BraveSpeaking: Your Period

Phrase when a woman has her monthly flow of blood from the uterus

get a period
Once a month a "magical" thing happens to ladies. We get a period, but not the kind at the end of a sentence!

jargon

Noun specific words used in a particular profession

jargon
The medical jargon is "menstruation." However, we normally just say "I've got my period." Some other slang terms are: Aunt Flo is in town, my time of the month, on the rag... Do you know any others?

cramps

Noun pain from menstruation

Cramps
And with this comes cramps! Oh the pain! Some girls get really strong period cramps and take medicine to help relieve the discomfort. Do you get bad cramps?

PMS

Noun pre-menstrual syndrome

PMS
A few days before our periods start, we get what is called PMS. Have you ever felt overly emotional, easily frustrated, or just really tired for no apparent reason? This could be due to PMS!

bloated

Adjective swollen with fluid or gas

bloated
There are also physical symptoms associated with PMS. The most common is becoming bloated! Hum....are your favorite jeans feeling tight around the waist?

tampon

Noun a plug of soft material inserted into the vagina to absorb menstrual blood.

tampons
When our periods start, there can be heavy bleeding. We can use tampons to absorb the blood. Tampons come in different sizes depending on our needs. Or do you prefer to use pads?

pad

Noun a thick piece of soft material used to adsorb liquid

Pads
Pads also come in different sizes but do not go inside us like tampons. We just stick them in our underwear! Tampons or pads... we must remember to bring them with us when we have our periods!

craving

Noun strong desire for something

cravings
Chocolate! Chocolate! Please give me some chocolate! It is also common to have cravings when we have PMS or our periods! What do you crave at your time of the month?