There was one perk of going to an all-girls school in high school, and that was that you could literally yell down any hallway, "Does anyone have a tampon??" and like 6 would be thrown in your direction
I remember in middle school, one of my classmates bled through her skirt and most of the guys were making fun of her for it, except this one guy. He was like "Imagine if it was your daughter. Don't make fun of her for that." He was so mature for doing that and I never forgot it.
Why do they always have to imagine it's their daughter, or sister, or mother to respect a woman. Why can't they just be respectful just cuz she is a person? Do we do the same for males? "Imagine he's your son or brother bla bla..."
Some people getting earlier periods is exactly why it should be taught in school as early as 4th grade. We should also normalize them. It’s so annoying that no one can talk about it without worrying about kids (normally boys) making jokes about it. Like you said, it’s natural, everyone should be taught that.
totally agree. I had a friend of mine who my mom told me later in life that she got her period when she was 8 !! like, that's crazy, and we wouldn't get any education about periods and other biological things until we were 11... i can only hope my friend's parents were good enough at explaining how it all worked and i hope she didn't suffer much. But it must be extremely scary
@@Forever_Muffin Or getting them in school. That must also be nerve racking. This is another thing we should normalize, carrying pads/tampons in our backpacks even if we haven’t started our period yet. It would make things a lot less awkward for unexpected periods.
While i do agree with you there are still girls who get theirs as early as 6, like my cousin, and I got mine at 8. It's something parents should talk about as soon as their young girl is potty trained. Helps avoid confuson
@@Forever_Muffin I also got mine at 8.. I can tell you it wasn't fun lol. I did have a couple friends who were jealous despite me telling them over and over they did NOT want anything to do with this..
@@Syeona Of course, but I mean in school. Most 6 year olds really don’t care about that, but older kids like to poke fun at it. If it is taught in school at an earlier age, it will be more normalized. Less kids would make fun of others for having a period.
Ohhhhh :( Same😭 I was nine (my mom ran to the shop) Then she came back and I was sobbing ✨ Can't compare stories though,it still probably scared/made you sad
As a guy, I'm lil more understanding of how horrible periods are, I'm sorry and from now on I'm doing whatever I can to help my female friends. Thank you for your time.
You don’t have to be sorry it’s really the schools fault for not teaching both male and female about this. Also men and women are raised differently so I don’t blame you at all. It’s good you have an opened mind though.
I wish I could help my female friend regarding this, but I don't think she would want to discuss something like this or want me involved in it in any way.
Same everyone got it around 11ish and I got it when I was 13 or so and I was so jealous when I got it I legit couldn’t sleep for days on end due to the heavy flow, and my own mother didn’t even explain yet buy me sanitary pads for my needs, my sister had to get them for me :(
I'm 42 and married with 2 kids, and I just learned more about menstrual cycles from this one video than I knew my whole life. Thanks for the education.
Fun fact about periods: They CAN have the same sort of pain levels as a heart attack and help you gain a stronger pain tolerance (for stuff, like pregnancy) Edit: jeez, thank you guys for these likes! Im also sorry I didnt clarify the "CAN" earlier
Finally, someone who talks about this in a manner that isn’t off putting and is relatable. Birth control isn’t only for pregnancy situations, but these ones. Periods aren’t disruptive and you’re supposed to be able to function as normal as possible while being on a period, but it feels life ending when i can barely even walk to the bathroom without being in pain and it’s soul crushing to not be able to enjoy my favorite food for a week where I need something comforting.
@@taylorwilliams2880 that actually sucks, im sorry for you Edit : now that you say that, i woke up and found out my period came after sleeping in longer than usual and not being hungry
One thing that does bother me a lot is when people complain about “the smell” that is left behind in a bathroom when someone is on their cycle. It’s very annoying because people act like we can control it, when it’s natural. We know it smells bad, but you don’t have to keep bringing it up in a negative manor. It’s as if they expect it to smell like sweet perfume😒.
