What Is Menstruation?


It  is the 2 to 7 days that a girl or woman has her menstrual flow, which is when blood and tissue leave her body through her vagina.

This happens because each month, blood and tissue build up in the uterus/womb to prepare for a fertilized egg in case the girl or woman becomes pregnant.

Ovulation is the release of eggs from the ovaries. After ovulation(release of eggs) has been achieved, If the egg isn’t fertilized, that lining leaves the body through the vagina and the girl or woman has her period.
       
Therefore, a girl who is ovulating for the first time(which will lead to her first period) can also get pregnant if she has unprotected sex even though she hasn’t had her first period yet.

Your first period is called “Menarche” and signifies that you can become pregnant if you have unprotected sex.

A girl/woman continues to have her period every month till “Menopause”(end of menstration).

The Youth Advisory Board of Marie Stopes Ghana, encourages menstruating girls and women to use contraception to prevent unplanned pregnancies.
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Credits- Abdul-Hanan Saani Inusah Youth Advisory Board Member

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