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Toad wrote:Ladies, if you would work-out much harder, then you may have the the added option of simply not menstruating rather than having to trouble yourselves with tampons or other devices.

Sa-weet!! I'm off to the gym!

Toad, just to be technical, I really don't think it is much of an "option"...but that reminded me of this:

I was reading somewhere though about a birth control product that brought down menstration to only 4 a year. Some doctors thought this was actually healthier for woman since losing that much blood really can be damaging. (Ask anyone who is iron deficient, etc.) Those same doctors also believe that 4 a year is actually the more natural and prime number to have citing research on menstrual cycles in some African cultures.

Hormonal IUD's will reduce your cycles...and in some cases get rid of them altogether.

I had heard that the blood loss that women go through is the primary reason that women live longer than men. And that if men give blood...they prolong their lifespan. Something about cleaning out built-up iron reduces heart disease...
I can't remember exactly & can't find the article, but it was interesting. I'll keep looking.

diggum wrote:Hormonal IUD's will reduce your cycles...and in some cases get rid of them altogether.

Dated a girl a lifetime ago who lost her cycle with Depo Provera.

I've known (Heh, in the bibilical sense) 2 women who occasionally lost their cycles. These were two very fit women (cycling, swimming, ultimate frisbee) but losing their cycles didn't seem to relate to their level of fitness. Like everything else about women it was unpredictable, at least to me.

It's like predicting the rain based on how many cows are standing or sitting in a field, not quite an exact science.

diggum wrote:I had heard that the blood loss that women go through is the primary reason that women live longer than men. And that if men give blood...they prolong their lifespan. Something about cleaning out built-up iron reduces heart disease...

Cool. So my stigmata really is a good thing.

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I agree with Maine, TP and related trash at the crag is way wrong, any efforts to prevent it should be used and commended, to each their own but its nice females can discuss new products that apply to their needs

Oh...yes...that's what this thread WAS originally about. I had forgotten!

Yes, we should all do our part to keep the crags clean. Kudos to those of you who do &

SHAAAAME on those of you who don't. You know who you are.