@@gidol1469 its pretty strong, especially if you have a heavy flow so your pad is full and your inner thighs are thoroughly coated in blood. Period poops also have a terrible stench. At least for me. Yes I do change my pads frequently.
I have a heavy flow, and vaginas sweat just like balls so it can smell like a musty, freshly gored slaughterhouse. And periods cause me diarrhea. So yeah. Can be rank.
To be honest I don't see why people complain about it, I've heard men and women (gay women) talk about how it's normal for it to happen. Most of the time (Slight gross warning) They say they like it. Not to say everyone should but we can't really control the smell, yk?
It's extremely liberating to see these types of "taboo" Topics being talked about. We should normalise reproductive health consulting. Great video illy
@@oreopixel3257 but... it is a normal thing. It shouldn’t be something that is “taboo” and frowned upon. It should be something that if someone wants to give advice, talk about it, etc, they should be able to,
@@mxriamimagine3399 As an action figure from the owl house once said, "A real man never takes accountability." And sadly for a lot of people, that's true.
As someone who’s had a baby and got an IUD, I can confirm that IUD’s feel like childbirth. I took the max of ibuprofen and acetaminophen before my appointment and still wished I had taken something stronger. If strong drugs are offered for labor, I can’t understand why they can’t be offered for an IUD too. I’m dreading the day that I get it removed.
@@mandyleigh1392 is right. After 5 years when I had mine removed, it wasnt nearly as bad. They offered to reinsert one same day and I just couldn't do it. I couldn't even imagine how 21 year old me had gotten it in on the first place. I tried going back two separate times later to get a new one and neither time was I able to manage it. Insertion of it is so so painful but the removal isnt anywhere near as bad.
My first one was awful and i expected getting it out to be the same but it was more awkward than anything. Getting the second one put in was worse cause they assumed i could take the bigger one. Same experience of leaving on wobbly legs feeling faint and drained only further from home and i collapsed and had to whole body limp and heavy go back inside and tell myself ive done this before and im not dying. Like in a cold sweat. Instant cramps like I've never experienced and called my mum breathing like I've run a marathon for help. Fine a day later the first time. The second time it took about 4 months for the spotting to stop. And the random cramps. And the trapped gas. When it all hit together some days... honestly wanted someone to just end it in any way (this from someone who celebrates no longer being suic....) I'm like 14months into it and my cramps are more painful than ever, but ive never been as consistent. I do miss having no period though.
When I was in high school, I was taking birth control but I still was getting pretty heavy periods- like I couldn’t even use a tampon, heavy. One day I was in the library with my boyfriend at the time, just chatting and I got up to go somewhere and he saw that my chair was COVERED in blood. He immediately shot up out of his chair, wrapped his sweatshirt around my waist and told me to go to the nurse and have them call my mom to come pick me up. He stayed behind and cleaned the entire mess for me. He’s still a good friend to this day, and I’ll never forget how amazing and valid that interaction made me feel.
My male doctor convinced me to get an iud. I’ve had it for a little over a year now and although i like what it does for me, it was a horrible experience that i wouldn’t wish on anyone else. The pain of them inserting it was so bad i cried and had to hold back from screaming. After they finished i cried so hard and felt like i had been assaulted because the iud wasn’t even something i wanted, my doctor talked me into it and didn’t tell me how painful it was going to be. I was in so much pain for a week afterwards, i could hardly move. Worst pain of my life tbh. It was great to hear you compare it to childbirth, makes me feel like the pain i felt was real. My doctor made it seem like i shouldn’t be in so much pain and downplayed it the whole time
I had an IUD insertion that I had to stop partway through since the tenaculum hurt so bad, so I called a bunch of clinics and found one that did a shot of lidocaine and I didn’t feel the insertion at all! Its criminal that this isn’t standard practice, and for anyone who can I highly recommend getting the lidocaine on your cervix !!
