Contents:
- Medical Video: 10 Feminine Hygiene Tips You NEED to Know
- 1. Menstruation that comes first is called menarche
- 2. PMS and menstruation are two different things
- 3. Amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea, the two most common menstrual disorders
- 4. Normal menstrual cycle
- 5. How often do we have to change pads?
- 6. Women no longer menstruate after menopause
Medical Video: 10 Feminine Hygiene Tips You NEED to Know
In Indonesia, menstruation is known as menstruation or menstruation. Menstruation is one sign of puberty for women. However, have you ever explored information about menstruation in depth? Or, you don't dare to ask that question because of shame?
To answer your curiosity about menstruation, here are some things you need to know about menstruation.
1. Menstruation that comes first is called menarche
Maybe there is rarely anyone who knows that menstruation is the first to come called menarche. The age of young women experiencing menarche is very dependent on genetic factors (heredity), body shape, and one's nutrition. Therefore, it is not surprising that everyone experiences menarche at different times. Every woman will experience her first menstruation at a different time, some will be more or less than 12 years old.
2. PMS and menstruation are two different things
Both men and women both often get the impact of PMS that is being experienced by women, which is generally a change mood which makes you confused. But, do you know what is meant by PMS? Is PMS the same as menstruation?
PMS stands for Premenstrual Syndrome,which is a group of symptoms that appear about one week before the onset of the transmission. Every woman will experience different symptoms, including pain in the breast, easily tired, the appearance of pimples, easy hunger, change mood, and others.
While menstruation is a woman's monthly bleeding, which is the process of discharge of blood from the uterine wall due to the collapse of the inner wall layer that contains blood vessels, because the egg is not fertilized. Menstrual cycles usually occur every 28 days, but some also experience a cycle faster or later than that time.
So, still consider that PMS and menstruation are the same thing?
3. Amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea, the two most common menstrual disorders
Amenorrhea is a disorder in the reproductive system that makes a woman not experience regular menstruation. Amenorrhea is divided into two, namely primary amenorrhea (if a young woman has not menstruated until she is more than 16 years old) and secondary amenorrhea (if a person used to experience a routine menstrual cycle, but suddenly stops.)
While dysmenorrhea is painful menstruation that occurs before or during menstruation. Often, the pain makes a woman unable to do anything, because she can only fall asleep on the bed while holding back pain. This can happen because there are too many prostaglandin chemicals in the body.
4. Normal menstrual cycle
The menstrual cycle is a change in a woman's body, which occurs when the lining of the uterine wall (endometrium) is thickened eventually due to the absence of fertilization of the egg. Menstrual cycles can range from 21 to 35 days in adults. Whereas in young adolescents it is 21 to 45 days.
Usually, for the first few years after menstruation begins, the menstrual cycle will be longer than it should be. However, the menstrual cycle tends to shorten and become more regular as you get older.The menstrual cycle is also a series of monthly changes that a woman's body must achieve in preparation for possible pregnancy
Having a regular menstrual cycle is a sign that an important part of your body is working normally. In fact, the increase and decrease in hormone levels is one of the factors that can affect the menstrual cycle. And usually, when approaching menopause, your cycle may become irregular again.
5. How often do we have to change pads?
You are recommended to replace sanitary napkins at least every four to eight hours to avoid bacterial leaks and infections.
6. Women no longer menstruate after menopause
All women will experience menopause, which is the end of the menstrual cycle. This natural phase occurs because towards the end of the age of 30 years, the performance of the ovary will decrease and eventually stop producing reproductive hormones at the age of 50 years.
