Menstruation And Pregnancy: Understand The Connection

If you are pregnant, you stop getting your periods. Therefore, absence of period is the first and the foremost sign of pregnancy. Menstruation and pregnancy are two processes that are closely linked to each other. A regular menstrual cycle is good for the health of the woman. It also helps you have a normal pregnancy. Frequent questions asked by women concern menstruation during pregnancy and (possibility of) pregnancy during menstruation.

To understand the connection between menstruation and pregnancy, you must know how the whole process goes. A woman starts to have her first period usually at the age of 15. It is a 28 days cycle but it may vary from individual to individual. The hormones present in a woman's body may either extend or shorten this cycle. Also, the period of menstruation may vary from 2 to 8 days.

During a menstrual cycle a woman's ovary releases an egg. The egg then travels through the fallopian tube to the womb that has a lining. If the egg is not fertilized, the lining wastes away and so does the egg, through the vagina. It is then that a woman is said to have her period. If the egg happens to get fertilized by a sperm, it attaches itself to the lining and thus the woman stops to have her period till the time of her delivery. That is why, stopping of menstrual cycle is said to be the first symptom of pregnancy.

However, often vaginal spotting and spotting during early pregnancy is also very common. Menstruation during pregnancy should not be mistaken for a regular period. Therefore, it is very important to get a test done if you have had unprotected sex. You must also remember that if you have had unprotected sex and experience severe pain in your lower abdomen then you have an ectopic pregnancy. In such a case, the fertilized egg gets stuck in the fallopian tube and it is a very dangerous situation indeed.

Often woman also ask about the possibility of pregnancy during menstruation and the answer is yes. Pregnancy can occur if you have had unprotected sex even during menstruation. Though the chances are minimal, it is very much possible. Therefore, it is very important to be well aware about such facts before you have sex during periods. Also, one should take proper care to avoid any unwanted pregnancies and contraception could be used during periods.

Thus, the relationship between menstruation and pregnancy is that of a needle and thread. One is linked to another. Both of these processes work in collaboration of each other and hence progresses a process to give birth to a new life.

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