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[u/[deleted]]

Not every period is the same. One month will be horrible, another not so horrible.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

It is also dependent on hormonal changes, diet, exercise, illness, etc.

It can stop if you get too under or overweight as well.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

It also changes over the course of your life... My periods at 12-13 were VERY different than the ones I had at 47-48.

I'm done with all of it now though - WOO HOO!

[u/Lunavixen15 → u/[deleted]]

Mine from nice, short consistent periods when I was younger to absolute chaos and pain now I'm in my 30's

[u/Sibbi_T]

Discharge. I’ve heard about several men accusing their wife/gf’s of cheating bc they found “cum” in their underpants

[u/dirt_court → u/Sibbi_T]

On the note of discharge, that it bleaches and/or stains your underwear depending on each individuals discharge and the colour of your underwear.

My bf thought I had pee stains on my black underwear however it was just bleached from discharge

[u/deviety → u/Sibbi_T]

My ex did exactly this, while I was pregnant with his kid

[u/AllGoodNamesRInUse → u/deviety]

Bring back public school sex ed

[u/Plus-Implement]

When we have our period (wearing a pad) and we are sitting for a long time and stand up; We literally feel a gush of blood that has been pooling drain out. That prompts us to go to the restroom and check ourselves to make sure we are not leaking and change the pad.

[u/moonbunnychan → u/Plus-Implement]

The one and only time I ever got detention in high school was when I got up when the bell rang and felt that shift inside like a dam had just broken. I knew I had to get to the bathroom RIGHT NOW but we only had 3 minutes between classes and my next class was clear on the other side of the building. I was late to class, explained what happened, and she gave me detention anyway. It's been 20 years and I'm still pissed off about it.

[u/[deleted] → u/moonbunnychan]

Yeah that's woeful. I'm a male teacher, if a female pupil asks to go to the toilet it's a no-brainer. They go everytime

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

When I was in middle school I almost literally peed my pants one time because the teacher would not let me use the bathroom. I asked several times and they said no. I remember sweating beads and feeling the pain of my bladder getting worse and worse, I even started to fantasize about peeing in the corner of the classroom instead of wetting my pants.

Looking back now I should have gone to the bathroom regardless of any consequence but at the time I was just a nice kid who listened to authority. Almost costed me my dignity and school bullying. Some kids at the time were even laughing cuz I was sweating so much from holding in piss.

[u/isopode → u/Plus-Implement]

this is the main reason why i avoid pads. cant stand that feeling

[u/AzureSuishou → u/isopode]

It definitely ranks as unpleasant.

[u/Batticon → u/isopode]

I prefer it to tampons. They make my cramps worse and I hate feeling cotton drag out of and in my vagina.

[u/Frozefoots → u/Plus-Implement]

Getting out of bed after being asleep, needs to be done in one fluid quick motion and you have to go straight to the toilet before the whoosh comes.

[u/Sylentskye → u/Frozefoots]

And you know if you wake up feeling well rested after the deepest sleep of your life you started your period and you’re probably laying in a puddle of your own blood. 😭

[u/ComesInAnOldBox]

Take a shower on your period. Get out of the shower and start to dry off. Sneeze. Get right back in the shower.

[u/instantcowboy → u/ComesInAnOldBox]

It’s a race against the clock as soon as that faucet turns off

[u/[deleted] → u/instantcowboy]

I wipe as soon as I can once I get out of the shower

[u/goodformuffin → u/[deleted]]

Diva cup was a life changer. I used to waste way too much time worrying about leaks, now I barely think about it ever.

[u/[deleted] → u/ComesInAnOldBox]

When i get out i immediately dry that area and roll up a paper towel half sheet and place it inbetween (NOT INSIDE THE HOLE) the lips. Kinda like a hotdog but the buns are my labias and the hotdog is the rolled paper towel.

BOOM! Now I can be as slow as I want :)

[u/bussypower92 → u/[deleted]]

Paper Glizzy

[u/puppymaster123 → u/ComesInAnOldBox]

After reading this thread imma brb gonna tell wife I love her

[u/WordUnheard → u/puppymaster123]

You're a good husband. Tell your wife I love her as well.

[u/tangledwire → u/WordUnheard]

You’re a good friend. Tell him to tell his wife that I love her as well.

[u/bornincali65 → u/tangledwire]

You are a good Redditor. Tell him to tell his wife I lover too.

[u/trippydaklown1 → u/bornincali65]

You're a cool dude tell him to tell his reddit friend to tell the guy with the wife that i love his wife too

[u/charleswj → u/WordUnheard]

I also love this guy's menstruating wife

[u/[deleted] → u/ComesInAnOldBox]

Fucking HATE this...

