Menstrual Period and Cycle

Your menstrual period begins on the first day you see bright red blood. Your menstrual cycle begins on the first day of your menstrual period and the menstrual cycle ends on the day before the next period begins. A normal menstrual period is between 3-5 days long, and a normal menstrual cycle is between 21 and 35 days long with an average of 28 days.
Abnormalites of the menstrual cycles are often related to hormonal problems like ovulation problems. Doctors use certain words to describe abnormalities of the menstrual cycle:

• Eumenorrhea - a normal menstrual cycle that has no abnormalities of flow, timing, or pain
• Amenorrhea - No menstrual period, no menstrual bleeding, missed period. Read HERE MORE
• Menorrhagia - regular but heavy bleeding during a menstrual period; also, prolonged menstrual bleeding (>8 days).
• Metrorrhagia - irregular timing of the menstrual periods (usually more frequent periods).
• Menometrorrhagia -not only irregular, frequent periods, but ones that are particular heavy as well.
• Oligomenorrhea - less than 8 periods a year or cycles coming less frequent than every 35 days, which can be a sign of PCOS
• Dysmenorrhea - painful periods.

• 26-Day Cycle and Ovulation: My cycle is 26 days, when do I ovulate
• 28-Day Cycle and Ovulation: My cycle is 28 days, when do I ovulate
• 32-Day Cycle and Ovulation: My cycle is 32 days, when do I ovulate
• Counting the Menstrual Cycle: How do I count the length of my menstrual cycle?
• Cycle Over 45 Days: What should I do?
• Cycles Too Short: Is this a problem?
• Fertilaid:
• Fertility during Menstrual Cycle: For how many days in my cycle can I get pregnant?
• Having a Period during Pregnancy: Can I have my period and still be pregnant?
• Irregular Cycles and TTC: Two months ago my cycle was 30 days, now it was 26 days when should we TTC
• Irregular Menstrual Cycles: What could be wrong?
• Irregular menstrual cycles: Can I use a fertility microscope with an irregular menstrual cycle?
• Irregular Periods: How can I get pregnant
• Irregular Periods - Getting Pregnant: My periods come every three to four months, what's wrong
• Late Menstrual Period: It came 5 days later than usual
• Late Period - What Next: I am three days late with my period
• Length of Bleeding: Does the length of my menses (bleeding) have an effect on my menstrual cycle?
• Light menstrual bleeding period: Light menstrual bleeding is also known as hypomenorrhea
• Light Menstrual Periods: After the pill my menstrual periods are light
• Light Period After Miscarriage: Is a light period one month after miscarriage a problem
• Lighter Period than usual: Could I be pregnant even though I had a light period?
• Long Cycles and Delayed Ovulation: Is this a problem when you TTC?
• Long Menstrual Cycle: What's going on?
• Menstrual Cycle: The menstrual cycle begins on the first day of bleeding and ends the day before the next bleeding
• Menstrual Cycle - Regular or Not: My cycles are 28 and 23 days
• Menstrual Period After Miscarriage: When does my period return after a miscarriage?
• Menstrual Period and Getting Pregnant: Can I get pregnant while I have my period
• Menstruation: Could you please explain
• Mentrual Cycle - First Day: What is the first day of my cycle. Brown spotting or bright red blood
• Missed Period Negative Pregnancy Test: Could I still be pregnant?
• Ovulation Bleeding - Is it normal: Ovulation bleeding usually happens around mid-cycle and lasts no longer than 1-2 days
• Period After Delivery: When do I get my period
• Period Without Ovulation: Is it possible
• PMS - Premenstrual Syndrome: What is it
• Pregnant with a Period: Is pregnancy possible even though I have my period
• Primary Amenorrhea: Primary amenorrhea is diagnosed when a woman does not get her period by the age of 14 or 16 years of age.
• Progesterone and No Period: What's going on