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The phenomenon of menstruation |
- Women has been aptly described as one of "the profound mysteries of the universe" by Doc. Brown (Back to the Future, Part II)
- How true it is within a woman's body
- A woman's body exhibits precisely & in such major influence on bodymind interactions by following the cyclic nature of living
- The phenomenon of menstruation is the individual cyclic dynamically-periodic vaginal discharge of unfertilised eggs & amniotics, hence periods
- The bio-physio-mental influence of this period is a major under-current influencing half of the human race - hence, a world concern, by any engineering measure
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The process |
- Nature is instrumental in orchestrating the structure of women
- From the basics of genetics, and the structure of female reproductive system, the eggs of women are present from conception and reduce dramatically by evolution, from millions of eggs at pregnancy, to 2 millions at birth, to 500K at puberty and finally 400-500 mature eggs released & vaginally discharged through menstruation during a woman's fertile years before menopause (after which, menstruation stops due to non-release of eggs & the woman is permanently infertile)
- The overview of hormones controlling female reproduction:
- Pituitary gland
on the underside of the brain: an endocrine gland with central controls that interprets biochemistry & disseminates it in the form of hormonal signals to the rest of the body à Gonadotrophins, Prolactin, Oxyocin
- Gonadotrophins:
to transmit the biochemical signals from pituitary gland to the ovaries (egg sacs of women) to trigger or stop ovulation
- Prolactin:
gland growth in the breasts of women
- Oxytocin:
milk ejection for breastfeeding; as well as birth contractions needed to push the baby from uterus (womb) out through the vagina
- Progesterone:
a steroid (similar to what athletes take to relieve pains & adds in physical exertion) hormone produced by the ovary with corpus luteum (the yellow-coloured structure of the ovary leftover after it releases the most mature egg during ovulation every monthly period) à progesterone (from the word "pregnancy") helps to maintain pregnancy by preventing other eggs & follicles from maturing, thus preventing menstruation when the women is pregnant with fertilised egg in the uterus
- Oestrogens:
builds up the uterine wall with thick lining termed endometrium, ready for any fertilised egg (by sperm) to attach to the womb & develops slowly over ~40 weeks into a mature baby
- Uterus:
the womb which holds the developing baby, receives hormones of progesterone, oestrogens & oxytocins for birth contradictions; if no fertilised egg or miscarriage, the corupus luteum, endometrium, unfertilised egg or undeveloped fetus as well as all hormones are discharged from the uterus, through the cervix & out of the vaginal à menstruation or luteolysis
- Menstruation can be an unpleasant inconvenience: between 7-15% of women are affected by endometriosis - the uterus lining becomes very aggressive, infects/attacks the body and causes pain & inflammation around various parts of the body
- Taking the analogy of Loving-Doving pattern, the process of menstruation can be formulated as follows in the six phases:
- Start:
bio-emotive changes as ovulation occurs; about 20 ova begins to ripen alternately at either of both ovaries of a woman; one of these follicles outgrows the others, matures & ruptures, thus releasing ovum; the other less ripe follicles shrivel up & their eggs die (N.B. it's a race right from the beginnings) à cool, but feeling a slight itch à the best time for conception (let the sperms take 2-3 days to reach the eggs, beyond which the sperms would be die off)
- Rise:
bio-emotive developments with rising oestrogen & progesterone levels; the ruptured follicle becomes a yellow-coloured structure called corpus luteum which produces progesterone or pregnancy hormones that inhibits menstruation if egg becomes fertilised; as the released egg is caught in the fimbriae, enters the fallopian tube & carried slowly by both tubular contractions (periodic squeezing) & rhythmic waving cilia in the tube lining; to reach the uterus or womb of would-be mothers à similar to initial labour before childbirth, so women remember them & how to deal with them effectively through breathing techniques & body posture à a feeling of heating up, feeling slight tension à giving rise to pre-menstrual tension: time of intense discomfort & fluctuating emotional mood variability; the discomfort is located below the navel, as opposed to stomachache around the navel, to help distinguish between the two; research findings suggest that women become more aggressive & agitated during per-menstruation period, even sexually aroused (35% of 3000 women surveyed); there was a case of two women committing murders have "reduced sentence" due to premenstrual tension; the reason is due to mainly to bodily discomfort from accumulation of hormones, blood & fluids, with which sex & aggression (due to shedding of the conscious & prominence of the underlying unconscious) would help to dissipate to other parts of the body, hence reducing the discomfort, & interpreted as sexually aroused
- Climax:
when the egg reaches the uterus & is not fertilised, the unfertilised egg would not attach itself to the uterus lining (as when it is seven-day fertilised to develop into a fetus or little baby); the corpus luteum dies, lowering oestrogen & progesterone levels; the endometrium is shed from the uterus & discharged through the vaginal à menstruation; physiological resonance; can be much discomfort with cramps due to inflow of blood & bodily fluids à menstruation itself is the discharge of fluids & hormones; means large vaginal discharges & discomfort; also odour; it has been reported that menstrual women in the rural regions avoid going out at night or to wilderness, animals have been widely known to attack menstruating women, the vaginal discharge scent being easily picked up by creatures (e.g.); even in zoos, gorillas, tigers, lions & other predators should be avoided by menstruating women; evidences suggests that some human males do respond to menstruating women, leading to crimes; remember it's an animal world, it's never safe enough - take care during menstruation