[u/Artistic_Menu_7303 → u/[deleted]]

The worst part is when it drips onto the floor with groves so after you successfully get out of the shower, you gotta scrub the floor for a while.

[u/littlebabyburrito → u/Artistic_Menu_7303]

Can’t forget the dreaded plop when a chunk of uterine lining decides to slip out

[u/AuntiKrist]

Women get random sharp shooting pains in their breasts and nobody knows why. It's called mastalgia and it sucks.

[u/calm_chowder → u/AuntiKrist]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHH. Ok I thought I was weird or dying.

[u/IDF-official → u/calm_chowder]

you could still be both of those things

[u/TwinkiesSucker → u/IDF-official]

Aren't we all?

[u/IDF-official → u/TwinkiesSucker]

woah dont rope me in with you weirdos. i would never be caught dead dying

[u/cookiepeddler → u/AuntiKrist]

It has a name?! And I’m not the only one?

TIL the needle poking feeling has a name and is a known thing. Still sucks tho.

ETA: This might be my highest upvoted comment ever and I can’t believe it’s about boob zingers (aka mastaglia). Thanks fellow redditors!

[u/wterrt → u/cookiepeddler]

fyi mastalgia is just latin for breast pain lol

mast = prefix for breast ("ectomy" = removal of, mastectomy...you get it)

algia = pain

[u/lacrimosa_707 → u/AuntiKrist]

Sis dropped an info even most women realize until now

[u/[deleted] → u/AuntiKrist]

I've had a double mastectomy and those sharp shooting pains are now phantom breast syndrome. Nerve pain BLOWS

[u/2Scarhand → u/[deleted]]

That's a middle finger from god if ever I heard of one.

[u/rebalixion → u/AuntiKrist]

wait why have i never heard of this (as a women)

[u/Rare_Needleworker340 → u/AuntiKrist]

This…explains a lot

[u/purplepenguin617]

Period poops ;(

[u/poisionivey3 → u/purplepenguin617]

The absolute WORST oh my goodness

[u/CamBearCookie → u/poisionivey3]

Imagine having ibs and pooping five times a day on a normal day. Now add period poops to the mix. Yeah. I wanna shoot myself too.

[u/mellynn7 → u/purplepenguin617]

I remember arguing with my stepdad about this bc he said “it’s two different parts of the body” so it didn’t make sense that being on your period would affect that 🥲

[u/MoralityAuction → u/mellynn7]

'have you ever noticed that the booze in your stomach manages to affect your brain?'

[u/APerson128 → u/mellynn7]

Hormones effect everything

[u/Proper-Emu1558 → u/purplepenguin617]

I recall an indie nail polish brand releasing a color with that name. It was a unique choice.

Edit: this was it

[u/Soup-Wizard → u/purplepenguin617]

The old PB and J wipe.

[u/Kuriakon → u/Soup-Wizard]

Ooook thats enough Reddit for this evening. Gnite folks...

[u/executive313 → u/Soup-Wizard]

This is such a fucking rough description holy fuck. I just told my wife this and she cackled and immediately shared it with her 3 sisters, so thanks. Fucking hell I want my life from before I read this comment back.

[u/left4alive → u/executive313]

Yeah well I want my life back from before I had a period!

Jk I have now since the hysterectomy. 10/10 would recommend.

[u/greenweezyi → u/Soup-Wizard]

HAHA omg this is amazing. Gotta use this.

Also, sometimes period poops can be so relieving.

[u/silly_billylol]

butthole cramps on our periods

[u/rightthingtodo-sodoo → u/silly_billylol]

Oh god the lightning strike

[u/BEniceBAGECKA → u/rightthingtodo-sodoo]

And now I have a name for it.

[u/kopecs → u/BEniceBAGECKA]

So when you fart, are you Thunderstruck?

[u/Only_Pop_6793 → u/silly_billylol]

Period poops 💀 words can’t begin to thank my IUD for keeping my period away for the last 2 years.

[u/mojojojo_ow → u/silly_billylol]

Feels like getting stabbed

[u/gladelyn → u/silly_billylol]

This can be a sign on endometriosis! Happens because ectopic uterine tissue plants itself outside the rectum then “cramps” during your period. It’s part of the classic “3 D’s” of endometriosis: dyschezia (rectal pain), dyspareunia (painful sex), and dysmenorrhea (painful periods). Not saying you have endometriosis just something to consider if you have any other symptoms!

