Talk:Menstruation

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Contents 1 Old discussion 2 Figure 3 Raspberry Leaf 4 premenstrual spotting 5 Picture 6 Explanation of my edit

[edit] Old discussion

I would like to see the following question answered in this article:

What are the known effects (health-wise) of sexual intercourse between male and female during menstruation, for both partners —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jvgama (talk • contribs) 17:37, 4 February 2007

does your period hurt? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.178.177.200 (talk • contribs) 22:56, 16 March 2007

I'm assuming you're male? Umm, not really but it's annoying. And it does hurt sometimes 'cause of the cramps. ― LADY GALAXY ★彡 ^{Refill/lol 20:59, 26 March 2007 (UTC)}

Woman bleeding for a week without dying. immortal. this is a joke but wikipedia is not a joke website!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.104.58.107 (talk • contribs) 18:56, 9 February 2007

I think the inclusion of the expression "third and long" without any explanation assumes an understanding of American football on the part of everyone that simply should not be assumed! I had to do a search to discover its meaning. I get the impression even many Americans wouldn't understand it.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.42.196.69 (talk • contribs) 22:08, 21 March 2007

I still don't think this article is very encyclopaedic, at the moment it reads more like a hybrid of a Cleo article and an advertisement for herbs/feminine hygiene products. There is not even a very good opening description of what menstruation essentially is, ie, "normal cyclic bleeding from the vagina associated with the menstrual cycle" or words to that effect.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.45.230.94 (talk • contribs) 06:05, 31 March 2007

How long would be too long?

What's up with all these strange questions? -Lea (firebender talk) 01:46, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Figure

I've added a modified figure to this page as requested at Talk:Menstrual cycle#Incorrect figure. Lyrl ^Talk _C 18:10, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Raspberry Leaf

Um, if the raspberry leaf is supposed to help relieve cramps, then would raspberry tea help? The kind I have is the Snapple brand. Thanks. -dancexwithxmexXx —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.160.222.253 (talk • contribs) 22:42, 19 June 2007

[edit] premenstrual spotting

it is bleeding before the actual periods start.it usually coincides with the date of ovulation.that is about ten to twelve days before the periods.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.254.111.90 (talk • contribs) 14:53, 24 July 2007

and . . . what are you saying? Why are you sharing this strange fact? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lea the Firebender (talk • contribs) 01:48, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Picture

In keeping with the gold standard of wikipedia articles involving anatomy, I believe a picture or video of the menstruation process is needed for the completeness of the encyclopedia as a whole. Does anyone have such a picture or video that is not copyrighted? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Whiteknight521 (talk • contribs) 22:44, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

A picture of menstruation in a medical setting (perhaps an assessment of pads to gauge whether a woman is hemorraging?), or a painting of something menstrual related might work. Other articles of graphic topics seem to handle images in these two ways. A picture or video such as that suggested by Whiteknight would probably be rejected as gratuitous. Lyrl^Talk _C 01:12, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Explanation of my edit

On April 11 User:Prestonmcconkie changed the description of chimpanzees from "close evolutionary relatives" to "genetically similar animals," writing in the talk section that "This statement is more correct without favoring either creationism or evolutionary theory. If the change made things more vague it would not be valid, but it makes it more correct, actually."

I have reverted that change. In fact, many more animals are "genetically similar" to humans than are "close evolutionary relatives" (for example, mice share a "genetically similarity" but would not be accurately termed "close evolutionary relatives" in the context of this article. --Neutrality^talk 07:30, 10 May 2008 (UTC)