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    Image of AngelaDemonice AngelaDemonice
    10/24/09

    In reply to Menstrual Flow-Chart: Coolest Thing We've Seen All Week
    This is the type of cute, I'd expect to only find in Japan. Really, it's quite an accomplishment to create something at the level of Japanese cute.
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    Image of Ms Meghan Ms Meghan
    10/23/09

    In reply to Menstrual Flow-Chart: Coolest Thing We've Seen All Week
    I want to frame this and put it on my bedroom wall. #menstruation
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    Image of Fishbear Fishbear
    10/23/09

    In reply to Menstrual Flow-Chart: Coolest Thing We've Seen All Week
    I want a version of this chart that explains the cycle when you're on the pill. Or maybe someone could just tell me? #menstruation
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    Ms Meghan promoted this comment Fishbear was starred Fishbear was unstarred
    Image of banana_grabber banana_grabber
    10/23/09

    @Fishbear: In the simplest explanation, the pill gives you hormones that fakes your body into thinking you are pregnant. So, you don't release an egg (no ovulation) and you don't have good conditions for conceiving (no fertile cervical mucous, for example). When you take the placebo pills or go off of it for 7 days, the drop in hormones causes your body to have a fake period. It's not a real period, but it's there to make you feel more natural, which I guess is ironic. You can't get pregnant during this time though because there are still not right conditions to conceive and you don't ovulate, as long as you resume the hormones 7 days later. #menstruation
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    Image of sarasasa sarasasa
    10/23/09

    @banana_grabber: Wait, you mean they could easily make a pill that also stopped me from having periods without major repercussions? AND THEY'RE NOT? I feel insulted and deceived. #menstruation
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    Image of banana_grabber banana_grabber
    10/23/09

    @sarasasa: Apparently some people can. The fake period thing is kind of weird, like fat-free mayonnaise weird.

    They do make pills that you only have your period 4 times a year. But, a lot of women get break through bleeding with this. You can safely skip your period from time to time by skipping the placebos, but again some women get break through bleeding, although I haven't the handful of times I've done it.

    I would guess (and this is a completely non-medically trained guess) that the reason you have break through bleeding is that your body can't be faked into thinking its pregnant forever. I mean, you are jacking it up on fake hormones and our bodies ARE amazing, but they just can't handle everything we throw at it. #menstruation
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    Image of Fishbear Fishbear
    10/24/09

    @banana_grabber: Ah, thanks! Is it a "fake" period in that it's sloughed off uterine lining that's not as like, developed as it would be if ovulation and all the attendant processes had occurred? #menstruation
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    Image of TRexstasy TRexstasy
    10/23/09

    In reply to Menstrual Flow-Chart: Coolest Thing We've Seen All Week
    I think I have male PMS. I yelled at a cop who was writing me a ticket yesterday. #menstruation
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    Image of effgeevee effgeevee
    10/23/09

    @TRexstasy: Next time try to bleed on him a little, that way you will prove that it is a medical problem and you are not just "being silly". #menstruation
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    Image of beastybeatsy beastybeatsy
    10/23/09

    @TRexstasy: Apparently men do have hormonal cycles. They're about six weeks long. #menstruation
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    Image of Alwaystheangel Alwaystheangel
    10/23/09

    In reply to Menstrual Flow-Chart: Coolest Thing We've Seen All Week
    Yay for period post! I just got my period today! Sorry for the over share, but my last period war 45 days ago, so you can probably conceive of my concern (pun intended) #menstruation
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    Ms Meghan promoted this comment Alwaystheangel was starred Alwaystheangel was unstarred
    Image of Ms Meghan Ms Meghan
    10/23/09

    @Alwaystheangel: I am always happy to get my period, I can imagine that it would be even more of a relief after 45 days. #menstruation
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    Image of Dr. Girlfriend Dr. Girlfriend
    10/23/09