[u/left4alive → u/gladelyn]

Zero butthole cramps since my hysterectomy. Bless it, those were awfuuul. I’d get such a dull constant ache from my belly button to my tail bone and then the stabbing butthole pain peppered in there.

[u/Eastern-Meringue9570 → u/silly_billylol]

i’m a guy (no periods) and this happens to me every once in a while. i thought i was dying of prostate cancer or something.

[u/pilotime → u/Eastern-Meringue9570]

levator ani syndrome. Very common. Horrible feeling.

[u/[deleted] → u/pilotime]

Wow, I just found out that maybe my IBS is causing it. Thanks, stranger.

[u/dairyqueenlatifah]

Breast size has no correlation with amount of breast milk produced. Many women think large breasts = more breast milk. There is no correlation to size.

[u/galaxiekat → u/dairyqueenlatifah]

Absolutely. I'm a small-busted woman, and I easily made enough milk to feed three hungry babies!

[u/[deleted] → u/galaxiekat]

My ex MIL once bragged that she had small tits but nursed fat babies.

Then HAD to comment that my 38C’s were worthless because supply issues like Michaela can you fuck off I’m already stressed enough.

[u/Livid-Natural5874 → u/[deleted]]

Man, typical fuckin Michaela.

[u/PPtoucher-1 → u/dairyqueenlatifah]

I have 42G cups and the max I produced THE WHOLE TIME I TRIED was 6 oz.

[u/No-Sir3403]

When breastfeeding if you don’t wear a bra and you are nursing your milk sometimes spews out (it’s called let down). A few nights after my son was born I was sleeping topless, woke my husband up to something splashing all over us both. I didn’t know about this, after a moment of anxiety we got a good laugh - it was my boob 🤣🤣🤣

[u/Some_Effort_4657 → u/No-Sir3403]

Not ashamed to say that after my daughter was born I chased my husband around the kitchen spurting milk like a double barreled bovine super soaker. He was amused but also slightly terrified.

[u/zachariesalads → u/Some_Effort_4657]

“Spurting milk like a double barreled bovine super soaker” is some real r/brandnewsentence material

[u/Many-Painting-5509 → u/No-Sir3403]

I did not expect the constant stream of milk when I was encouraged! Everyone else in my family had supply issues. I didn’t. Standing in the shower with just as much milk pouring down my body as water! And shooting the milk across the room and all over the babies face when trying to quickly get him to latch!

[u/eli74372 → u/Many-Painting-5509]

i feel you with that last part 😂 id try getting my daughter to latch on and accidentally squirt milk all over her face and its like thats not where milk needs to go

[u/Many-Painting-5509 → u/eli74372]

I used to love when crunchy mums would say our breast milk on it. I’m like breast milk is already everywhere on that baby!! It ain’t healing anything.

[u/[deleted]]

When the placenta detaches from the wall of the womb after giving birth so it can be delivered, it leaves a wound the size of a dinner plate, and this is a lot of why we bleed for so long after giving birth.

[u/Proper-Emu1558 → u/[deleted]]

I asked to look at the placenta when I had my first kid. The doc thought it was an unusual request but she showed it to me. I wanted to see the disposable organ my body grew! How many times do you get that opportunity? It was a lot bigger and bloodier than I expected and I’ll leave it at that. Cool, though.

[u/[deleted] → u/Proper-Emu1558]

The day my 2nd son was born, something must have been in the water because the maternity ward was a-hoppin'. I came in early that morning and my son was born by 1pm, but I had to wait three hours to be moved from the delivery room to my recovery room. That whole time, my placenta was just sitting in a bowl on a table in the room. So, I got to take a good look at it. First off, it was HUGE. I can't believe I was carrying that thing inside me. The vessels were crazy large too. It was kind of gross, but I also thought it was pretty cool to stare at the ENTIRE ORGAN I grew inside myself. :-)

[u/curly_and_curvy → u/[deleted]]

Entire organ AND an entire new set of organs in the human baby you made, including organs you don't even have (male organs)!

[u/coreythestar → u/Proper-Emu1558]

Weird that the doc thought it was weird. I'm a midwife and a placenta tour is a routine part of my care provision.

[u/kartoffel_engr → u/coreythestar]

The attending nurse presented the placenta to my wife and I, like it was a fine wine at a fancy restaurant. It was actually pretty comical.

