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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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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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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 becaus...
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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 thi...
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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 b...
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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.
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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 sa...
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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 aver...
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