@@dorjgothegreat2740 i got my iud inserted under anaesthesia at hospital. idk if that’s bc im in australia or what but thank god i did, bc recovery was almost pain free.
I had the opposite experience. I had to tell a male doctor on 2 or 3 separate occasions that I want an IUD. I used my school's healthcare and got a lovely female doctor for the insertion. The school nurse held my hand and helped me with breathing rhythm, she was an angel. The insertion felt absolutely awful and I spend like 5-10 minutes in a bathroom, worried I'd throw up from the pain. Later on it felt like bad period cramps. I believe the pain was gone in about 3 days. Worth it.
In some places, I've noticed that doctors are really pushy about the long term forms of birth control like IUDs and implants. I once had a long argument with a nurse who WOULD NOT STOP telling me I should be on an IUD or depo, when what I was trying to do was get my Nexplanon removed because I had a complication. Especially in lower income areas with high rates of teen/unplanned pregnancies they borderline force it on you because they're not sure if they'll get another chance to see you and they don't want you reproducing (unplanned) and making the county health stats worse. Edit to add: I noticed it especially in areas with high populations of non-white people. The health departments try their best to stop people from having babies. But of course, you still need your husband's permission to get your tubes tied.
Another horrible side effect of periods that wasn’t mentioned here is is emotional pain that comes with it. I don’t get cramps, but I become severely depressed and anxious before and during my period. My OBGYN informed me of a severe form of PMS called PMDD, which can take on the form of depression during PMS. I take anti-depressants to help manage the symptoms.
I hate how I just learned this from a TH-cam comment section 🥲 I thought it was normal to just feel um strong feelings to unalive before starting a period sob now I may myself also ask about this next visit to the obgyn 😞
Glad my periods have always been, by all means, easy. I do bleed *a lot* but I only get cramps on the first day and the rest is smooth sailing. I’m especially glad I don’t experience mood swings. I can’t imagine how embarrassing it must be in certain settings, so shout out to you guys for being so strong 💪
@@Mothman_The_Moth They're a Primordial goddess in Greek Mythology, the literal embodiment of Earth. She is the mother of the Titans and grandmother of the gods of Olympus. You can look her up if you want to learn more, she's pretty cool.
I remember when this girl in 5th grade got there period and blood bled through her skirt and got all over her seat she was humiliated and some girls went over asked to go to the bathroom to get pads and tissues for this girl while the boys laughed she was crying but would not move . I stayed still and watched since I hadn’t gotten mine , I was terrified watching someone go through that. To anyone who has gone through this WE ALL LOVE YOU!
Something happened to me very similar! I bled through my shorts 3 times one day at school and I didn't notice until the boys in my class stared laughing at me. I asked my friends about it and the entire half of my jeans were SOAKED!!! My pad must've moved due to the way I was sitting. But my school didn't have extra shorts, and I had to wear a jacket around my waist ALL DAY. I was only in 5th grade! I finally told the teacher and she wrote them all up!
I'm a 13 year old dude but I like these kinds of videos to educate me on periods so I can talk and relate to the girls having a hard time with "death cramps" and so I know how to comfort them.
As a guy, a female friend of mine was complaining about this and I kinda acted like it was disturbing. After watching this, I feel bad for doing that. I'll apologize. Edit: I apologized and she said that it was ok and thanked me for apologizing
@@jenny_nyx7808 same here. I remember I was in immense pain due to cramps and I was trying to sleep it off since it usually works for me and he responded with "you know that won't help right" and to this day he still hasn't apologized
As a male, my father told me that teenage girls get these pills because their fathers don’t exactly trust them. Thanks for sharing that there is an entirely different reason that involves a lot less mistrust, but I think that things like this should be more widely known.
Yup there's many different reasons to go on BC In my family my mom and sister both got BC because they have anemia so heavy bleeding when your body can't get it back in place isn't ideal. For me it was also a blood thing but also scary things are happening in my state and I don't wanna take a chance of any abuse leading to my worst fear.