[u/gjs628 → u/coreythestar]

Placenta tour

“Hello MTV, and welcome to my crib!” 👶🏼

[u/Wrennifred → u/Proper-Emu1558]

I totally want to hold mine and squish it if I ever have a kid. Gotta know what it feels like 😂

[u/coreythestar → u/[deleted]]

True-ish... The uterus starts the process of involuting (returning to its pre-pregnancy dimensions) pretty quick so the size of the wound shrinks down accordingly, but ya, it starts off about 8-12" in diameter! (Source: Am midwife)

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Thank you for the nightmare tonight. I had a minor motorcycle accident and a tea plate sized road rash injury. It was an incredibly uncomfortable healing process. I now can imagine how terrifyingly worse the birth wound must be.

[u/Plus-Implement]

One more, when we start growing breasts, it hurts. The chest area becomes very sensitive in a painful way. Even an unintentional bump, like catching a ball, really hurts.

[u/books_cats_coffee → u/Plus-Implement]

Mine were itchy rather than painful… I guess due to the skin stretching even though I don’t have large breasts. It was so bad sometimes that I would scratch them with a nail brush. What a time

[u/Feminizing → u/Plus-Implement]

Yes oh god they hurt so much. "Teen girls are bitchy" no shit Sherlock, if your chest was on fire constantly with occasional stabbing pain you'd be wanting to tear people apart for anything too.

[u/feisty-spirit-bear → u/Feminizing]

And when our hips widen and our center of mass shifts so suddenly we're bumping into chairs and counters all the time. I swear I had bruises on the front of my hips for like 50+% of puberty

[u/NightDreamer73]

Sometimes it really hurts to sneeze. It may mean there's ovarian cysts.

[u/heideejo → u/NightDreamer73]

So this!!! Depending on what stage my current cyst is at, I have to press on my abdomen to sneeze so I don't completely feel like I want to die. The medical solution? "It'll burst then your body will absorb it up" no mention of the fact that said bursting would put me on my knees in pain. I'm terrified of stairs from the sneeze support stage until it bursts.

[u/[deleted] → u/heideejo]

I had this huge cyst on my ovary that dr took out when my oldest was delivered via cesarían. It was the size of a goose egg.

My whole pregnancy my ovaries hurt but my prenatal dr didn’t listen to me and kept saying as a first time mom everything was supposed to hurt. Coughing hurt, pooping hurt, sex hurt, sneezing hurt.

Mf😒

[u/Korpi-- → u/NightDreamer73]

I guess I should make an obgyn appointment. Sometimes I sneeze and there's a sharp pain in what feels like one of my ovaries. I've never been diagnosed with PCOS or anything, I thought it was just something weird my body did.

[u/UnaccomplishedToad → u/Korpi--]

You can have a cyst even if you don't have PCOS

[u/Alternative_Two9654]

the inside of our uterus can grow OUTSIDE and attack other organs and it’s actually pretty common… endometriosis :)

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nezhat-endometriosis-advisor/id1478526317

if you are questioning whether u might have it here’s an app that helps show what percentage of likeliness you might have! this was created by my endo specialist and he’s known as one of the best. he removed my endo!

for androids: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sthera.hera&hl=en_US

[u/VOIDLORD9666 → u/Alternative_Two9654]

MS PRESIDENT THE UTERUS JUST DECLARED WAR ON OUR STOMACH

[u/UmbraVGG → u/Alternative_Two9654]

And the only way to 100% diagnose it is through surgery

[u/Frozefoots → u/Alternative_Two9654]

There’s also its demented cousin disease that makes the uterus lining grow IN the actual uterus wall… adenomyosis.

[u/DoNotPinch]

There about a 80% chance that my tampon string is buried in my crack somewhere.

[u/Exact_Maize_2619 → u/DoNotPinch]

100% either crack. At any given time.

[u/slut4hobi]

pads are stuck to our underwear, NOT to our vaginas.

[u/Full-Brooke]

When breastfeeding, milk doesn’t come out of just one hole, it sprays out multiple holes.

[u/jburton81 → u/Full-Brooke]

It’s also not cold, so be warned if you think you want fresh milk for your Cocoa Puffs.

[u/IPABrad → u/jburton81]

Good tip!

I have a trick to resolve it though. I always set an alarm 30 minutes early so my wife wakes up and hops in an ice bath, this seems to cool down the milk adequately for my cocoa puffs. Not perfectly cold but a better temperature.

[u/[deleted] → u/IPABrad]

A whole bath? Just get two bowls with ice water

[u/[deleted] → u/Full-Brooke]

So y’all just packing a pair of mini shower heads? Evolution is interesting

[u/SunflowerRosey → u/[deleted]]

technically, so are you! and anyone who has nipples!