- Decline:
bio-stabilisation just after menstruation, as the body replenishes deficiencies & re-enhances its abundance to reach balance again; eggs in follicles start growing again à post-menstruation, the period just after menstruation, is also a time of high arousal (15% of women); the complete emptying of the unfertilised discharges represents a physiological relief to women & yearn for the pleasurable relief to persist through sexual activities, but the intensity is lower than pre-menstruation
- Drop:
the follicles rebuilds & starts maturing; under the influence of oestrogen, the endometrium is then re-built to accommodate the next mature egg to arrive & if it is fertilised, to let it attach to the uterus lining; the egg begins to develop & mature after about five days à feeling little aroused, if any; women more vigilant & attentive now
- Decay:
emotive node, without any contractions or cramps; the eggs are still maturing inside the follicles & not released yet, hence no uterus or vaginal activities à feeling absolutely no itch for sex (in terms of bodily urge, but still have to consider the two aspects of sex - implementation & physiology); women most vigilant & attention
- This periodic cycle is termed the ovarian cycle, menstruation cycle or even, the lunar period 月經 (since it has been noticed that periods follows the lunar revolutions around Earth, hence the Moon has been described as reminiscent of Yin) - 一個月的經歷
- In fact, the Chinese God of Marriage is 月下老人 (Old Man under the Moon)
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Fertility |
- Failure to ovulate:
unable to release egg; most common; hormonal problems
- Hormonal imbalance:
lack of progesterone; hyperprolactinaemia (excessive pituitary hormones resulting in breast milk production)
- Fibroids:
benign muscle tumours that block or obstruct the fallopian tubes & cut off the passage of mature eggs into the uterus, & also blocks the sperms from swimming & meeting the mature eggs
- Female treatments: using drugs, medicine, foods, lifestyle changes & view of life; surgery
- Male infertility:
- Anatomical problems:
block sperm passage due to obstruction of the vas deferens; retrograde ejaculation (no semen flows out of penis, as the semen is ejaculated backwards into the bladder - causing urine contamination); scrotum heat-up due to hydrocoele or varicocoele; tubal blockage
- Sperm problems:
sperms too few, too abnormal, cannot wriggle or have poor motility (activity, not active); testicular failure
- Immunological problems:
adverse antibodies present to impede sperms; antibodies affect the sperm motility, ability of sperm to penetrate the cervical mucus (fluids of women between the cervix, end of vagina, & the uterus) & ability to fertilise the ovum egg à sperms survives better & longer in alkaline environments, however vaginal discharges are slightly acidic, hence it may be advisable to clear vaginal discharges before ejaculation
- Male treatments: drugs, surgery & cultivation
- Other treatments for infertile couples or even single parent: in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), in which donated or selected eggs or sperms are artificially inseminated with couples' sperms or eggs, then the healthy & fertilised embryos are selectively implanted into the mother's womb; but people never reveal whatever happen to the rest of the embryos (having valuable stem cells for genetic research & engineering) which is a case of concern
- Male tests: awareness (many males just simply refuse to admit they have a problem & that they are the problem in many infertile couples) semen analysis; secondary sperm analysis
- Note that due to the sex chromosome pair (there are 46 chromosomes, or 23 pairs of chromosomes in our human DNA); the 22nd pair of chromosomes is the so-called sex chromosomes, because this determines the sex of the person - Male (XY pair); Female (XX pair); notice that the first letter or chromosome is always X, because this comes from the mother, as all eggs only have the X chromosome; the second letter or chromosome comes from the Father; hence girl if X-chromosome sperm & boy if Y-chromosome sperm à the father's sperms determine the sex of the child
- In other words, if a couple keeps having only baby girls, please don't put any blame on the mother, she is absolutely, thoroughly & completely innocent (unless her vaginal & cervix discharges are thoroughly adverse to Y-chromosome sperms) à blame the man, pls (he produces too many active X-sperms & too few of Y-sperms) à man, art thou awake?
- Research also shows that
- X-sperms (girl) are larger in size, slower in speed & lives longer
- Y-sperms (boy) are smaller, faster, but survives shorter
- Hence, the following deductions (this is not a guarantee):
- When:
for a girl, make love two-three days before ovulation; for boy, make love on the day of ovulation; remember a mature egg would only wait 12-24 hours for fertilisation à that's even couples who actively trying to conceive may miss the fertilisation period for a few months
- Frequency:
for a girl, make love frequently & regularly, just like any woman would experience the regular cyclic menstruation;e.g. following the ovarian period; as this lowers Y-sperm count & increases X-sperm count à due to testicular functioning, as more X-sperms are produced in initial period after the previous ejaculation; beyond which, more Y-sperms are produced) à for a boy, make love infrequently & spontaneously; just like any boy child who is always rough, playing, jumping & running
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