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unusual facts about Menstrual cycle



Luteal phase

The luteal phase is the latter phase of the menstrual cycle (in humans and a few other animals) or the earlier phase of the estrous cycle (in other placental mammals).

Papyrus sanitary pad

The pads, developed by Dr. Moses Kizza Musaazi at Uganda's Makerere University Department of Technology, are targeted especially at rural primary school girls who have started menstruating.


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Metaformic Theory

Lunar calendars were not only methods for measuring time; they indicated both the phases of the moon and a woman’s menstrual cycle.

Rtu

In Classical Sanskrit, it refers to an epoch or period, especially one of the six seasons or ritus in the Hindu calendar, Vasanta/Basant "spring", Grishma "the hot season", Varsha "the rainy season", Sharad "autumn", Hemant "winter"; and Shishir "the cool season", or the menstrual cycle.

Water retention

:*Premenstrual water retention, a common phenomenon associated with the menstrual cycle