Menstruation
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| “Contact with [ [[Menstruation |menstrual blood]] ] turns new wine sour, crops touched by it become barren, grafts die, seed in gardens are dried up, the fruit of trees fall off, the edge of steel and the gleam of ivory are dulled, hives of bees die, even bronze and iron are at once seized by rust, and a horrible smell fills the air; to taste it drives dogs mad and infects their bites with an incurable poison.”--[[Pliny the Elder ]] | “Contact with [ [[Menstruation |menstrual blood]] ] turns new wine sour, crops touched by it become barren, grafts die, seed in gardens are dried up, the fruit of trees fall off, the edge of steel and the gleam of ivory are dulled, hives of bees die, even bronze and iron are at once seized by rust, and a horrible smell fills the air; to taste it drives dogs mad and infects their bites with an incurable poison.”--[[Pliny the Elder ]] | ||
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| - | "In 1978, [[Gloria Steinem]] wrote a semi-satirical essay for ''Cosmopolitan'' titled "[[If Men Could Menstruate]]" in which she imagined a world where men [[menstruation|menstruate]] instead of women. She concludes in the essay that in such a world, menstruation would become a badge of honor with men comparing their relative sufferings, rather than the source of shame that it had been for women."--Sholem Stein | + | "In 1978, [[Gloria Steinem]] wrote a semi-satirical essay for ''[[Ms. (magazine)|Ms.]]'' titled "[[If Men Could Menstruate]]" in which she imagined a world where men [[menstruation|menstruate]] instead of women. She concludes in the essay that in such a world, menstruation would become a badge of honor with men comparing their relative sufferings, rather than the source of shame that it had been for women."--Sholem Stein |
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“Contact with [ menstrual blood ] turns new wine sour, crops touched by it become barren, grafts die, seed in gardens are dried up, the fruit of trees fall off, the edge of steel and the gleam of ivory are dulled, hives of bees die, even bronze and iron are at once seized by rust, and a horrible smell fills the air; to taste it drives dogs mad and infects their bites with an incurable poison.”--Pliny the Elder "In 1978, Gloria Steinem wrote a semi-satirical essay for Ms. titled "If Men Could Menstruate" in which she imagined a world where men menstruate instead of women. She concludes in the essay that in such a world, menstruation would become a badge of honor with men comparing their relative sufferings, rather than the source of shame that it had been for women."--Sholem Stein |
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Menstruation is the periodic discharge of blood and mucosal tissue (the endometrium) from the uterus and vagina. It starts (menarche) at or before sexual maturity, maturation, in females of certain mammal species, and ceases at or near menopause (commonly considered the end of a female's reproductive life). The periodicity of menstruation gives rise to commonly used euphemisms like "period" and "monthly".
See also
- Endometrium
- Male menstruation
- Menstrual cup
- Menstrual synchrony
- Menstrual taboo
- Niddah, a Hebrew term describing a menstruating woman
- Ovary
- Ovulation
