Truth Or Myth?!
Face it when it comes to your period, there are things every girl is curious about, here are some truth or myths i know, hope this helps some of your questions!
you can tell who's on her period.
myth! about a quarter of all woman and girls age 10-50 are on their period at any given time. you couldn't spot them if you tried
irregular periods are normal
truth! it can take 6 months to 5 years before your period becomes regular and some girls periods never become completely regular
you shouldn't use tampons till you are old enough
myth! if you are old enough to have your period you are old enough to wear a tampon. just be sure to use them correctly and never leave them in for longer than 8 hours!
period blood it always red.
Myth! fresh blood looks bright red but period blood can be shades of light red to dark red even brown. your period blood might even change all different shade through out your period!
you are more likely to get attacked by a shark while on your period
myth! there has never been a documented case of sharks attacking a swimmer because she is menstruating
you cant get pregnant while you are on your period
myth! you can get pregnant while you are on your period sperm can live inside of you for 3-5 days and sometimes you can ovulate right after or during your period so if you don't want to get pregnant use birth control or don't have sex!
you cant play sports or go swimming while you are on your period
myth, you can do anything you would normally do while you are on your period that you can do when you aren't! don't let mother natures monthly gift get in your way!
period blood smells bad
myth. period blood is normal blood and has no odor!
tampons can get lost inside you
myth! the average vagina is only 5 inches deep it sometimes might go further in your vagina but it will never get lost inside of you
you can tell who's on her period.
myth! about a quarter of all woman and girls age 10-50 are on their period at any given time. you couldn't spot them if you tried
irregular periods are normal
truth! it can take 6 months to 5 years before your period becomes regular and some girls periods never become completely regular
you shouldn't use tampons till you are old enough
myth! if you are old enough to have your period you are old enough to wear a tampon. just be sure to use them correctly and never leave them in for longer than 8 hours!
period blood it always red.
Myth! fresh blood looks bright red but period blood can be shades of light red to dark red even brown. your period blood might even change all different shade through out your period!
you are more likely to get attacked by a shark while on your period
myth! there has never been a documented case of sharks attacking a swimmer because she is menstruating
you cant get pregnant while you are on your period
myth! you can get pregnant while you are on your period sperm can live inside of you for 3-5 days and sometimes you can ovulate right after or during your period so if you don't want to get pregnant use birth control or don't have sex!
you cant play sports or go swimming while you are on your period
myth, you can do anything you would normally do while you are on your period that you can do when you aren't! don't let mother natures monthly gift get in your way!
period blood smells bad
myth. period blood is normal blood and has no odor!
tampons can get lost inside you
myth! the average vagina is only 5 inches deep it sometimes might go further in your vagina but it will never get lost inside of you