Women's health: the phases of the menstrual cycle

A woman should know all about her health, because this may even depend on her future life. Why should a girl be aware of the fact that there are phases of the menstrual cycle? How can this affect her?

About Physiology

It is worth noting that the main thing that a woman differs from a man is the ability to procreate, procreate. But how to understand yourself and understand when you should be alert, and when you can safely have sexual intercourse with a partner without fearing an unwanted pregnancy? Knowing the phases of the menstrual cycle, protecting yourself is pretty easy!

About monthly

People who are not yet fully versed in this concept may think that the menstrual cycle is the time when a woman has menstruation, that is, spotting from the vagina. But this is not so. The cycle itself is divided into 4 phases. Ideally, it lasts for 28 days. But we must remember that each organism is individual, the duration of the cycle can fluctuate, deviating one or the other.

Phase 1

To start counting your own cycle is necessary from the first day of menstruation, since the first phase is menstrual. It is worth noting that it is the most painful and brings the maximum inconvenience to a woman for the entire cycle period. The menstrual phase lasts on average from 3 to 6 days, accompanied by varying degrees of bleeding from the vagina. What happens to the body? During this period, the uterus rejects the ready-for-fertilization, but still empty egg, and it goes along with the blood. 1 phase of the menstrual cycle ends approximately with the last day of menstruation.

Phase 2

The second phase - follicular, begins even before the woman has completed bleeding. In the brain, processes that wish to provide a woman with the presence of offspring begin to occur, preparation for ovulation begins. At this time in the ovaries begins to ripen follicle, which will soon release a full-fledged, ready for fertilization egg. The second phase of the menstrual cycle is also characterized by the formation of a hostile environment in the cervix of the uterus, which, however, soon calms down. The woman goes into the phase of ovulation. As for the timing, it is extremely difficult to single out them here, on average the follicle ripens for 14 days, but these frames may be somewhat different - 7-22 days. Everything depends on the physical and psychological health of a woman, because even stresses affect the fact that a woman simply can not go to the stage of ovulation.

Phase 3

So, the two phases of the menstrual cycle have come to an end, the third - ovulatory, that is, the phase of ovulation - takes effect. What happens to the body of a woman in this period? It is worth noting that there is a hormonal explosion in the body, which finally calms the hostile environment of the cervix uterus. Also at this time, the follicle bursts and releases an egg ready for fertilization, which settles in the fallopian tube and waits for the sperm. It is worth noting that the egg lives shortly, about 12-48 hours, so it is wise to plan your sexual intercourse if you want to conceive a baby.

Phase 4

Three phases of the menstrual cycle have already come to an end, the fourth, luteal, occurs. At this time, the uterine lining continues to form, which goes out with the egg at monthly intervals, and the hormone progesterone comes in to help it, which makes it more dense. It is produced in the follicle, which released an egg and turned into a so-called yellow body. In this period, the body "quiet down" and awaits conception. If this does not happen, all the excess that was not involved in conception - the ovum, the yellow body of the follicle, the uterine cleavage - goes with the monthly. A new menstrual cycle begins.