Normal menstrual cycle is a key for female health, reproduction and other important functions including sexual behavior, skin appearance, hormonal fluctuations, etc. Menstrual cycle can be different from woman to woman and it can change during different periods of...
Brown vaginal discharge during any period of menstrual cycle can be unpleasant and disturbing. Sometimes it is just old oxidized blood remains after regular menstrual periods but sometimes it can be a symptom of several conditions, infections or diseases. Brown...
Vaginal discharge is a fluid that contains dead bacteria and cells, various secretions from vagina and cervix – it is actually the result of vaginal self-cleansing (keeping vagina clean and infection-free). Usually vaginal discharge can be changed depending on the day...
Women could experience middle cycle bleeding which could be triggered by several factors. Most commonly it is so called “ovulation bleeding” but different hormonal dysfunctions, cervical abnormalities, some contraceptives and even pregnancy could cause middle cycle...
Menstrual period (menstruation) is regular monthly menstrual bleeding – it is a result of monthly uterine lining shedding (uterine lining tissue mixed with blood). Menstrual flow can be light, moderate or heavy (depending on hormonal fluctuations). Normal menstrual...
Oligomenorrhea (late periods) means menstrual bleeding at intervals of greater than 35-36 days. Oligomenorrhea is a type of anbormal late periods – abnormally infrequent menstrual bleeding characterized by 3-6 menstrual cycles per year. Oligomenorrhea causes...
Women menstrual cycle is a part of reproductive system – all reproductive organs are involved in the menstrual cycle (regulated by hormones). Menstrual cycle is determined genetically and hormonally. Menstrual cycle and menstrual periods start when girls become...
Your already had your first period and it is a right time to start managing your menstrual cycle. But how to start calculations? How often periods should come? How to know when expect next period? – the answer is – menstrual calendar is the simple tool...
The female menstrual cycle is determined by a complex interaction of hormones. The predominant hormones involved in the menstrual cycle are gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), estrogen, and progesterone....
The Endocrine Cycle and the Physiology of the Menstrual Cycle The interplay between pituitary and ovarian hormones gives rise to a stereotyped pattern of hormone levels during the menstrual cycle. The graph below shows relative hormone levels in an average 28-day...
Progesterone (P4) is a female sex hormone that plays an important physiological role in menstrual cycle – it regularize and rebuild changes to the body caused by estrogen as well as in the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. Progesterone is a principal female...
What we know about obesity and menstrual cycle? Very often girls and women are asking questions about their weight. Are they OK or they need to loose some kilograms. How to know the correct weight? How to be healthy, beautiful and sexy? Is there any correlation...
Are you a teenage girl? You probably have started having a period. If you have not, you might be anxious about the subject or a bit concerned. The whole story about menstrual cycle and menstruation might seem a bit mysterious. In reality it is actually pretty complex...
It is already proved that menstrual cycles are genetically and hormonally determined. What does it mean practically? It means in most cases and in many families the type of menstrual cycle, the duration of the menstruation, the fertility, the age of beginning of the...
Menstrual cycle is very specific and individual, and can range from 24 days to 37 days. The length of the menstrual cycle may be affected by many things, including illness, stress, travel, fertility medication, and some other factors. Every woman should know her...
