The Danger of Sexual Intercourse during Menstruation

Vagina is usually smudged by mucus prevention of infection during menstrual period, replaced by the flow of menstrual blood to be issued. Well, sexual intercourse is done at the time that may affect reproductive health. Having sex during menstruation can cause the flow of menstrual blood turn and cause infection in the pelvis, this condition can then spreading to other body parts through the open blood vessel on the surface of uterus during menstrual period.

Even, some research prove that, if the infection of sexually transmitted disease, such as gonorrhea, HIV, and various other diseases also increased in women with sexual conduct at the time of menstruation are. A result of infection is more likely is the occurrence of adherence of reproductive tools, so that the reproductive organs also become disrupted, so that the process becomes difficult pregnancy occurs. In addition, the adherence of reproduction tool can also cause pelvic pain severe enough.

Pre-menstruation Syndrome

At least 50 percent, probably more, women's experience on a stage in this period does not feel comfortable which is called Pre-menstruation syndrome. These symptoms can vary from a vague feeling of pain with the light up to a series of symptoms that is not very fun. It often called the disease, instead interference.

A large number of symptoms can occur, this may be the same or vary from month to month. In general, this is a manifestation of the production of progesterone hormones at the end of the menstrual cycle. Closer coming period, usually the symptoms is more felt. Susceptive circumstances, become short-tempered, and emotional, is a common symptom complex. Many women who are as loving wife, obedient and serve, suddenly became emotional and huffy, annoyed at himself and partners, and other people around. Measure that can vary from mild, to the tensions that can cause personal disharmony even weddings. Indeed, a single symptom is often accused as the cause of marriage break, so this is very important.

With the mutual understanding between husband and wife in the face symptoms of Pre-menstruation syndrome, which can reduce the impact and does not want his wife's ability to realize these are important factors in finding a good way out.

source: Women's Magic Creation, Multiple System Disorders, Diseases and treatment
Dr. John F. Knight

Menstrual Cycle Helping woman from Smoking Addiction

A research conducted by scientists from the University of Minnesota, United States of America recently found a new way to stop the smoking habit in women, with attention to their monthly menstrual cycle. Research involving 200 women revealed that compared with other times, the success to stop the smoking habit will be more show results if done long before the ovulation come.

Of course, this is good news for women who are currently trying desperately to stop the smoking addiction that is harmful to their health.

By the researchers, the respondents are asked to stop smoking before the menstruation period and during the fertile time after menstruation. For each stage in the period, the researchers saw differences hormone produced by the body of the respondents.

The result, after a 30-day trial, as much as 86% of women who start to stop smoking, began to surrender when they come nearly the menstruation period. Meanwhile, 66% of respondents had stopped smoking start again on smoking habits during the fertile time after menstruation. With this result, researchers believe that in the period before and after menstruation desire to enjoy the nicotine to be greater than the other times.

The researchers believe that hormones inside the women body have an important role in accelerating nicotine removing from blood. All this time, that nicotine which causes someone addicted. And the hormones in the women body that can clean this nicotine. Unfortunately, the body hormonal is different to each woman that is also determine the success of this," said spokesperson for the research on bbconline.com.

About Menstrual Cycle

Understand your menstrual cycle and how come a woman gets pregnant are important knowing your fertility. Menstruation is a release of the womb wall (endometrium), which along with bleeding and going in every month except during pregnancy. Menstruation that continue to occur every month called menstrual cycle. in the menstrual cycle, if fertilization does not occur, endometrium layer in the uterus will drop out the body.

Menstruation usually occurs at the age of 11 years and continuing until you take up to menopause (usually occurs around age 45 - 55 years). Normally, menstruation lasted for 3 - 7 days. Menstrual cycles generally occur periodically every 28 days (there is also every 21 days and 30 days). But some women do not have a regular cycle and this can be an indication of fertility problems.

The duration of menstrual cycle calculated from the first day of the menstruation period - where the day begins bleeding referred to as the first day and then counted up to the last day - that is 1 day before next menstrual bleeding starting next month.

At the beginning of the cycle, a gland in the brain releases a hormone called Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) into the bloodstream so that makes ovum cells are grown in the ovary. On the day 1 to day-to-14 going growth and development primary follicle being stimulated by this FSH hormone. On this seat, primary oosit cells will be split and produce haploid ovum. When follicle grow into matured follicle Graaf, this follicle also produce the estrogen hormone which stimulates secretion of LH from hipofisis. The work out estrogen has a function to stimulates the repair a of uterus wall named endometrium that is completed exfoliate during menstruation, besides estrogen prevent the formation of FSH and order hipofisis to produce LH that act to stimulate matured follicle Graaf to do ovulation, going on day-to-14. Around the time of a ovulation called the estrus phase.


Menstrual Cycle Hormones

In addition, LH stimulates follicle (immature ovum) that has been empty turns to yellow body (Corpus Luteum). Yellow body produces hormones that act progesterone thicken endometrium layer that is rich with the blood vessel to prepare for the arrival of fetus. This period is called luteal phase, besides that, progesterone also hindered the production of FSH and LH, a result korpus luteum wane and disappear, the establishment of progesterone stopped, so that the giving nutrition to endometriam stop running, endometrium becomes dry up and there will exfoliate and bleeding (menstruation) on the day to -28. This phase is called bleeding phase or menstrual phases. Because there is no progesterone, then began to produce more FSH and oogenesis recurred.

How come a woman gets pregnant?

A woman has 2 ovary where each store around 200,000 to 400,000 immature ovum / follicles. Normally, only one or a few cells of ovum that grow every menstruation period, and about 14 minutes before the next menstruation, when the ovum cell has been so mature, ovum cells are released from the ovary and then walk to the tube and fallopian to be fertilized. The process called the release "OVULATION".


