Whatβs so bad about periods
At first I was like βno donβt reblog itβll weird people outβ then I was like βoh right thatβs the pointβ
You also lose iron during menstruation. I actually passed out because of that yesterday.
Also shout out to all trans, gender-fluid or genderless people with menstruation out there! Periods donβt make you female. Only you define your gender!
Actually there is a good chance that is not the lack of iron making you pass out but instead drops on blood pressure!
I found this out recently. Iβve always been told my fainting/dizzy spells during my period were iron related but I did some research and because I have a history of low blood pressure and fainting related to it (in times of a restricted diet and pregnancy) itβs far more likely thatβs the reason Iβm fainting
A lot of other AFAB people report the same
I ended up in the hospital due to severe blood loss and needed transfusions to recover
Not to mention the dip in your immune system when you lose that much blood, just because of all the white blood cells pouring out along with the rest of it.Β
Or the fact that a lot of the painful/severe symptoms associated with periods are actually due to medical problems that need to be addressed, but people donβt know this because no one wants to talk about it and associate most of the symptoms with a fictional version of PMS
That last point is really worth emphasising.
Look, periods suck, but theyβre not supposed to suck so much that youβre genuinely incapacitated for days at a time. If youβre literally in agony every month, then thatβs a sign there might be something else going on.
PS, women donβt know they are having heart attacks because period pain is WORSE
Oh I legit forgot