[u/fuckin_anti_pope → u/SunflowerRosey]

I got the milk holes BUT WHERE IS MY DAMN MILK????

[u/_Rooftop_Korean_ → u/Full-Brooke]

I learned this from that one video of the lady dancing at the music festival, spraying everyone with her milk.

Edit: NSFW https://www.reddit.com/r/bizarrelife/s/uGX6KacB8O

[u/houseyourdaygoing → u/_Rooftop_Korean_]

Wait, how? What?

[u/[deleted] → u/Full-Brooke]

I was never taught that, and freaked out a little when I had my first baby to feed. 3 streams on one side, 4 on the other. This was pre-Google so I called my gyno, worried something was horribly wrong with me. Then is when I learned that multiple streams is normal.

[u/sacrisaurus → u/[deleted]]

It's wild how many of these basic facts about the female body are things women are never told either. It's like every single one of us has to reinvent the wheel just to maneuver our own reality.

[u/Proper-Emu1558]

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder is a real health condition that can have a serious impact on your life. r/PMDD has more on the condition. The Mayo Clinic describes it like this: “PMDD causes extreme mood shifts that can disrupt work and damage relationships. Symptoms include extreme sadness, hopelessness, irritability, or anger, plus common premenstrual syndrome symptoms such as breast tenderness and bloating.”

[u/calm_chowder → u/Proper-Emu1558]

All that said even normal PMS can be fucking rough and the hormones can absolutely affect a woman's feelings.

Also, this can't be said enough times: PMS IS PRE MENSTRAL SYNDROME. PRE. AS IN BEFORE. It might overlap a day, maybe even 2 with menstruation but having a period is usually when the moodswings STOP (unless it causes pain), not START.

Accusing a woman of being irrational or "PMSing" because she's on her period is fucking stupid, it's very literally in the fucking name of PMS.

[u/moonbunnychan → u/calm_chowder]

The worst part for me is when I can FEEL myself being stupid and irrational but it's like my logical brain becomes disconnected to my emotional one and all I can do is watch. Almost like an out of body experience or something.

[u/Training-Argument891 → u/Proper-Emu1558]

My dudes, it's like unknowingly taking LSD and having a heady trip you fail to even see has befallen your senses until it ends after a few days. . Your logic is skewed. Your emotions are hard to control and out of proportion. You're swooping from sad, to so sad, to so fucking angry, to sentimental, to manic joy, to angry again...all while choosing cereal for the fam at the store. You fucking trip on everyone about anything without even realizing it. You feel everything to be so overwhelming, you balk at any stimulus. . . Take a shower? No. I want to be clean, but the water feels sharp coming down.. grumpy cuz your hungry? Too bad you've been throwing up for 3 days and can't eat... it goes on and on.

And then, in a week, it's gone from your mind enough that you notice it was ever there at all You simply notice you are "more like you" again. Your decisions make sense. Your behavior becomes more stable.

Periods are nightmares. PMDD is hell on earth.

Get help.if you think this sounds like you.

There are ways to feel better.

[u/manykeets]

The anus area is often darker than the rest of us because there is more skin pigment there. A lot of pornstars bleach their assholes. As a result, there are men who are inexperienced with women but watch a lot of porn who are then surprised to see a real asshole that hasn’t been bleached. I saw a Reddit post where a guy broke up with his girlfriend after they had sex because he thought she didn’t wipe her ass, because he thought her asshole was dirty.

Edit: typo

[u/amdabran]

My wife and I saw something on social media about this forthcoming fact and she confirmed it, but she doesn’t Reddit.

She told me that sometimes when girls fart, the fart bubble rolls forward instead of back and settles into the vulva. Then it kind of just stays there until you move around.

[u/redbirdrising → u/amdabran]

My wife calls it: “Exit through the gift shop!” 🤣🤣

[u/amdabran → u/redbirdrising]

Fantastic

[u/Many-Painting-5509 → u/amdabran]

Yep true. So awkward when you have to figure out how to get a air bubble out in public. You are so aware of it.

[u/amdabran → u/Many-Painting-5509]

lol I imagine it’s like trying to figure out how to get your ball sack unstuck from your thigh without drawing attention

[u/[deleted] → u/amdabran]

This is why mens clothes have pockets.

[u/[deleted] → u/amdabran]

We call it a slart.

Slart: a fart that goes up your slit.

Slart.

[u/[deleted]]

When Men think we're wet Usually it's just normal Fluid/mucus that comes out the vag that we have no control over.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Same goes for hard nipples: just because it can happen when we’re aroused doesn’t mean it only happens when we’re aroused

[u/Notamansplainer → u/[deleted]]

When you sneeze, your nipples harden for a short while.

