beach trip

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i am going on an all day beach trip this weekend, and my period will be heavy then. this is the first time i have been at the beach while on the rag and i just wanted to know if there's anything i should/shouldn't do. i will be wearing tampons, but i am just wondering if there's anything else i need to know. thanks! :)

documentary on menstruation

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. (Period): Menstruation in America (working title)
a documentary film by Giovanna Chesler



Call for participants!

Director/Producer Giovanna Chesler, Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of California, San Diego, is producing a documentary film on menstruation in America. She is looking for a variety of women and men who may be willing to be interviewed for the film on their experiences relating to menstruation. More specifically, Ms. Chesler, is interested in speaking with individuals who have considered stopping menstruation (through the use of birth control, through surgeries, etc.)

If you have a story to tell, an interesting perspective, or if you feel that you are unique for any of the following reasons, and wish to have your voice heard on this important topic, please contact the production team at . (Period). Send an email to production@g6pictures.com with a note about yourself and your experience with menstruation, and a way to contact you by email. We are interested in speaking with women and men who have a: unique or under represented geographic location within the United States, or with diversity of culture, race, religion, age, sexuality or economic background. <mailto:production@g6pictures.com>

We look forward to hearing from you! <mailto:production@g6pictures.com>

A question

[boa-fanatic.livejournal.com]

Whew.. thank god for communities like these. I was about to go nuts and look for internet sites relating to my question.

I dont know if I should be scared or not, but this has never happened to me before. All day today I was having horrible cramps, so bad I couldnt even stand up after I while. After I got home, I noticed I was bleeding alot heavier than usual. My period has been weird since December (very light to non-existant) and I just started using The patch about a month ago. But anyways, I went to the bathroom again, feeling like I just had a huge discharge, and there was what seemed like a blood clot, but it was a whitish color, and more like tissue. There was a little blood on it, but more white was visable on it. I checked the memories for this, but it just didnt sound like a "lemon clot" or anything. It was roughly the size of a big strawberry.. I have never seen anything like this since I've had my period. But the good thing about it, is the cramps went away, and I feel a little bit better.

If you could leave comments about this, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks in advance!

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I sneezed and started my period.

help me. . . please?

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i'm sixteen and my period has always been pretty regular, maybe just off by a couple days, or a week. point being, for about a year or two i've been having my period every month. except. . for this past two months. i am not sexually active or anything so i don't know what it could be. i heard that a change in eating habits could have an effect, but mine are still the same. stress may be a possibility.

but the thing is i didn't get it in february at all, and now march.. i should have gotten it yesterday but i have a feeling it won't be coming. both months i had all my usually pms symptoms-just not as much cramping. moodiness expecially. both months i had a lot of discharge, but this isn't really unusual.

the thing is though, i think i have some kind of infection down there that i think may posibly be effecting this. i was sorta wishiing it would just go away on it's on, but i think i'm going to have to take action soon. i dont' think it's anything to serious, but it itches and burns everyone once in awhile.

in conclusion, how concerned should i be? how normal is this? any help would be appreicated thank you.