#menstruation mention //

[myautisticpov]

"People shouldn't post about how the contraceptive pill can be prescribed for non-contraceptive reasons because it's sex negative" feels like a take that can only come from people who don't realise just how young some people end up being prescribed the pill

Like, fine, you, person in your twenties, might be comfortable being like "this is the pill I take to fuck without getting pregnant", but I don't think it's sex negative for a thirteen-year-old who has been prescribed it for debilitating period pain to not want to have to hide their medication from their classmates on an overnight school trip because their classmates think that the only reason anyone would take it is that they're sexually active

[steampoweredwerehog]

“…Besides, I can’t eat chocolate anyway.”

[vimbry]

you know, I was thinking. when the discussion of "would you rather have a period or lay an egg" comes up, a lot of people choose lay the egg. I would, cause you would, right? that's way preferable to an extended experience of cramps and blood. however, I think we're all making the same mistake of thinking about this as relative to the size of a chicken or maybe a crocodile. a human would probably have more of a kiwi situation going on. so now you have to think about your answer very carefully.

[claypigeonpottery]

I'd love to hear you expand on your thoughts about gender and deer antlers and also introduce the aspect of caribou antlers to the conversation. Both males and females have antlers but the males drop them in the winter because of the weight while the females keep theirs until the new set pushes the old set out.

I have a lot of thoughts and none of them really go anywhere but I’m happy to expand

it’s funny, I was thinking about caribou while I was making this brown clay deer-person. I didn’t want the antler to read as caribou, it was more just turning thoughts around in my head

I imagine if we had antlers, culturally it would be considered masculine (likely even for those—like caribou—where everyone can grow antlers and shed them at different times).

it made me think about gender being seasonal, with the growing and shedding of antlers.

it made me think about how tender and sensitive antlers are when they first grow in, covered in velvet. is it like menstruation, a gender-specific thing that’s painful or uncomfortable for awhile?

it made me think about losing an antler accidentally, or removing them. or only removing one. or just cutting off a few tines. what would it signify? how would it feel?

do queer deer (lol) notice each other because of how their antlers look, recognize each other as queer?

would a doe feel relieved when it’s time to shed her antlers? would she dread growing new ones? would a buck, any buck, feel dysphoric, feel a loss, when he sheds his?

I don’t know, I’ve just been having the gender recently. so obviously I had to pass that feeling on to my little sculptural creatures

[leezlelatch]

being very self-indulgent and sending this as a distraction while i think about how sweet copia would be with a partner that is in misery over cramps…the most gentle and doting lover.

Copia x reader, period cramps, comfort, fluff. I'd like to preface this by saying I do not get cramps. I am very blessed, although it does make up for it in other horrible period things, but I hope I can do this somewhat justice. <3

This would be the perfect time for the blanket wrapped tightly around your body to swallow you whole. It's pulled taut over your bent form in the bed. Your knees are drawn up to hold the heating pad against your abdomen, and every wave of pain which passes through you from the great period god in the sky is quickly driving you to madness.

You relax slightly when it passes, and the catch of the door captures your attention. You peek out from the cocoon and a smile quickly forms when you see Copia. He's surprisingly not in his paints although you know it's early in the day, and there's a plastic bag in his hand which rustles as he approaches you.

"Topolino," he coos, sitting on the edge of the bed. His fingers hook beneath the blanket to draw it down, and his lips capture your own the moment they are revealed to him. "Still hurting?"

"I'm dying," you nod, your voice solemn. Copia cuts you a look, although a smile still plays at his lips. "Are you not working today?" You continue.

"Later on. This morning, I am going to spend time with il mio amore. While you are hurting." His fingertips brush wisps of hair from your forehead, his smile growing as your expression brightens. "Ah, see? You are feeling better already. Your Papa is healing, I know this."

His words make you laugh and you half-heartedly swat at him, the vibration of his chuckle warm against your fingertips as they rest on his belly. "What did you bring?" You ask, glancing at the plastic bag.

"Sì, your goodies!" He says, staring down into the bag for several seconds before meticulously pulling out each one and lining them along your blanket. Hersheys, Kit Kats, and 3 Musketeers, three types of iced tea, two pepperoni rolls, and a big bottle of ibuprofen.

You blink in surprise at your Copia's offerings, and then press your forehead to his hand which rests on the bed. "I am so in love with you," you say, your voice thick with emotion.

"As I am in love with you, baby," Copia says, leaning down to cradle your head beneath his, his free hand curled through your hair. "I don't want you in pain, eh?" He lightly guides your head back so he can climb over you and settle at your back, his arms pulling you into the comfort of his embrace. "Let's watch a movie. Eat your snacks. Get snuggly." He squeezes you a little and you laugh. "See? Better already."

