Articles of category "Menstruation"

During "Breast Health Awareness Month" of 2006, one web site presented a forum, a forum directed at women. Menstruation problems represented a sob-topic discussed by the experts who presented material in that forum. One of those experts felt strongly that the forum&'s subtopics begged for further discussion. She has used the following article as a motivator for such discussions.

Menstruation is a woman's monthly bleeding. It is also called menses, menstrual period, or period. When a woman has her period, she is menstruating. The menstrual blood is partly blood and partly tissue from the inside of the uterus (womb). It flows from the uterus through the small opening in the cervix, and passes out of the body through the vagina. Most menstruation periods last from three to five days. Problems in this cycle could signal a serious health problem...are you at risk?