When I was in 4th grade I got up out of my seat my friend whispered in my ear “you’re bleeding through your tights…” apparently she also was on her period aswell and gave me a pad to help. She’s still my best friend to this day. Thank you Natalie so much for helping me!
As a guy, what we were taught in school made it really difficult to empathize with girls about their periods. I really wish it were explained better and that sex ed techers wouldn't pretend like we don't really need to know much about the other gender's biological processes.
as a 16 year old male, I feel like I have no right to watch this video, but I wanna know more about periods because it's a serious matter and I wanna be able to at least help and be understanding if I ever have a girlfriend who is going through their period. I already made sure to NEVER make jokes about periods, well, period. It's not a laughing matter and lots of women do not and never appreciate jokes about how an uncontrollable part of their body works.
As a 14 year old male I can tell you that I probably know more about periods than most of the girls in my grade. Don't know if thats a good or a bad thing...
as a guy watching this, i always knew people had a struggle with this specific topic and i already had alot of respect for them putting through with it. especially with all the embarrassment and lots of problems because of how uncalled it can be sometimes. After seeing this video, i grew a MUCH more respect because getting an actual representation with how painful procedures and the period itself is, i realize how much someone can go through and i have mad respect for all that go through this every month and even those who don't have it anymore but did go through it. For all those out there, i may not know the real struggle but with the idea of it, don't feel embarrassed, if someone judges you or makes fun of you for it, ignore it. A natural body function shouldn't be made fun of or laughed at. Hope all those out there get through it. Good luck all!
Thank you for being a good human being! Ik it's the bare minimum but it's rare to see understanding people on the internet these days 😄 as a woman, we appreciate it a lot
@@bugging-out9250 For people who do that, i know it's really rude and just disrespectful. Please, don't let that stop you. i believe every roadblock is a chance for redemption, a way to say "yea, I'm hurting, I'm struggling, but I won't let it stop me." Times are hard rn for lots of people, whether its recent situation, trauma, or things that you don't like and feel uncomfortable with, i believe with the right mindset, you can get through it. so go talk to those people, go have fun and laugh. Don't let someone who brings you down leave you down. Let them know, show them that they won't stop you. Best of luck to you, I bet you'll make tons of new friends in no time
I think the weirdest thing with my school and how they taught sex ed was how girls were taught everything about their own bodies *and* what guys went through, but guys were only taught about themselves in depth and kinda just glossed over girls' biological issues. It just made things so difficult in the end. Sadly enough, it even managed to distance me from like all my guy friends because my periods were so bad and parents were in the boomer mindset of "You don't need a gyno unless you're pregnant and periods are just painful, get over it." so I just never had help (like, I'd nearly faint in class from the pain, stairs were a no, and even getting on and off the school bus was a risk). So ofc I was on the grumpy side and because of the whole "you're just being dramatic" belief, well, bye bye guy friends. Still in a lot of pain with my cycle, still trying to get my doc to investigate what's going on with me (or at least suggest something like the arm injection or even just the pill, because that has to be better than Ibuprofen for five days each month). All in all, it sucks.
Men just act so stupid on the topic of periods. They think we are just acting dramatic. They shouldn't be saying stuff like that since they have no idea at all what it feels like
A perk of having your period is that ALL the girls have your back. Even the ones that hate you. I once asked for a pad in a girls bathroom, even the girls who hated me all slid their pouches beneath the door of my bathroom stall. I had about 5 pouches full of feminine products in that moment, full of pads and tampons. Another time, a little 7th grader went back to her class for me, to grab me a pad after I bled through my undergarments. I didn't know this girl, didn't even know her name, but all I remember is that she was as cute as a button, and she saved my social life that day.
I can't relate, every girl at my school thought you were a heathen for even thinking about a period, even though they all had theirs as well. I once got shamed for opening a pad in the women's restroom by three girls, one of which was also on her period at the time.