You turn your head for a kiss, and you linger there for a moment, lips pressed to his, until your uterus reminds you that it is furious. You groan softly and reach for the ibuprofen as Copia attempts to rub and add pressure to your lower stomach. "Two ibuprofen," he says, nose nudging at your cheek. "None of that 'more will make it work faster', sì?"

You grumble but comply, and Copia laughs softly as he presses several light kisses to your neck. You unwrap a candy and take a bite and then pass it back to Copia, his yummy noise filling you with a warmth even sweeter than what your heating pad provides. Having a period sucks, and having cramps is even worse, but having a partner who loves and cares for you in all of these things - is even better.

Kofi

[galacticgarlic]

As a former Mr Beast fan, I need more people to be talking about the Beast Games. This man and his production just look more vile with each accusation. Assuming all of this is true, no one like this should have a platform. Even if none of it is true, he and the show's crew need to actually speak on it.

And some of these behaviors are not new. Jimmy has always harbored an audience full of misogyny and transphobia and 'saturdays are for the boys' attitudes, so it would not surprise me if his show did not have measures in place for menstrual hygiene/safety, and that contestants involved would be supposedly tackling and hoarding resources from women.

Jimmy is not the sole person at fault for this, but he is the spokesperson and the face of this and it's so fucking gross.

https://www.fastcompany.com/91167605/mrbeasts-massive-beast-game-reality-show-under-fire-heres-why

[wtf-a-psychoanalysis]

TW!! Menstruation, Periods, pain

Usagi helps his boyfriend get thru the pain

He knows where to get the best pain medication in the hidden city

[maxbegone]

[maria] supplies her with the diva cup. and because half of our planet is women, these shows never talk about menstruation, which is a huge thing you're going to have to deal with in the apocalypse. this is the second time we've come around on it. joel has no interest in helping out on that front, but here maria has been thinking about it already.

— craig mazin, the last of us podcast episode 6

[doctorwyvern]

more transgender nonsense

[subbyp]

tired: zagreus is ftm because the god of life should have a womb

wired: zagreus is ftm because the god of rebirth should be trans

inspired: zagreus is ftm because the god of blood should have a period

[clownexpert]

Dignified Astarion fanart.

[azures-grace]

Ok

Elf headcanon time (abreviated)

Altmer:

Babies (on average) are larger than human babies

Menstrual cycle lasts around 5-6 months. The fertility window isn’t very long.

Pregnancies last about a year. 11-12 months. 

Menses lasts for 2 weeks, cramps are uncommon.

Children physically mature around 3 years after human children, but mentally around the same. (adults by 20s)

Bosmer:

Babies are SMALL (like, marsupial baby small) 

Bosmer pouch? Maybe??

Menstrual cycle of 2 weeks. 

Pregnancies last around 4 months, children are born after the lungs work, and then go into the pouch

Babies get REAL big REAL fast. Out of the pouch in 7 months or so.

Menses is like. 2 days.

Dunmer:

Babies about the size of human babies, but pointier

Menstrual cycle is ~2 months

Pregnancies are around 9-10 months

Menses is between 5 days to 1.5 weeks.

Children mature at the same rate as human children

I liked Ryoko Kui’s thingy where elves don’t have cartilage in their ears as kids. So that too. Because I think it’s lovely.

[phoenixyfriend]

If your reason isn't on here, just click whatever is the closest.

[crivalsduo]

Does hh!Dream know he's had multiple miscarriages? Did Sam or Quackity realize that a miscarriage was happening the first time around?

he's aware of the two, yeah.

if there was another in the prison, he likely wouldn't have noticed because of the horrific torture and abuse he was going through. he was often in pain and disorientated. they left him bleeding often. it kind of all blended together at some point.

but no, neither of them realized what was happening. they thought it was a period, mostly because it's a little hard to determine early on especially if you have no experience with it, from an outside perspective.

honestly, i was talking about this today with a friend but in the fic, the first miscarriage is basically brushed over completely and i did that on purpose. not even dream had the energy to care about what was happening. certainly no one else did.

then it happens again, at techno's cabin. and everyone cares. everyone is so gentle with him. he's allowed to process what's happening (as best as he can). he's held and comforted and given a pass to get all the crumbs in techno's bed he wants.

the difference is pretty stark.

[crazycatsiren]

Pardon me for oversharing for a moment.

My period came back.

For the first time since 2021, I'm having a full on period. Not just a few drops of blood here and there.

I'm not menopausal after all.

And this is huge. Because it means I'm actually getting better.

I stopped menstruating soon after I got sick, and for the past almost 4 years I was almost too ill to function. I wouldn't be surprised if my body felt the need to shut down something non essential to keep me alive. And now, it appears that it doesn't have to do that anymore.

My faith and hope are paying off.

[heartofbalemoon]

period throwing me off with its cramping pains and giving me sad chemicals... augh 🫠