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I'm in my 40s and still look down at the blood swirling down the shower drain and pretend I've been in a gang fight, I assume everyone does this
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Aug 8, 2020 11:52
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I have poo poo wrong with me so for the last couple years I've only had super mild periods randomly once every 3-4 months. Before that I used to have 7-10 day hell geysers, in HS and college I constantly lived in fear of leaks because every period was like that elevator in the shining. My rando periods really like to show up almost as if scheduled for when I have plans though. Camping? Road trip? Flight? Period is here!
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Aug 8, 2020 13:08
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HopperUK posted:I'm in my 40s and still look down at the blood swirling down the shower drain and pretend I've been in a gang fight, I assume everyone does this Wish I had ovaries and could do this 
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Aug 8, 2020 13:27
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GRINDCORE MEGGIDO posted:Wish I had ovaries and could do this Next one's dedicated to you, my gang ally who tragically died in the fight. RIP.
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Aug 8, 2020 14:03
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Bismuth posted:I have poo poo wrong with me so for the last couple years I've only had super mild periods randomly once every 3-4 months. Before that I used to have 7-10 day hell geysers, in HS and college I constantly lived in fear of leaks because every period was like that elevator in the shining. A few years ago I had an exciting medical issue (my parathyroid gland went rogue) and I didn't have a period for six months. It was great. Then I went to the doctor and it turned out to be something semi-serious and now they're back and better than ever! By which I mean worse. So much worse.
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Aug 8, 2020 14:04
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Periods are such bullshit and I'm miserable every time mine shows up and UGH also hella acne, like what in the gently caress why does my face do that, please stop
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Aug 8, 2020 15:07
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GenericOverusedName posted:Periods are such bullshit and I'm miserable every time mine shows up and UGH There are two signs of my period approaching. 1) intermittent waves of black suicidal despair for an hour or so at a time. 2) my chin breaks out in spots. Can't wait for the loving menopause to arrive. Come on, I'm not having a baby at this point, just shut it all down.
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Aug 8, 2020 15:11
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wizardofloneliness posted:Getting older has made my period worse. Up until I was 27 or so I had zero PMS or other physical symptoms like cramps. I’d just bleed for a few days and that was it. But now I tend to be more emotional and stressed out over nothing the week beforehand plus I get all bloated and crampy the first day. And my butt will hurt the night before it starts. Which makes it a lot easier to keep track of actually. I became far more emotional when peri-menopause arrivived. Used to be X "HeartOfStone" Cheopis, then my periods stopped and I started crying over everything, including pretty sunsets and how sweet my cat is. Horrible. Since I was also having other pesky menopause issues I was able to get paxil, which cut that poo poo right out and I thankfully got back to my normal state of "vaguely annoyed". Good stuff.
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Aug 8, 2020 15:17
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One of the best perks of pregnancy and extended breastfeeding was over 2years of no periods. Now though, I get double periods every 5 weeks 
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Aug 8, 2020 15:35
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hey having a penis isn't all peaches and cream either!!! sometimes you need to adjust your pants and the fold of your underwear brushes against the tip and it's mildly uncomfortable for about two seconds.
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Aug 8, 2020 15:36
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HopperUK posted:Next one's dedicated to you, my gang ally who tragically died in the fight. RIP. I'll watch the skies 
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Aug 8, 2020 16:08
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HopperUK posted:I'm in my 40s and still look down at the blood swirling down the shower drain and pretend I've been in a gang fight, I assume everyone does this yes pretty much
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Aug 8, 2020 16:24
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SatansOnion posted:say, does anyone else get slightly tight/achy lower back muscles at this time of the month? At the moment I have a mild twinge there, but only on my left side Yes and even when I know I'm on/approaching my period I still get afraid that I've pulled my back at work or something. +1 for menstrual cups being great. I felt like some kind of super genius when I got to wear one on a transatlantic flight and didn't have to worry about changing a tampon in a tiny airplane bathroom or scurrying off to the toilet after disembarkation. Has anyone else's PMS gone completely haywire due to covid stress? Since March I've spent two days a month completely and unshakably convinced that my friends hate me and don't want anything to do with me.
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Aug 8, 2020 16:33
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If my wife ever got her period we'd have to have a serious, SERIOUS, talk about the future of our marriage.
