Quiz Time – Answer 1

Question

• What is a period?

Answer

• A period is the part of the menstrual cycle when a woman (or trans man or non-binary person) bleeds from their vagina for a few days.
• The blood that comes down is the uterine lining that has built up throughout the menstrual cycle. The average cycle length is 28 days, but it can range from 21 to 40 days. Day 1 is the first day of bleeding.
• The average blood loss in a period is 30 to 72mls (5 to 12 teaspoons), although some women bleed more heavily than this.