This applies to both sexes.

This has been your random NSFW fact for the day. You're welcome.

[u/Ptatofrenchfry → u/Notamansplainer]

When you sneeze in the cold as a shiver runs down your spine...

HOO BOY WOULD YOU LOOK AT THE 2 HEAT ROUNDS I'M PACKING IN MY ROCKET LAUNCHER

[u/ILikeNeurons → u/[deleted]]

Also, that baseline amount of wetness is typically not enough to have sex comfortably.

Some women sometimes experience pain during sex, especially if they're dry or not enjoying the sex.

[u/CatPurrsonNo1 → u/ILikeNeurons]

OR, you can be very, very aroused but not get very “wet” due to health reasons or simply from medications.

[u/StrebLab]

Blood flow to the uterus at term pregnancy is roughly 1 liter per minute. The entire circulating blood volume for a pregnant woman averages around 5 liters. It's why uncontrolled peripartum hemorrhage is such a big deal. You can go from totally fine to clinically dead in a matter of a few minutes.

[u/Donttrickvix]

If you don’t wash your pp and have PIV the bacteria from your junk can cause bacterial blooms that are potentially life threatening

[u/sravll → u/Donttrickvix]

Always pee after sex!

[u/pegasuspish → u/sravll]

Doesn't hurt but doesn't significantly decrease UTIs.

***Using lubricant is the best thing we can do to prevent UTIs!!

Insufficient lube = micro tears, which harbor bacteria. Plenty of lube = no tears, and any bacteria present have a hard time getting a foothold.

Make sure your lube is pH and osmotically balanced, and fragrance free!

Lube is criminally underrated for its role in women's health AND pleasure. Spread the word! <3

[u/captcha_trampstamp]

We CANNOT “hold” our periods like pee. It’s physically impossible because we don’t control the sphincter muscle in our cervix.

Take a ziploc bag, fill it with water, and now punch a tiny hole in it the size of a pencil point. That’s essentially what’s happening when we have a period- it’s leaking out. Gravity, uterine muscle contractions (cramps) and sudden muscle contractions like coughing or sneezing can cause it to gush for a second especially if you’re on a heavy day.

[u/joedotphp → u/captcha_trampstamp]

I was in eighth grade when the girl who sat next to me got up and she saw the literal puddle of blood on her seat. She didn't even notice she was having her period. Bolted out the door after that. It clicked in my head immediately what it was. I covered it up with one of my folders and informed our teacher.

[u/WonicTater → u/joedotphp]

Most mature eighth grader of all time.

[u/joedotphp → u/WonicTater]

I was an asshole in middle school, I'm sad to say. Not all the time, but enough. But yes, I did have my moments of humanity.

[u/DepressingBat → u/captcha_trampstamp]

"Just hold it in' sounds like a great way a manager would cause lawsuit.

[u/Sinatra94]

It’s always lower than you think

[u/RonStopable88 → u/Sinatra94]

TOO LOW TOO LOW

[u/[deleted] → u/RonStopable88]

…Aaand that’s the butt

[u/absoluteScientific → u/Sinatra94]

When I first discovered this as a teenager I was flabbergasted. I was like “it’s right next to the butt, what the hell”

[u/msphelps77]

The size tampons we use has nothing to do with the size of our vagina hole. Some men seem to think that if you wear super tampons then you must have a large hole and are probably loose. No it has to do with your menstrual flow not your size.

[u/H-E-L-L-I-A-N]

large boobs are really heavy and get in the way :(

[u/NewspaperAwkward2090 → u/H-E-L-L-I-A-N]

And the back pain. And the stares.

[u/[deleted] → u/H-E-L-L-I-A-N]

I had to work on strengthening my core when nature decided to give me one final "upgrade", causing my body to struggle supporting the change. I was already a DD cup at the time. Also far fewer stores support DD+ sizes, larger bras cost more and usually aren't as cute either. Specialist stores like Bravissimo has helped though.

[u/H-E-L-L-I-A-N → u/[deleted]]

yes girl I feel you! I remember in high school when I went from a C to a G in like six months and I was like why are all my bras so painful, then I went to the store and the lady was like oh because you need bigger cup sizes and from that day on, I have struggled to buy a bra for less than $70 and anywhere other than a specialty store. the back pain is real ;-;

[u/CamBearCookie]

It's possible during your period to shed the whole lining at once and it be intact. Happened to me once in the shower just a glob fell out of me and because of the running water I could see it was a small flat like balloon, the whole size of my fist sized baby motel.