I have never heard anyone else mention ovarian cysts in these talks, which is something that I encountered in my early high school years and people always made me feel embarrassed about having that issue, especially at such a young age. Appreciated everything about this video :)
It's even worse when you have an incredibly sexist teacher, rip to my best friend who got held back in the class later than dismissal time with awful cramps and our teacher saying "if you can stay in the bathroom during class then you can stay in the class during dismissal!"
^ yeah, and maybe a trip to admin...that’s not okay. How long will it take teachers (even the ones with a uterus) to realize that people can’t f*cking hold it?
boys ruined the bathrooms this year in school (peeing on walls, throwing trash and food on floors, etc etc) so next year, guys and girls will have a specific time to use the bathroom and teachers will have to check the bathrooms after each person goes. and i’m talking all the girls and guys in the building (this building is 7-8, but they are really big classes) and i just have a to of questions regarding just general normal bathroom usage problems and more specific panic attacks/other health problems (i have had many times were i have to tack a break from class in the bathrooms and my freind gets really bad panic attacks), and just overall period problems. but oh well ig i’ll bleed through my uniform becuase some guys peed on the walls
@@imjustasconfusedasyou at my school the bathrooms weren’t unisex in the first place, but the students liked to take off the locks so there would be, like, 5 stalls that were unusable
Really cool to see someone talk about this. Despite periods being a normal part of life it's still considered pretty 'taboo' to talk about so its really nice getting to hear someone else trying to normalize talking about periods and spreading helpful information to those of us going through the same thing
One of the only 2 times I’ve ever fainted in my life was from period cramps. My vision went white and next thing I know I’m two inches away from busting my head on the sink in a friend’s bathroom as I fall. Pain like that should never be normalized and I’m so glad you found a solution.
Don’t worry guys! I barely get cramps anymore. I have no idea why but they just stopped eventually. Maybe it was just the hormones of being a teenager? Maybe some other unrelated medication I take somehow had a side effect of helping? Idk, but I’m so glad I don’t get them anymore they were horrible. Thank y’all for the concern tho!
I started experiencing frequent faints almost every time i im about to have my period or during my period for the last four years. And occasionally like once a year i will get a severe severe pain where i feel like im dying and at the brink of my life. It’s the worst feeling ever. I get nauseous, constipated or have diarrhea, body trembling, sever cramps, numbing on hands or legs, distorted vision, and it felt like an earthquake in my head and felt like it was moving around my body. And when I went to the doctor they said there isn’t anything wrong with me even after blood tests and he said it was probably an anxiety attack :// BUT LIKE HOW COME I GET IT WHEN IM COMPLETELY FINE??
As a young woman who also got her period at ten in 5th grade, I can completely relate to the "How loud pads are" part. Like, why does Always ultra thin have to make an announcement and let everybody know that I'm on my forbidden ketchup water fountain? Edit: And yes, I *did* like my own comment. Fight me.
I got my period when I was nine, and when I had to open a pad in the school bathroom once, I was BERATED by the other girls. They kept making fun of me, and it made me feel SO EMBARRASSED. It was awful. It took me six years to realize that I shouldn’t be embarrassed
@@RememberYourSafeword They used to accuse me of eating candy in the bathroom and told the teacher that I was, so I got in trouble for not sharing my "candy" with the class 💀
After years of experiencing "feminine pain" (and going through 6 different doctors) I found one that believed that I was in pain and diagnosed with vulvodynia. Which is something we don't really understand and seems more like a catch all term for unexplainable "feminine pain" than anything else. On top of that, periods always gave me migraines, intense cramps, and panic attacks. I talked to that sixth doctor and decided to get an iud. It was the worst pain I have experienced in my life. I threw up in her office several times. I had to call my roommate to get a ride home because I nearly fainted (he also thought I was dying so went to the store and came back with buckets of ice cream). It was God awful. I've since switched doctors (because during a check up she "forgot" I dealt with intense pain and I ended up having a panic attack in her office), but I will absolutely get another iud. No periods for nearly 5 years has been amazing.