    @Alwaystheangel: I had a guy friend explain to me once that, unlike other dudes, he was always thrilled when his lady got her 'times, because it was "Science's way of celebrating yet another month of me not being a baby-daddy." #menstruation
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    Image of FrannyR FrannyR
    10/23/09

    In reply to Menstrual Flow-Chart: Coolest Thing We've Seen All Week
    It seems like such a waste to have periods so often. Where is the intelligence in that design? #menstruation
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    la.donna.pietra promoted this comment FrannyR was starred FrannyR was unstarred
    Image of la.donna.pietra la.donna.pietra
    10/23/09

    @FrannyR: The current working evolutionary theory is that 1) women used to spend a lot more time pregnant or nursing so they didn't have even a quarter as many periods, and 2) shedding the uterine lining occasionally was a handy way to flush out the reproductive organs. I'm not sure if I buy the second argument as much. #menstruation
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    Image of FrannyR FrannyR
    10/23/09

    @la.donna.pietra: I don't buy it either, sounds made up to get women to accept periods and not ask for pills that makes them stop (which would be heaven!) #menstruation
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    Image of portia_sue portia_sue
    10/23/09

    @la.donna.pietra: In an evolutionary past that did not include condoms, but probably did include the microbes for STIs, I can ort of accept that it is a cleansing process. But I think that the scientific community is split on this.

    For more about women's biology, etc, I can't recommend Woman: An Intimate Geography by Natalie Angier enough. I love it. #menstruation
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    Image of suenoseworthy000 suenoseworthy000
    10/23/09

    In reply to Menstrual Flow-Chart: Coolest Thing We've Seen All Week
    I love their site, but why is the uterus plush toy "For Adults only"? Or that's right, every single thing about the female body is about sex.
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    Image of thesciencegirl thesciencegirl
    10/23/09

    @suenoseworthy000: There's a disclaimer explaining that it is a choking hazard; that may be part of it. #menstruation
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    10/23/09

    In reply to Menstrual Flow-Chart: Coolest Thing We've Seen All Week

    I was just on that site yesterday, considering buying this (below) for my sister, who has cervical cancer. #menstruation
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    Image of LVP LVP
    10/23/09

    @thesciencegirl: I wish the best of hopes for your sister. May she have a speedy and 100% recovery. #menstruation
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    Image of thesciencegirl thesciencegirl
    10/23/09

    @LVP: thanks. :) Her prognosis is very good. I'm throwing her a "Cancer Sucks" party and have been astounded by how many kitschy cancer-related items I've found online. #menstruation
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    Image of bluebears bluebears
    10/23/09

    @thesciencegirl: Oh no. I am so sorry to hear that but I am glad she has a good prognosis. Seriously, I'm thinking lots of good thoughts and sending them your families way. #menstruation
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    Image of thesciencegirl thesciencegirl
    10/23/09

    @all: Thanks. #menstruation
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    Image of Blazing_Scribbles Blazing_Scribbles
    10/23/09

    In reply to Menstrual Flow-Chart: Coolest Thing We've Seen All Week
    Oh man, on heavy days my tissues ride a Harley on the way out.
    [edit: TMI?]

    PS: If I could send this back in time to my 13 year old self, she'd probably have been mui appreciative, as opposed to the fear/revulsion promoted by her school's 70s health book and film strip.
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    Image of la.donna.pietra la.donna.pietra
    10/23/09

    @Blazing_Scribbles: Ditto on both. #menstruation
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    Image of Blazing_Scribbles Blazing_Scribbles
    10/23/09

    @la.donna.pietra: thank you! #menstruation
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    Image of cuterus cuterus
    10/23/09

    In reply to Menstrual Flow-Chart: Coolest Thing We've Seen All Week
    Ladyparts are awesome! #menstruation
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    Image of notheretomakefriends notheretomakefriends
    10/23/09

    @cuterus: oh crap, the minute I saw that thing I knew I had a new user icon... you beat me to it! #menstruation
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    Image of hortense hortense
    10/23/09