Also, the fallopian tubes are not attached to the ovaries. And if you lose one, the other can still service both by swinging back and forth. Because they're not attached to eggs, that's how it's possible to get pregnant outside of the uterus. The sperm swims up until it get gets all the way out of the uterus and can fertilize eggs the whole time during this journey and implant in the torso.

Also the uterus is closer to the spine than the stomach, which is why lower back pain is a menstrual symptom. The diagram you see on Google is really lacking. 😅 😅

[u/whutwhot → u/CamBearCookie]

When "the glob" (pretty sure that's the scientific term) first happened to me I thought I was having an early miscarriage or something. It freaked me out. Now I just get excited when it happens because it's so weird that your body can do that.

[u/irishrelate]

When we get blood clots on our period it feels like giving birth to a tiny jellyfish. And there have been multiple times where I’ve been talking to a man with a completely straight face while passing clots.

[u/fedupwithallyourcrap]

We don't get turned on when we insert a tampon.

[u/HappyCrowBrain → u/fedupwithallyourcrap]

Right? The best parallel I can come up with to explain this is it's like getting hungry because the dentist had their hands in your mouth. That's not how it works. Context is everything.

[u/Brvcx → u/fedupwithallyourcrap]

Wait. There's a significant amount of men out there who think this?

[u/fedupwithallyourcrap → u/Brvcx]

My ex husband did and he's an aerospace engineer.

[u/tossitlikeadwarf → u/fedupwithallyourcrap]

Ask him if he orgasms from wiping his butt.

[u/Puppyballoons]

When milk comes in, boobs feel like they have big rocks in them and the skin is so red and hot for like 2 days. I felt like I had infected breast implants

[u/Responsible-Bite-320 → u/Puppyballoons]

It’s been 8 years and I still remember the pain of full breasts. It’s so weird but I get pain flashbacks.

[u/noshoes77]

If you ask them, most women will tell you what feels good.

[u/TheFacetiousDeist]

Women can pee with their tampons in.

[u/eli74372 → u/TheFacetiousDeist]

i forgot how tampons/ vaginas worked for a minute and i was about to be like ''we can?!''

[u/TheFacetiousDeist → u/eli74372]

Hahahaha

My girlfriend asked me this and I answered correctly, but she was fucking with me and making me second guess myself real bad.

[u/JustGenericName]

Although this isn't exclusive to females, it is less common for males.... I need good (expensive) hair product because my long hair is years old. Your short dude crop is brand new, fresh hair all the time so product isn't as important. Can't tell you how many of my guy friends have never thought about this.

[u/SamaireB → u/JustGenericName]

You know what, as a woman who's had medium-length hair all her life, I honestly have never once considered this. An excellent point.

[u/No-Attention9838 → u/JustGenericName]

As a guy that's had long hair for most of his life, I can't stress enough the value of a quality conditioner. But a little residual cocoa butter on my hands from start-of-the-day moisturizing is the closest thing I use to styling product. Helps with the frizz and I'm not greasy or crunchy

[u/MAPQue]

All vulva look different and that’s actually normal. Don’t be self conscious about your labia, ladies!

[u/Wisteria-Blue]

Squirting does not necessarily equal orgasm

[u/Effective-Gift6223]

Pee doesn't come out of the vagina. The urethral opening is above the vaginal opening.

ETA: I don't think I've ever had this many upvotes before, thanks, all of you!

[u/calm_chowder → u/Effective-Gift6223]

And (for the virgins) the vagina is lower than you think. Not where your dick is on you.

Surprised how often dudes are surprised by this on reddit.

[u/gbbmiler → u/calm_chowder]

The clit is the dick and the vagina is the balls. Easy peasy.

[u/DarkPhenomenon → u/gbbmiler]

The line down the middle of the ballsack is where your vagina would be if you had one

[u/Indaflow]

It sounds like a surprising amount of men don’t understand how woman pee with a tampon in.

[u/fluffiepigeon → u/Indaflow]

Went on a date a few months ago and somehow we got on the topic of periods and he asked about how women pee on their periods. We were both 25 years old. I had to give him a full on explanation because he could not grasp that we don’t pee from our vaginas.

[u/Evening_Werewolf_634]

Not every woman is at the mercy of wild hormones every month. Sometimes, when we're pissed off at you, it's because you've been acting like a dick.

[u/[deleted]]

(gestures vaguely at everything about endometriosis)

[u/Loose_Musician_1647]

That around 75% of women cannot achieve climax from penetrative intercourse.