Illustration : Menstrual Cycle

At the beginning of the cycle, a gland in the brain releases a hormone called Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) into the bloodstream so that makes ovum cells are grown in the ovary.. One or more of the ovum cells and then grow more quickly than other ovum cells and become dominant and then begin to produce the estrogen hormone that is released into the bloodstream. Estrogen hormone in cooperation with hormone FSH help the ovum cell which is dominant to grow and then give signal to the womb in order to prepare to receive the ovum cell. Estrogen hormone also produce more mucus in the vagina to help the sperm viability after the sexual intercourse.

When the ovum cell has matured, a hormone released from the brain called the Luteinizing Hormone (LH). This hormone released in multitudes and trigger release of a ovum cell that has been matured from the ovary to the fallopian tube. If at this time, a healthy sperm entering the fallopian tube, the ovum cell has a great opportunity to be fertilized. Immediately after the meeting beetween ovum cells and sperm or is called fertilization, the ovum cell split itself into two cells. The average time needed about 30 hours after the second ovulasi cells to grow into embryo cells. Embryo cell require several days to walk to the fallopian tube, reaching the womb and in the end "embed themselves" in the womb.

Both continue to split the cells themselves produce more cells, called blastomere. Approximately 60 hours after ovulation, a group of cells (a group of blastomere) or the morula containing about 12 to 16 blastomere from moving toward falopian uterus. Once entering the uterus, the growth of the baby immediately. Furthermore, the fetus naturally stick to the womb.

Then, ovum cells will be split up and produce a Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin (HCG) hormone that can be detected with pregnancy tester. Hormone helps embryo growth in the womb.

If the ovum cell that has been released is not fertilized, the endometrium is shed and the next menstruation occurred.

How to calculate your fertile period

How to calculate your fertile period is not difficult. You can calculate yourself using the calendar system. This is a natural or natural that is used when you have a regular menstrual cycle. But it it will be a different chase, and quite difficult for woman with irregular menstrual cycle.

Using menstruation calendar

Okay, at first, try to record your menstrual cycle in the last 3 months in succession (on the first day of menstruation). And should the woman with a cycle that is not regularly menstruation be difficult to assess the fertile period in this way.

The calculation is based on the fertile period or when the ovulation going on to 14 of the next menstruation come reduce 2 days because sperm can live for 48 hours after ejaculation and added 2 days because the ovum cells can live 24 hours after ovulation.

So, for example if your menstrual cycle is 28 days and final period fall at date 1st, the next month menstruation period will fall at date of 28th. Thus, the estimated of your ovulation time, that is in the middle of the menstrual period that is 14. So, are on the fertile period around the date of 12th to 16th.

By measure the increasing of the body temperature rate.

body temperature usually increases in the time and after ovulation because of the influence of progesterone hormones.

By estimate the mucus of womb.

Estrogen hormone reaches to peak at the ovulation time and influence the mucus and the womb. Come close to ovulation time, the womb’s mucus usually be quite watery and when you touch with two fingers it will form to like a transparent yarn.

Hearing ovulation test tool

Now day, you can buy the test tool to predict fertile period or ovulation in the pharmacy or drug store. The tool works with this test measures the level of LH hormone, which is produced during ovulation. This tool is used as a pregnancy test, but of course, it costs more expensive.

Knowing when your fertile period, which can help you plan to have children and also at the same time as a method of family planning or contraceptives that are natural for who that want to delay a pregnancy, do not perform sexual intercourse during fertile times.

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7 Myths About Menstruation

Myths often trusted, developed in the community with information that is less precise, less complete, even too excessive. This raises antipati attitude, defensive and even discrimination in certain situations.

After the myths about sexuality, it also myths about menstruation circulating in the community and heredity notified. Some of them:

1. Menstruation make the body become weak.

The results of the research states that the blood of menstruation that many only about 150 ml, or about four to six spoons only. So do not worry if the body will become weak because you are only menstruation.

2. Menstruation means are sick.

Thus, the menstruation is a natural process experienced by every woman productive. Menstruation means that women are healthy and her reproduce system or fertility normaly work properly.

3. Want to have smooth menstruation cycle, drink a soft drink as often as possible.

Many believe that in addition to smoothing out the blood, drinking soft drink can also reduce stomach pain. Actually there is no special research on this matter. Stomach pain during menstruation and smooth or not the blood discharge during menstruation all influenced by hormones and psychological factors of woman.

4. Using the sanitary napkins when menstruation can cause sterility.

In fact, is a medical method during menstruation to stay clean and not humid. Basically, all the woman's sanitary napkin is sanitary and healthy, but there are some women who also experience allergy and irritation. This is due to the sensitivity of each female sex organ is different. Therefore, it is recommended to change the sanitary napkins when menstruation as often as possible (ideally every 4 hours), especially when too many bleeding after menstruation and after urinate or defecate.

5. When menstruation is prohibited to swim.

During using the sanitary napkins and not feel a loss, swim when menstruation be permitted. And this is utterly no effect on health. As a suggestion, if you feel stomach cramps, then stop swimming activities.

6. Menstruation period length, normaly take a week.

Of course, this opinion is incorrect. Each woman would have a different period of menstruation and not always be seven days. Women who have a menstruation period of three, four or five days is considered normal

7. Do not drink ice/frozen water during menstruation.

Indeed, cold water doesn't have any impact to menstruation. Particularly effects hamper the flow of blood. As long as not feel sick or flatulence, drinking ice water is acceptable.

Here are some herbal related to mestruation problems from Herbal Medical Care:
Herbal Medical Care: Jamu Tuntas (smoothen the menstrual cycle)
Herbal Medical Care: Herbal for Behind Schedule Menstruation
Herbal Medical Care: Herbal for Irregular Menstrual Cyle


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