thank you so much for sharing your story I bet it will help others with similar problems learn what they should do to help and it really highlights that there's so much we have yet to learn in the realm of female health dude to the fact there's just not enough research
I've been wondering about iuds and didn't come across any info about the pain with insertion. The office I spoke to was like "we just put it in you and it lasts for a few years" For me not getting periods makes me nervous because I'm usually painless and regular and when it is irregular I worry that I may have an "accident" even though I was safe. So I wonder if my brain would finally allow me to not worry about not bleeding every month. Thank you for sharing
I dunno I think i'll stick to having periods rather than none. I am on the pill and have been for 4 yrs or so my main concern is what could happen long term
Thank you for sharing your story. I’m so sorry that your doctors were less than pleasant. But I commend your strength to get the IUD. I have a lot of issues that interfere with me getting the IUD personally, but I am proud to see that others are so strong 💪🏻
I love how you took content that is still not talked about openly enough, and made it accessible with great information and relatable experiences. I was 10 when I got my first period and let me tell you the struggle bus was real right from the start. No one in my class had started theirs either, and I had a MALE teacher that year. The "kool aid" in my bed was bad enough, but on chairs .... I remember wishing I could sink through the floor and never reappear. Even worse was having to sneak into the bathroom before gym class to change into my uniform because I didn't want anyone to see the "GIANT" pads I had to use. Oh god and the horror of being in a bathroom stall and trying to quietly open a pad package. Seriously, I may as well have blasted I HAVE MY PERIOD over the school PA system! By the time I was in university I was taking whole bags of extra clothing to school, and a crazy amount of pads with me everywhere just incase. Finally, I got a doctor that understood why this SUCKED!! She didn't give me the whole "your body is changing be proud" lecture. Instead she said that there were options and we weighed them all out. To this day the only thing that has worked for my roller coaster of hormones is an injection every three months. I just wish content like this was around back then, because I wouldn't have felt like a complete weirdo, and maybe would have known what questions to ask and where to get help for my experience sooner.
Got damn, I relate so hard. Opening a pad in a bathroom has to be one of the most embarrassing things, and it shouldn’t be! People shouldn’t be shamed or made fun of for having a function every biological female has. I’m glad you got help!
I realize that i may be one of the luckiest girls out there. Got my period at 13 which is a reasonable age. Never bled in the bed or on chairs. Never had a heavy flow. Only cramped slightly the day before but after that I had no other symptoms. I got pads that were a size up than what I needed so I didn’t have to change it at school. I literally put on a pad, forgot about it, then when I got in the shower I took it out (which doesn’t really sound that healthy lol) The only problem I’ve had with my period was my moodiness and fatigue. I was SOOO tired all the time and was short tempered. So in that aspect I’m dying. Edit: btw for those who might say “you probably don’t have enough hormones” or “that isn’t normal” I’ve had regular periods since I first started and I’ve never had any issues regarding my health. Every girl is different and this is what’s normal for me
@myfriendjustin Same! Most of the time I’m not even tired, and there was a little bit of blood in the bed in the beginning, because I was really bad at applying pads haha
I had to learn by my self that this was completely normal and that at some point in someone's life they're going to go through it. I'm not embarrassed about it anymore because it's a completely normal body function that shouldn't be treated as something disgusting.
As a man, this is very insightful into what having a period is like. This is very helpful in understanding what the women in my life are going through. Thank you very much.
