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menstruation questionnaire response 65 |
how old were you when you first got your period, what was it like, and what did you know about what to expect?
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It was 4 days after my 13th birthday. I was at the dentist office. After my teeth cleaning, I stood up an noticed that my underwear was sticky. I chalked it up to me sitting for so long in an upholstered dentist chair. I didn't think much of it. A couple of hours later, i went to the bathroom and saw a brown/black stain on my underwear. It confused the hell out of me.I thought I sat on something, but I couldn't understand how I managed to get it just on my underwear. It took a few minutes for me to realize that it was probably my period. I still wasn't convinced b/c what was in my underwear didn't look like blood and I didn't have cramps, nor was I in a bad mood. These were all things that I had been taught to expect. I put a maxi pad on, just in case. Later, when I checked there was a lot more blood. That finally sealedte deal for me.
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how did you feel about it, and who did you tell about it?
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I had been waiting for that day since I first learned about periods which was around the age of 8. However, when it finally happened, I wasn't all that excited. I told my best friend. That was it. My mom found out when she did laundry. She was very hurt that I didn't tell her.
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what menstrual product did you start with? how did you learn about it?
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Maxi pads. I learned about those when I first learned about menstruation.
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are you still using the same method to deal with the blood; what methods have you tried; which do you prefer and why?
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Yes I am, I occasionally use tampons, but I have trouble gettinjg them in all the way and they always seem to stop my period when I use them.
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do you experience cramps, bloating, soar breasts, get pimples...? - if you do, tell us about it, and also, what remedies do you use?
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It changes from month to month. Mostly I get migraines, pimples, fatigue, and I become overly-emotional. I also crave junk food and eat more than I usually do.
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do you feel emotional changes relating to where you are in your menstrual cycle?
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YES! I become extrememly crabby and depressed.
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how do the men in your life relate to your period, or periods in general?
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If I'm in a relationship, I will always try to end it during my period. I tend to take all my anger out on boyfriends and I'll want to nit pick everything about them. Hence, why I always try to end relationships. It's so bad that my boyfriends know that this is a sign of my period and generally laugh when I try to do this, asking "Are you on your peroiod?"
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this conversation makes me think....
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How many years that I've had to deal with this (It's been 11) and my upcoming period in 3 days.
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