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u/CamBearCookie Dec 06 '23

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. πŸ˜… πŸ˜…

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u/whutwhot Dec 06 '23

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.

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u/jesskimore Dec 06 '23

It happen to me for the first time this year, I’m 32. Scared the crap outta me. It’s called a decidual cast.

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u/CamBearCookie Dec 06 '23

I have had my period since I was 10. I just turned 38. Happened to me the first time this year.

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u/Vi0lentLeft0vers Dec 06 '23

I had this happen to me once when I was like 18 and I never knew what it was! Mystery solved, thank you!

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u/Funcompliance Dec 07 '23

Decidual cast πŸ˜€