Why do people refer to a womans menstrual cycle/period as "the rag"?
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"The Rag" comes from the fact that before tampons and maxipads were invented, women would wear a common dish rag under their dresses to trap the escaping blood flow.\n\nThis has been done for THOUSANDS of years, and in many parts of the world is still done this way.\n\nAs recent as the early 1900's women would wear a type of 'belt' which worked on the same concept.\n\nThe result had to have been dirty, messy, and totally undesireable... thank goodness for modern science eh?
1098140
Pre-Menstral Syndrome it's when women bitch & complain & refuse to give 'it' up! I don't know you so I can't say if ya got it or not!\n\nhttp://www.total-knowledge.com/~willyblues/
649506
IUD insertion is easier during menstruation because the cervix is softer. It's common practice for doctors to do this.
151429
Enemy for a woman = HER PERIOD! Gaw, I can't believe no one thought of that! I know if I didn't have one my household would be alot happier. LOL
41735
It's called menstrual synchrony.
589142
She cannot. A period is simply the uterus cleaning itself out. The blood and tissue that exits from the body known as your period, is the home that the uterus prepared for the baby. Since there is no uterus or baby, this woman will not have periods. She will not be able to conceive either.
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It's for sensationalism and to sell papers.  People LOVE "Dirty Laundry".\n\nKick 'em when they're up...\nKick 'em when they're down...\nKick 'em when they're up.....\nKick 'em all around.) - Don Henley
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Sometimes when you are under a lot of stress your period lasts longer. Sometimes that happens to me. Or it could have been a miscarriage you didn't know about.
360028
While I find your rag comment to be highly offensive, I must admit that even as a woman, I'd have to say I've been wondering what's up myself. Seems a lot of women these days are so huffy, including me. PMS left me a week ago and I'm still a raging lunatic for no reason. It's probably due to some stress at work. Perhaps men need to earn more so we can chill at home, but that sounds anti-women's movement. Oh well, I'd rather be a Relaxed Housewife than a Raging Lunatic workaholic.
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A period is the time in the menstrual cycle that women experience the flow of bleeding and uterine tissue out of the body.  This occurs if fertilization of the ovum did not take place, so the body needs to shed the excess tissue that built up in preparation in case fertilization did occur.
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they used cloth woven into thick layers.  these were replaced as\nneeded and washed, for further use.  as for tampons,they were introduced in the united states around the late 1920's or early\n1930's.  i believe, that they were not out in the public during their \nmenstrual period as much as usual.  it was and still is a very \npersonal part of a woman's life.  we don't go around announcing\nthat we are on our period.
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It is your bodies way of expelling the endometrial lining in your uterus (aka period).
906392
Here's one theory:\n\nWomen who work or live together tend to get their menstrual cycles in sync. That curious phenomenon known for years by scientists and many ordinary folk, has long been suspected as an indication that humans, like insects and some mammals, communicate subtly by sexual aromas known as pheromones.
230956
It's a reference to weather.  Crappy weather at the beginning of the month, mild weather at the end of the month.
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its the time before periods. during periods, all the unused ovum is expelled out along with some blood, and hence they bleed during periods. (periods => menstruation period)
37364
Ever heard of a period? As in the "." symbol. That shows me that you're "just plain dumb". Idiot.
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PD - LOL - I enjoy humor that involves "innocent" children and language.  \n\nUsing the term "period" as a euphemism could easily confuse a young child.  I personally prefer OTR.  In college (and later at work) whenever we females missed one and then later found it we would make a picture of a red flag waving and send it to the others who knew of our predicament.