One of my friends loves her periods and she talks about finally being a woman. She got hers a week before her 13th birthday while I got mine at 11. Her being able to be so excited for that is honestly a mystery for me. I honestly don't like mine that much, but often it's not nearly as cruel as in the stories my mother told me about how she fell unconscious more than once on her period. I usually am just very aggressive and generally in a bad mood. Despite me being so uncomfortable with the topic, It's often nice to have someone to talk about something like that
It's probably because she felt "left behind" in getting her period. I got mine at 13 and while my education about it was shit, I took it with the whole: yes, I finally caught up. So it never really bothered me until I became a teen and *really* started to feel the effects. Luckily Advil still works on me and it only lasts 6 days that I don't outright hate it (though would never want it to begin with, alas I'm too lazy to consider doing anything about it)
As someone who just had their period, THANK YOU for addressing this issue! Mine might not be as painful as most of yours, but feeling that red liquid and stuff leave your body isn't fun.
My mom teached me all of this when I was 10 years old (I'm a boy btw) because she said that's very important for me this topic to help me relate to girls and even help them and comprehend them and I really thanks my mom for teaching me this theme with no fear (my mom didn't care of taboos and talked about these tipe of topics naturally) and really helped me relate to girls a lot. Thanks mom. The reply section out of context is wild bruh.
great job to your mom! that's honestly a great thing since a lot of mothers dont even bother to mention the word 'period' since they have a son rather than a daughter. they also expect the child's school to educated then which is almost never the case
Just a piece of info that I hadn't known for a while: sadly, birth controls are not a cure all for everyone. For some women, it even makes their period worse or more irregular. But for others, it works great! Just make sure if you are thinking about going on birth control, to talk to your doctor and understand that results vary. best of luck
Also, talk to your relatives who also have uteri. Ask about their experiences with various forms of birth control, and how their periods typically went both before and during birth control use. Family history can impact your obgyn's recommendations. When I told my obgyn that two sisters of mine had tried IUDs, one with great results and the other with a life threatening trauma, his reaction was basically, "Let's err on the side of caution and not even try the IUD." He believed the difference in my sisters' results was likely because one had already delivered children and the other had not. Since I had also never been pregnant, it seemed like Nexplanon was just safer. I've been pretty happy with it, but am still considering surgical intervention because of other health issues which Nexplanon can't cure.
after my sister got on the arm implant she had a small but continous period for almost two years and then she got that shit out of her arm because it sucked for her
Also if one form of birth control doesn't work for you, it doesn't mean other forms won't. So don't give up on your first try! Just talk it through with the medical professional taking care of you :)
@@elina7038 yeah my sister decided to switch to progestogen pill and it has worked outwell for her now. we just gotta trial and error and find what works best for our individual body
Wish y’all would just stop trusting”le duktor” so damn much and learn to know the difference between a doctor that actually cares and a doctor that’s just in to get money
If people could hold in their periods, than what’s the point of feminine hygiene products??🤨 Anyways, very informational video, Illy! I’m appreciate you talking about subjects that need to be normalized
You make talking about periods fun, educational and not at all awkward. Thank you for this :) It's a big boost of confidence for all of us out there who go through it. Love you Illy x
My sister got an IUD after she got married and still shames me to this day for not having one. She repeatedly has said that I am an idiot for not getting an IUD and that my fears about the IUD are wrong and that I should just get over them. She recently got an infection due to her IUD and had to get it removed and replaced, which was a very painful process. I consider that karma for her making fun of how I take care of my periods lol. Birth control pills work for me, I do not want an IUD and I don't think I ever will. Do what works for you, it's your body and your choice :)
I like the shot, I didn't get it for period problems but it made them so much lighter and hurt less, I don't think I could ever go on the pill since I'm so bad at taking medicine every single day, going in every 3 months for it works well for me
Another thing about an IUD, sometimes a doctor could put it in wrong lmao. My mom got one and well, the doc put it in wrong, and I'm here now XD (don't ask me how a doctor can put an IUD in wrong, i honestly have no clue)
As a trans guy, I really appreciate your non gendered language and “Don’t shame birth control takers” lecture. I’ve been taking birth control to stop my periods and I’m tired of nurses and pharmacists giving me dirty looks for being on the pill. Edit: To my transphobes out there, I’ve been going by He/Him for two years and have been a lot happier that way. I do wish to transition but it’s going to be a long time before I get hormones, let alone surgery. (By the time I’m eligible for top surgery I’ll be an adult anyway) It’s not like I can just go to the doctor and get them to book me in for permanent procedures, they do a bunch of interviews to make sure that I’m not going to regret this decision and it costs a lot of money.
