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vaginapagina2006-04-20 09:28 am
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Menstruation - common misconceptions
Hey all, if this isn't allowed, go ahead and delete it, but I read the rules it it didn't say no, so here goes.
I'm taking a human sexuality class this semester in college, and while i was originally going to do my term paper and oral presentation on "Female sexual abuse and later sexual dysfunction" i have since changed my mind and decided to do "Menstruation-How society views coming of age".
Here's where you guys come in. I have a basic outline of thing I want to talk about in the oral presentation portion, one of which are common myths associated with getting your period, or images displayed by the media. I'm looking for stories of your first time, and how you felt. i'm also looking for how you felt the first time you used a menstrual cup for those of you who use them.
Also, any links you have floating around that you think would be helpful to either suggest to the class or for me to use information from for my presentation.
What i'm hoping is that not only will many people benefit here from this, but that i will be able to change some peoples' minds about it in my class (i'll be talking about things like menstrual cups, cloth pads, and having sex while a girl is menstruating).
(on a somewhat related note, how do you pronounced menstruation? 3 syllables or 2?)
I'm taking a human sexuality class this semester in college, and while i was originally going to do my term paper and oral presentation on "Female sexual abuse and later sexual dysfunction" i have since changed my mind and decided to do "Menstruation-How society views coming of age".
Here's where you guys come in. I have a basic outline of thing I want to talk about in the oral presentation portion, one of which are common myths associated with getting your period, or images displayed by the media. I'm looking for stories of your first time, and how you felt. i'm also looking for how you felt the first time you used a menstrual cup for those of you who use them.
Also, any links you have floating around that you think would be helpful to either suggest to the class or for me to use information from for my presentation.
What i'm hoping is that not only will many people benefit here from this, but that i will be able to change some peoples' minds about it in my class (i'll be talking about things like menstrual cups, cloth pads, and having sex while a girl is menstruating).
(on a somewhat related note, how do you pronounced menstruation? 3 syllables or 2?)
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I'm April, I'm 26, and I live in Oregon.
My friends all got theirs way before I did. I was a late bloomer and hit every part of puberty late. When I was in eighth grade, most of my friends had gotten their period, and I was just starting to grow taller.
A few days short of my fifteenth birthday, I came home from school and went to the bathroom and there it was. I was more irritated than anything else, it was just something else I had to deal with.
I had worse cramps when I was younger than I do now, but whenever I'm not on the pill my cycle is between 28 and 31 days long...I get really tired the day before, and a headache the day I start, usually.
My mom didn't want me to start using tampons...so I bought them myself, a few months in. I want a cup, I've been using Insteads since my senior year of high school.