Menstruation Definition and Menstruation Cycle Calendar

Menstruation is physiological change in the women’s body which occurs periodically and is affected by reproduction hormone. This period is important phase for reproduction. In the human, it usually occurs every month from adolescent to menopause age.  Beside human, this period also occurred only in the big primates, while other mammals have estrus cycles.

The menstruation cycle of the women occurred at the average of 28 days. Although this is valid commonly, but all the women have no same menstruation cycle, sometimes the cycle occurs every 21 days to 30 days. The average menstruation usually occurs for 5 days, sometimes it can occur about 2 until 7 days. The blood lose commonly because of menstruation is about 10 ml – 80 ml a day but it is usually about 35 ml a day.

During the menstruation period, women usually wear sanitary napkin to retain the outgoing blood while they do any activities particularly at sleeping time in order to make buttocks and panties dry and comfortable. The sanitary napkin should be changed minimum twice a day to prevent infection of vagina or other disorders. Wear anti-bacteria sanitary napkin whose smooth air cycle. [Read more...]