Is it true, you shouldn't carry babies if you have your period?
539510
See...whatever taboos etc we have today were actually relevant at some point of time in the past and made sense too.Like in India...while menstruating...women were not allowed to enter kitckens and temples.The logic behind this was to avoid work during periods as the vessels in the kitchens used to be heavy and there was a lot of work to do due to lack of machines.\nThe temple restriction was followed becuse earlier there were no pads or sanitry napkins to absorb the blood so chances were that the blood might make its way on the ground of the temple.\nNowadays these make no sense.\nThere are no heavy vessels in the kitchens now and things are done at the push of the button.\nPlus there are pads for absorption.\nSo practicing these now is worthless.\nBut back then these held meaning.\nLikewise today it is irrelevant but in the olden times even the spanish myth might have had some relevance.
381409
When you have a period, it is an egg that has not been fertilized shedding layers of blood that would have been the blood supply for the baby.  If you are spotting there may be more layers that are coming off that egg.  Nothing to really worry about.  Ask a doctor if it still freaks you out.
289924
The answer to your question is yes, but I would like to clarify something.  When you are pregnant, there are high levels of something called HCG in your urine.  You can still be pregnant and not have enough HCG in your urine to turn a  urine pregnancy test positive in early pregnancy.  So if you are pregnant and bleeding it is medically not considered a "period".  It is considered spotting.  That's why it is important to go to a doctor if you think you could be pregnant, even if you are having what you think is a "period".  Steps can be taken to possibly prevent a miscarriage.
172525
Actually, you don't need a regular period unless you're wanting to concieve, and then you wouldn't take birth control. You would be jacking up your body to take a pill for a period the same time every month. Basically, the pill tricks the body into thinking that it's already pregnant (so you won't get pregnant). You gain weight, have tenderness in your breasts, are irritable and pretty much have pregnancy symptoms as normal effects of the pill. Please think twice before using them, as they are also associated with blood clots, infertility later and certain types of cancer.
1023908
Having a period is your body's way of preparing for pregnancy.  The uterus lines itself up each month so that it is prepared for the fetus growing in it.  However, if you don't get pregnant, the lining will grow older and won't be as good for the fetus anymore.  Thus, your body has to get rid of the uterus lining and replace it with a fresh lining each month, just in case you get pregnant.
74796
If you are totally abstinent and have not have had sex in months, you can still not have a period.\n\nI have what is called ammenorhea.  That is when my hormones related to menstruation do not fluxuate enough to cause me to have a period.  This is NOT a sure fire way not to get pregnant because I got pregnant TWICE while NOT having periods.\n\nWhen I did have my period it was extremely painful, so getting into a regular rhythm with the Pill would probably be a good idea.  Discuss it with your doctor.
519100
Are you breastfeeding?  If so, you won't get your period until ater you stop.  Even if not, sometimes the body needs a few months to get back to normal.\nHowever, if you do not get your period that does not mean that you cannot conceive.  But it also does not mean you are pregnant.
949582
I'm not entirely sure why you would want to do that.\nTampons are not very healthy as it is, but I understand their convenience where our menstral cycle is concerned. But I would not want to use them if I didn't have my period. ANything inserted into your body for any long period of time is not a good thing. And if you forget and leave it in more than a day, you could end up very very sick indeed.
775309
You don't always get tender breasts...but you don't get your period when you are pregnant.\nVaginal bleeding (spotting) is not the same thing as a period.\n\nOk...The first period after you are pregnant is fine. If you are bleeding in the months after, then it is NOT your period. It's something else.
673114
Yes, some woman experience their periods throughout their pregnancy. \n\nCheck with a doctor to make sure everything is okay though because it also may signify a problem with the pregnancy.
1118948
To clear a few things up, it is definitely possible to get pregnant while you are on your period.  Sperm can live inside you for several days so if you ovulate right after your period, the egg will get fertilized by the sperm that is in there.  As for why you get hornier, it could be hormones or an extra rush of blood to that general region, I'm not sure.  Just make sure you use protection because pregnancy IS possible.
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Absolutely!\nIf you are still quite young (under 20, lets say)  chances are your period is quite irregular anyway.  Even so, at 34 yrs when I'm not on the pill, mine is not clockwork.\n   The fact is that you can get pregnant even before your first period (because you ovulate approx 2 weeks BEFORE your period)\n   Also, someone mentioned that you can have a period while being pregnant, that is not entirely true, technically.  In fact, women do experience light bleeding or "spotting" while pregnant, sometimes even for a few days at a time, but not a real period.\n   Back to irregularity:\n   There is a possibility that your irregularity is not normal however.  If you are menstruating, then you should be having regular checkups and pap tests.  You should ask your doctor if you have any worries about your irregularities.
204674
Well, I asked a similar question, and the helpful people who answered said that since stress isn't good for a baby, your body will prevent you from getting a period because it doesn't want you pregnant if you're stressed.  It can also be environment changes, horomones, etc.  Just relax, and if you want, go see your doctor/gynacologist (sp?).
399389
For average, healthy couples with no sexually transmitted diseases, there are no significant biological or medical reasons to avoid sex during menstruation. \nHowever, blood is a great carrier for infectious diseases, so having sex during your period can increase the risk of transmitting an STD. Unless you are in a trusting, healthy, disease-free relationship, you should always use a condom when you have sex. Period sex is no exception.\nThe bottom line is that sex during menstruation carries the same risks as sex at other times. Just remember that some of these risks are elevated during menstruation, due to the presence of blood. Be sure to use the same precautions with sex during menstruation as you would at other times, to prevent pregnancy and the transmission of disease.
726309
Periods can not be forced. The only way is to take some medicines to abort early pregnancy. Do you or don't you trust her?
221360
yes because with a womens body every month they develop a lining around there uterus wall, and if they do not become pregneant then the wall sheds, that is what the fluid and clots are from during the period, the wall sheding... there are ways to stop your period, like the depo shot, but that isn't the healthiest way, it tricks your body into thinking it is pregneant so you don't have a period, but you gain weight,or don't loose weight easily ...
524126
You can take birth control pills to regulate your period. There are no negative side effects from not having a period. Women don't actually need it, most just find it reassuring at the end of the month to know they aren't pregnant. Seasonale is not the only birth control on the market that can help you skip periods. Any birth control will allow you to do this if you skip the non-hormonal pills at the end of the birth control pack and start a new pack. \nTo relieve cramps try cutting out sodium, take midol, and exercise which helps relieve cramps.\n\nThe weight gain the other users are speaking of is due to the actual use of the birth control which can cause weight gain, not just because they skipped periods. Also, for some people birth control can clear your skin up, as it cleared mine up.\n\nOh honey, birth control DOES NOT reduce your ability to bear children later on. Who told you that? Please seek the advice of a gynecologist or even an obstetrician. If you are trying to have a baby NOW then yes, you will not be able to get pregnant if you are currently on birth control. But if you want to have children later and stop taking birth control you will be fine. I have spoken with my gynecologist about this same exact issue. Totally not true. Birth control will not affect your fertility after you stop taking it.