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My precal teacher thinks he knows everything about female bodies

I have PCOS, and while I was in my Precalculus class when I unexpectedly started my period. I raised my hand to go to the bathroom but my teacher said no because he was teaching. Reasonable I guess, but then when were doing independent work, I had finished early and asked to go to the bathroom once again, he said no. I asked again 10 minutes later and he still said no.
Whenever the bell rang I had bled through my blue jeans and blood stained my crotch area and a fair bit down the back of my thigh. I wrapped my jacket around my waist gather my things to try to rush to the nurses office when he stops me.
He tells me that what I did was disrespectful. I explained I started my menstrual cycle because I am quite blunt and don't feel like making up an excuse. He said that I wouldn't really have to go to the bathroom because "Women only lose 6 tablespoons of blood during their period". In addition he said periods only last 4 days so it wasn't a big deal anyway. And when I said I was concerned about the other students smelling my blood since I bleed quite heavily, he said blood doesn't stink but then made an offhanded comment of me smelling metallic today.
After being lectured by Mr"I know everything about women" for 13 minutes after the bell rang and already being late to my lunch, i went to the nurses office and she gave me a change of clothes ans a pass to go to class.