar month, but on cellular month,  i e . , once every twenty- eight days. 

Where does the menstrual blood come from?

 The inside lining of the womb (what we call the mucous membrane or endometrium) becomes congested and its blood vessels become distended with blood. If the woman has sexual intercourse and pregnancy happens to take place, then this extra blood is used to nourish and develop the new child; but if no pregnancy takes place, that extra blood exudes from the blood vessels ( some Of the blood vessels rupture ) and is discharged from the uterus into the vagina, and from there to the out side, where it is caught on cotton, sanitary nap kins or some other pad. At what age does menstruation begin. The usual age at which menstruation begins in this country is thirteen or fourteen ; in some, it may occur as early as twelve, in others as late as fifteen, sixteen, or even seventeen. For menstruation to begin earlier than twelve or later than seventeen is in this country a rare exception. But in cold northern climates, the age of eighteen is not rare, and in the hot southern climates, menstruation Often starts at the ages of ten or eleven. Change of climate or of the country will often have an influence on the menses. In the early years of his medical practice, the author had
many  Finnish girls as patients. It was very a common occurrence for them to stop menstruating for the first few months or even for the first year of their residence in this country. At what age does menstruation cease. The age at which menstruation ceases is called menopause or climacteric. It usually takes place at the age of forty- eight or fifty. In some cases it does not take place until the age of fifty - two, in others it takes place as early as forty-five or forty- four. In general, it may be said that the woman’s menstruating period, ’ during which She is able to have children, lasts about thirty-five years. And if no restraint be taken, and if no precautions are taken against conception, a woman could have twenty or thirty children during her childbearing period.

How many days does a woman menstruate? 

The usual number of days is from three to five ; in some cases menstruation lasts only two days, in others as long as seven. As a rule, the greatest amount of blood passed is during the first two days. The amount of blood. It is hard to estimate the exact amount of blood passed by a woman during her menses, but it reaches about announce and a half to three announces. In some women the amount may reach as much as four or five ounces and in exceptional cases as much as eight ounces.

 Where it exceeds this mount?
It is an abnormal condition, requiring treatment. The usual statement that a normally menstruating woman should not have to use more than three napkin s during the four hours is correct.