    In reply to Menstrual Flow-Chart: Coolest Thing We've Seen All Week
    I'm still waiting for 2gether to come out with their period-themed jam, "Uterus! You Plus Me Equals Us." #menstruation
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    Image of morninggloria morninggloria
    10/23/09

    @hortense: How about "Love Train Leaving (From Menstruation Station)"? #menstruation
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    10/23/09

    @morninggloria: "Sunday Bloody Sunday," depending on your cycle. #menstruation
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    Image of hortense hortense
    10/23/09

    @morninggloria: There's really no end to the boyband possibilities.

    "Everybody! Rock your body right! Menses back, alright!" #menstruation
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    Image of funzette funzette
    10/23/09

    @hortense: Or, "The Hardest Part of Breaking Up" (Is Cleaning Up the Slough") #menstruation
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    Image of funzette funzette
    10/23/09

    @morninggloria:
    Menstuation Station, what's your vocation?
    Breaking up eggs and sperm and linings #menstruation
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    Image of morninggloria morninggloria
    10/23/09

    @funzette: "Menstr8rs Go'n Menstr8." #menstruation
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    Image of thesciencegirl thesciencegirl
    10/23/09

    @hortense: Ha! My coworkers and I were jamming to 2gether songs yesterday afternoon (the boss is out).

    "Egg, we have come to the end of the road. So, I must let go. It's just natural. You weren't fertilized, so just pass on through." #menstruation
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    Image of tldr tldr
    10/23/09

    @hortense: I can't wait for Boys II Menses and (Periods) N'Sync to tour together. #menstruation
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    Image of futuremouse futuremouse
    10/23/09

    In reply to Menstrual Flow-Chart: Coolest Thing We've Seen All Week
    Guys this is not a laughing matter. If all the Jezebel Ladies sync up we're going to attract a bear army. Bears. We're putting the whole Gawker Network in jeopardy. #menstruation
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    Image of andBegorrah andBegorrah
    10/23/09

    @futuremouse: It'll be okay. Once our menstrual cycles are synced up, we can work on regulating our lycanthropic rhythms. #menstruation
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    Image of linnyt is a walking cliché linnyt is a walking cliché
    10/23/09

    In reply to Menstrual Flow-Chart: Coolest Thing We've Seen All Week
    So educational.
    I didn't know progesterone could be a PMS causer. I'm going to start using progesterone birth control soon. Does it make you a raging bitch all the time? #menstruation
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    Image of tldr tldr
    10/23/09

    @linnyt is a walking cliché: Some people think so! I'm pretty sure I was a little bitchier than usual on Depo. #menstruation
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    Image of Dauphine Dauphine
    10/23/09

    @tldr: I know quite a few people who became bitchier on Depo. It was kinda creepy. #menstruation
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    Image of linnyt is a walking cliché linnyt is a walking cliché
    10/23/09

    @Dauphine: @tldr: well look out world, here i come with my new attitude #menstruation
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    Image of la.donna.pietra la.donna.pietra
    10/23/09

    @Dauphine: Every.single.person I know who has gone on Depo has turned into the Bitch Queen from Mars.

    Well, one didn't, but she was already pretty aggro. #menstruation
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    Image of portia_sue portia_sue
    10/23/09

    @linnyt is a walking cliché: When I did the mini-pill, which is progesterone only, it actually made my PMS nonexistent. #menstruation
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    Image of andBegorrah andBegorrah
    10/23/09

    In reply to Menstrual Flow-Chart: Coolest Thing We've Seen All Week
    I have a similar poster I hang on my door to notify friends and family, but it's just a picture of Daniel Day-Lewis. Seems more tasteful that way.
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    Image of funzette funzette
    10/23/09

    In reply to Menstrual Flow-Chart: Coolest Thing We've Seen All Week
    A woman needs a man like a uterus needs a bicycle, indeed. #menstruation
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