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1. Periods Get Worse When The Weather Is Cold

1. Periods Get Worse When The Weather Is Cold

  • This is definitely an amazing period fact: cold weather can impact your period, making it heavier and longer than normal.
  • During the winter months, a woman’s flow, period duration, and even pain level are longer than the summer.
  • The seasons can also affect your PMT too — the darker, shorter days can adversely impact your mood when combined with female productive hormones.
  • This is thought to be because of a lack of sunshine, which helps our bodies to produce vitamin D and dopamine — which both boost our moods, happiness, concentration and all-round health levels.

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2. You Can Still Get Pregnant During Periods

2. You Can Still Get Pregnant During Periods

  • Many people assume that you cannot get pregnant if you have sex while on your period. However, this is not true.
  • Although it’s more unlikely that you will become pregnant while you are menstruating, it is not impossible at all.
  • This is because sperm can survive in the body for up to five or six days — so if you have a relatively short cycle, have sex towards the end of your period, and ovulate just after your period finishes, you could potentially fall pregnant.

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Another fun related fact: back in the middle ages, people used to think that redheads were babies who were conceived while their mother was on her period.

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3. The Average Starting Age For Periods Has Changed Over Years

3. The Average Starting Age For Periods Has Changed Over Years

  • Back in the 1800s, girls wouldn’t get their periods until they were well into their teens — the average age was around 17. Nowadays, the average age to start menstruating is 12 — a whole five years younger.
  • Scientists think there are a few key reasons for this: namely, improved nutrition.
  • We’re eating better — and more — than our ancestors did a few hundred years ago, and fat cells make estrogen.
  • The more fat cells you have, the more estrogen you have in your body, which can trigger the start of your menstrual cycle as a girl.

High-stress levels can actually trigger the beginning of your period.

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4. You Will Spend Nearly 10 Years Of Your Life On Period

4. You Will Spend Nearly 10 Years Of Your Life On Period

  • From the time of her first cycle to menopause, the average American woman will have around 450 periods in her lifetime. That’s a lot of periods.
  • Added up, this equates to around 10 years — or about 3,500 days — of the average woman’s life that will be spent menstruating.
  • Translated into period products, this works out at around 11,000 tampons that the average woman uses in a lifetime.
  • Of course, everyone is different, and anything from cycle length to child-bearing, breastfeeding and culture can influence the number of periods a woman gets over her lifetime.

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From the time of her first cycle to menopause, the average American woman will have around 450 periods in her lifetime. That’s a lot of periods.

Added up, this equates to around 10 years — or about 3,500 days — of the average woman’s life that will be spent menstruating. Translated into period products, this works out at around 11,000 tampons that the average woman uses in a lifetime.

Of course, everyone is different, and anything from cycle length to child-bearing, breastfeeding and culture can influence the number of periods a woman gets over her lifetime. However, one thing is certain — periods impact us all.

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5. It’s Easier To Have Eco-friendly Periods

5. It’s Easier To Have Eco-friendly Periods

  • If the fact above scares you into thinking about the environmental impact that you’re having just by menstruating, then don’t worry!
  • There are actually many different ways you can reduce your waste and have a guilt-free, eco-friendly period.
  • Disposable tampons and sanitary pads (which are mostly made from plastic) are no longer the only options out there.
  • These days, there are all sorts of sustainable period products to choose from that you can keep and reuse for years — such as menstrual cups and period panties.

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6. You Lose A Lot Less Blood Than You Think

6. You Lose A Lot Less Blood Than You Think

  • Sometimes, when you’re having a particularly heavy flow day, it can feel as if something is wrong. Surely it’s not normal to produce this much blood?!
  • Although it may seem like a lot, your body only actually loses around three tablespoons of blood during your period; the average woman can lose anywhere from one tablespoon to a small cup of blood during a normal period.
  • If it seems like you’re losing more than this during your period, you should seek advice from a medical professional.
  • Losing too much blood can increase your risk of anemia — which can cause dizziness, tired and poor circulation.

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7. Your Periods Can Effect How You Sound And Smell

7. Your Periods Can Effect How You Sound And Smell

  • According to vocalization researchers, women’s voices can change slightly during their menstrual cycle due to our reproductive hormones affecting the vocal cords.
  • This means women can sound different while on their period, and even “less attractive” according to the participants in their testing. Ouch.
  • The same female reproductive hormones also affect your natural scent, meaning you smell different when you’re on your period.
  • This is very subtle and actually consciously detectable.

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