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Menstruation

Menstruation is monthly vaginal bleeding that occurs when the uterine lining leaves the body because pregnancy did not occur.

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Can you get pregnant during your period myth

Can you get pregnant during your period myth

Why the myth survives It is easy to see why people assume menstruation and pregnancy cannot overlap: bleeding usually marks the start of a new cycle, and ovulation tends to happen later. But the menstrual cycle is variable, and the timing of its phases is not identical from one person to another or even from […]