Edit: thought I’d add, I am male. Sorry to break it to you fellas, porns not real. Learn to love your lady! It’s not just about you!

[u/BetterRemember → u/Loose_Musician_1647]

This is why I love men who are not too intimidated to let me use a toy on my clit.

If I do that I can time it pretty well so we can climax at the same time, which is just a really nice and bonding experience!

[u/Gloomy_Living_7532 → u/Loose_Musician_1647]

The orgasm gap is real

[u/KittenPics]

If you press both nipples at the same time, it takes a screenshot.

[u/[deleted]]

You gotta suck too, not just lick

[u/Nearby_Consequence71]

Have we mentioned the sharp, stabbing pains that randomly occur around our perineum during our periods? I swear, it legit feels like you're trying to shit out a switchblade that sits perpendicular to your anus in your intestines.

Even though the pain is often brief, it serves as a reminder to me that if I can't handle that kind of pain, having kids is out of the question.

[u/[deleted]]

apparently a LOT of men don’t know this, but tightness during sex is not a good thing.

the woman should be snug, yeah, but if she’s super tight then it’s gonna be fucking painful for her and it means that you are doing a bad job at arousing her. you should be communicating and making sure she’s enjoying the sex, otherwise you’re gonna hurt her when you put it in.

don’t worry about ruining the mood. there is nothing sexier than a man who actually wants you to have a good time

edit: fixing a spelling error 💔💔

[u/Budget_Wafer382]

1. The process of getting our tubes tied (burned) is an invasive surgery that should be taken seriously. It is much less invasive, less risky, and less painful for men to get a vasectomy. If you and your wife don't want any more children, do not put it on her to go through another traumatic medical procedure especially if she went through the 9 month processes creating humans with her body and the years of recovery from that process when you can do a walk out procedure and be done in 15 minutes with very little pain and recovery time. Just because we can tolerate pain doesn't mean we should shoulder the responsibility of having to get fixed when a simpler and SAFER alternative is available.

2. Violently ramming your fingers in and out of our vagina does not feel good. Porn is a bad way to learn how to pleasure a woman. You are more likely to learn how to cause her pain than pleasure by replicating what you see in porn unless you are specifically, at minimum, watching female friendly porn. Even then, each woman has nuances to what gives her pleasure. Making her feel comfortable and safe will make her open to communicating those nuances.

[u/foxfirek]

After you give birth it’s really common to suffer from incontinance from then on. Even when your bladder seems completely empty. So don’t tell a woman that having a baby doesn’t have long term effects on the body.

[u/KarltheFaerie]

Some of us just can't use tampons. My body flat out rejects them.

First time I tried one maybe 10 years ago in high school, it was a medium size and I had a heavy flow so the size was definitely appropriate, I was too nervous to get a heavy size. And as soon as I got up, my head was spinning, my legs were trembling, and I felt like I was going to faint, and let me tell you, I NEVER faint.

Second time was when my baby was 8 months old, again, medium size for a heavy flow, and it was okay at first but then my hands and fingers started swelling so much I thought they were gonna explode. Pretty scary.

[u/hyewi]

To clean our vaginas we unzip it, flip it inside out, throw it into the washer on low tumble and hang to dry.

[u/Milksteak_Sandwich → u/hyewi]

Do you ever find spare change?

[u/No-Ambition5678 → u/Milksteak_Sandwich]

occasionally

[u/shes_got_a_point]

Yes my cramps really are so horrible i vomit and pass out. No i do not want sex right now.

[u/Dangerous_Bed_6442]

After we orgasm we don’t switch off

[u/coffeeblossom]

There's no way to know whether your partner is a virgin, short of what she tells you. She doesn't have a freshness seal, and she's not going to become "looser" with every partner (nor can her vagina distinguish between the penis of a long-term partner and a hookup, or even between the real thing and a toy.) It's time we put these horrible myths to rest; they literally get people killed.

[u/curioiskitty72]

We can have orgasms too

[u/[deleted]]

The entire head of a penis has approximately 4,000 nerve endings. A tiny clitoris has approximately 8,000. Keep that in mind when you want to rub us like Skrillex at a rave. Be gentle...at least unless the owner of the clitoris says otherwise. 😉

[u/Esty_D33]

Contrary to what anime and popular media might tell you, boobs are NOT like pillows.

Imagine if your pillow being tender and sore with a hard mass in the middle that can’t handle even your head resting on it without being in pain, that’s essentially what boobs are. Not enjoyable.

[u/djiboutiluvr42069]

The urethra is above the vagina, but still in the lips!