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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?)

Date: 2006-04-24 03:18 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] siz-t.livejournal.com
I got my first period when I was 13, I think. Either 13 or 14. Anyway, I was a bit behind all my friends, and I was looking forward to it just so the waiting would be over and I'd get the surprise element over with. :P My mum and I always had, and still have, a really open relationship and I knew exactly what to expect, but that still didn't keep me from being shocked when I woke up one morning and went to the bathroom and there was very faint red stuff on the toilet paper. I thought it might be my period, but couldn't be sure because there was nothing on my pyjamas and only a tiny bit on the paper, so I called my mum and asked her. She told me it was, congratulated me and gave me some pads for the day. I remember sitting in a maths exam a couple of days later, when it was heavier, and feeling it and thinking "wow, I'm bleeding, and no-one else knows, it's my little secret" and feeling sort of smug.

After much deliberation I got a cup about 2 years ago, and loved it. I could completely forget about it during the day, but then when I got home from school, taking it out to change it made me feel really connected to my own body, and positive about having my period. I've always thought of menstruation as a natural thing, and always felt very connected to nature etc, so using an environmentally friendly, natural product made it even better. However I don't use it for the moment because I live in uni halls of residence with no en suite bathroom (dammit) and I haven't quite got the confidence to sort it out in public bathrooms. Next year, though.

Best of luck!

(Sarah, 18, Birmingham UK)

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