The Menstrual cycle

Savannah Gyn as Women’s Health Specialist, guides you about the very important part of women life, Menstruation is one part of a woman’s menstrual cycle which includes the shedding of the endometrium (lining of the uterus) that occurs throughout a women’s reproductive life. With each monthly (on average) menstrual cycle, the endometrium prepares itself to nourish a fetus, as increased levels of estrogen and progesterone help to thicken its walls.

If fertilization does not occur, the endometrium, coupled with blood and mucus from the vagina and cervix (the lower, narrow part of the uterus located between the bladder and the rectum) make up the menstrual flow (also called menses) that leaves the body through the vagina.On average, menarche (a young woman’s first menstrual period) occurs between the ages of 12 and 14 years old - generally two years after her breast budding (average age 10 to 12 years old).

The Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends that a young woman consult her physician if she has not started to menstruate by the age of 16, and/or if she has not begun to develop breast buds, pubic hair, or underarm hair by the age of 13 or 14.

As the average menstrual cycle lasts 28 days (starting with the first day of one period and ending with the first day of the next menstrual period), most women ovulate (a process in which a mature egg cell (also called an ovum), ready for fertilization by a sperm cell, is released from one of the ovaries) on day 14. At this time, some women experience minor discomfort in their lower abdomen, spotting, or bleeding, while others do not experience any symptoms at all.A woman is generally most fertile (able to become pregnant) a few days before, during, and after ovulation.

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