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Aug 8, 2020 16:36
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Ok please take me through menstrual cups as I feel like I could wing it but I’m so afraid of one wrong move and like, gallons shooting out at me somehow pressurized
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Aug 8, 2020 16:45
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Aug 8, 2020 16:47
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i wish there was a way to donate my uterus/ovaries to a trans woman or a woman who's natural unit doesnt work. i dont want it, you can have it. free to good home. also why is it that it starts when its least convenient? wedding? emergency surgery? its never started on time before, why choose now? also real tired of this start-stop poo poo. stop teasing me.
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Aug 8, 2020 16:55
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DemonDarkhorse posted:i wish there was a way to donate my uterus/ovaries to a trans woman or a woman who's natural unit doesnt work. i dont want it, you can have it. free to good home. Saaaaaaaaaame. Of course my uterus is covered in fibroids now so it's not exactly donation material, but still.
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Aug 8, 2020 17:07
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If I could take the uterus of a lady and suffer the indignity's of menstruation, I definitely would. And, of course, as a man I would certainly bear it with superior endurance. 
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Aug 8, 2020 17:31
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teen witch posted:Ok please take me through menstrual cups as I feel like I could wing it but I’m so afraid of one wrong move and like, gallons shooting out at me somehow pressurized Keeper cups usually have little pinholes around them just under the lip, to help the cup create a seal. Most people turn the cup 360 degrees once in place to make sure the seal happens. If it doesn’t, you can leak and it’s like “oh whoops a little blood in my underwear”, not the cup popping out or something. I’ve been using a DivaCup for 9 years and it’s leaked TWICE, and I could tell something was up long before a potential embarrassing disaster.
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Aug 8, 2020 17:44
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The Klowner posted:hey having a penis isn't all peaches and cream either!!! sometimes you need to adjust your pants and the fold of your underwear brushes against the tip and it's mildly uncomfortable for about two seconds. Yeah! And sometimes you're pooping and the tip touches the water
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Aug 8, 2020 17:50
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I hate this but I donkey laughed
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Aug 8, 2020 18:07
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SatansOnion posted:my sympathies to those of my fellow uterus-havers/ladies whose wombs are currently undergoing their monthly remodeling (like mine) I started having this type of aching on my left side by my tail bone within the last year. It starts near the end of my period and lasts off and on for about two weeks and feels like someone is digging their finger in on a really deep bruise. I finally set up a call with my doctor and he said it might be endometriosis. Now I am supposed to schedule an ultrasound to go get it checked out. So in short, you might want to talk to your doctor if it continues/gets worse.
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Aug 8, 2020 18:43
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Oh you do not want menopause. Only the unlucky that have terrible pain want menopause. Your periods are keeping you YOUNG. They are preventing heart attacks and wrinkles. One suggestion for you ladies that by the way I love seeing you here!!  We are all different I know so it could just be luck but wear a bra constantly including a soft one to bed (unless sexy times or we, lucky you.) I got in the habit of wearing armor type bras when cocktail waitressing, we had these sleeveless tops that had no shoulder covering either so we had to tie our bra straps closer together with shoelaces to hide them. Keeping those babies cinched up made them look younger than my face now. I wear 2 bras when excercising too. Man I miss my periods Suddenly you age.
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Aug 8, 2020 18:50
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Ew gross op! Cooties!
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Aug 8, 2020 18:55
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Spinz posted:Oh you do not want menopause. Only the unlucky that have terrible pain want menopause. The maternal line in my family is one that had benign "woman troubles"; my menopause is actually pretty mild and my sister has had no symptoms at all.
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Aug 8, 2020 19:05
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If a wizard said he could make it so you only have one period a year but it took up an entire month, like say the whole of March, would you do it? One super period a year?
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Aug 8, 2020 19:09
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Who What Now posted:If a wizard said he could make it so you only have one period a year but it took up an entire month, like say the whole of March, would you do it? One super period a year? Only if I get to choose the month.
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Aug 8, 2020 19:11
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I got a Mirena and lol my periods have never stopped. I've even lost about 30lbs and hoped that would finally do the trick but no. Much like the spice, my uterus has decided the menstrual blood must flow.
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Aug 8, 2020 19:15
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teen witch posted:Ok please take me through menstrual cups as I feel like I could wing it but I’m so afraid of one wrong move and like, gallons shooting out at me somehow pressurized You fold it up, shove it in, and then it expands inside of you in the general location of where it should be. I squeeze a bit as I do a rotation to help create a seal. It'll look like spotting if it's not in properly but I don't think it could ever get to pants-ruining levels even if left alone for a whole day. It won't pop out on it's own even if you're straining on the toilet. But I'll give a quick readjustment if I'm feeling particularly nervous. Not having something drying you out or chafing against your skin has been a serious blessing. I bought a dedicated cup sterilizer because I cringe at the thought of using my cooking utensils or dishwasher to clean it.
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Aug 8, 2020 19:20
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teen witch posted:Only if I get to choose the month. Sorry, it has to be March
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Aug 8, 2020 19:21
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LadyPictureShow posted:Man, when I first got my period, I went to my mom and said 'I think I got my period'. She checked the murder scene in the toilet bowl, handed me this huge maxi pad and that was it. Oh god, o.b. super plus... My first period I got handed a maxi pad and told to deal with it. I hated it so much. It was bulky and crinkly. Worse than the pads was my mom telling everyone it happened to me and making a big deal over it. Don't do that to a kid. I found tampons in the home after the first one, which were the ol' o.b. super plus and managed to figure it out on my own. It took a while. I have never bought tampons with applicators and I they seem weird and wasteful Now thanks to my bad ovaries and Mirena I haven't had a regular or even one full period in a decade. A small consolation for a hosed up reproductive system 
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Aug 8, 2020 19:28
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You youngsters are fortunate in not having to deal with the belt + pad/rag system. It was awful but also superior to the previous "rag" situation.
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Aug 8, 2020 19:41
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teen witch posted:Ok please take me through menstrual cups as I feel like I could wing it but I’m so afraid of one wrong move and like, gallons shooting out at me somehow pressurized Nah. When it gets over-full it can leak, but that's just a dribble as fluid oozes around the outside of the cup. And you have plenty of warning that it is getting full before that happens, because when it is full it sits lower and you can feel it a bit. Like how when a tampon is sitting right you don't really feel it at all, but if it is sitting too low you can totally feel it. Unless you have a tipped cervix, which you probably don't know about. In that case the fluid sometimes doesn't go in the cup and instead oozes right on by the outside. They can still work, but positioning is a bit more fiddly.  They most common problem new users have is getting it in, and then getting it out. Getting it in is easier than getting it out. You have to have the flexibility and geometry to get your thumb up in there past the pubic bone, so you can squeeze the end of the cup and break the seal. The bottom end of the cup has a stick, but that just helps you find the cup, pulling on the stick will not remove it. You can kinda get a sense of how this works by trying to remove a tampon by gripping the end of the tampon instead of the string. You really gotta get up in there. That said most women who don't have a weird spine, a bad back, and aren't super super fat are able to get the hang of it.
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Aug 8, 2020 19:46
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xcheopis posted:You youngsters are fortunate in not having to deal with the belt + pad/rag system. It was awful but also superior to the previous "rag" situation. Just more testament to how little regards have been paid to the needs and comfort of people with a uterus Fixing my wording a bit there
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i started my period yesterday and bled on the sheets last night, which NEVER happens, but it was also the night my dog decided to poo poo the bed so it was a pretty cool 2-for-1. i wasn't so mad about having to wash all my bedding. also ever since this pandemic poo poo popped off, my PMS depression has really ramped up. anyone else? for once whole week once a month i want to die and then i usually get into a fight with my boyfriend, and i don't know if either of us can take this much longer 
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Aug 8, 2020 19:49
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Aug 8, 2020 20:01
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Spanish Inquisition posted:
This has been a struggle for me as well. I know I am lucky to not be getting periods lately but I still pms and I am one of those people who doesn't keep track of my period so sometimes I have to be like, am I actually mad/sad/lazy or am I just pmsing? This has been exacerbated by the pandemic and I can feel myself sinking into old habits and thought patterns. It sucks! I wish you well.
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Who What Now posted:I never realized that women had shallow vestigial anuses you never heard that girls don't poop?
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