I eventually found out that period underwear was a thing. Saved my life, my clothes, and my bedsheets. Dark chocolate and ginger candies got me through those pains.
As a guy trying to become an OBGYN specialist, I feel like this society should be more into educating younglings about such a topic so that no other kid gets traumatized I feel sorry for you Ilyssa power to you
I think boys and girls should be more educated on it early on. Too many girls get theirs young and Freak out about it because they don't know what's happening. And men just avoid the subject entirely like it's a forbidden topic. A lot of dudes seem to think the uterus is connected to the GI or the urethra 😂. Some of the stuff i've heard guys say regarding it is hilarious. Like - "How come womem can't do ultrasounds by swallowing a mini camera like those capsule endoscopy thingys?"
Its honestly infuriating to me that "abstinence only" sex ed is a thing. Its a product of puritanical nonsense that causes problems and solves none. The fact we've let reactionary conservatives dictate so much should be considered a national embarrassment.
My period was so heavy I got iron deficiency anemia. I was light headed, fatigued, my grades dropped, and it was also my first year in high school. The fatigue made it hard to talk /make friends, kinda important in freshman year. Oh yeah and my mom passed away so there was no one to tell me this wasn’t normal. Periods are great :D (srsly if you have symptoms ask ur doctor about it, it would have saved me a lot of trouble)
@@sleepdeprived5354 I had anemia because of a heavy period too! It was to the point where I fainted 3 times before I had to go to the hospital and get a blood transfusion. Now, I’m fine and I just have to take iron tablets everyday!
When I got my period when I was 10 most girls in my class already got their period, so I was worried but I also felt safe knowing most of the girls are my friends and best friends I knew that no one will judge me or make fun of me. 💗☺️
It’s so refreshing to see someone talk about reproductive health and periods in such a down to earth, realistic, and hilariously accurate way. I totally feel you on the women’s health being in the Stone Age thing. I also got my period at 10 and had debilitating cramps like you but I kept getting put on different painkillers that wouldn’t work. I explained to my doctors that the painkillers didn’t help and they would basically just shrug or suggest I was taking them incorrectly. They refused to put me on the pill until a month before my 14th birthday, when I got the period from hell. I bled so much I almost needed a blood transfusion because my hemoglobin levels were so low (TMI: It was so bad I dyed an entire bathtub’s worth of water light red in under an hour lol). Even when I was finally given a prescription for birth control, the clinic doctor wrote it for a medication that had been banned in Canada for over a decade and my mom and I had to wait another two hours in the waiting room to get it fixed. All while I was still bleeding. Thank you for making this video, it’s so helpful for young girls to be aware of this stuff. I know I would have killed to watch this as a young teen. OH ALSO for people who want to stop their period with the pill, fun fact you can just skip the placebos and keep taking the Mike Wazowskis. Obviously talk to your doc first and you might experience some light breakthrough bleeding at the start but your periods should stop if you stop taking the placebos. There’s nothing medically harmful about not getting a period, that week of placebos was only added to the pill in order to appease the Catholic Church back when the medication was invented. Ok hope this helps and that your uteruses chill out.
Hey! Just for the record your slightly wrong about the pills. You can absolutely skip the placebo week but about every three months or so you should have a period just to keep things clean and fresh in there. At least that's what my doctor said. But yea! No need to have a period every month.
@@MidnightDawn isn't that easily disproven by the other methods that stop your period with no side effects? What would be different about the pill that would necessitate a period?
@@arowace498 I'm not really an expert on it so I don't really know. I just know that's what my doctor told me. Maybe because other methods only sometimes stop your period whereas this one always does?
@@MidnightDawn @Midnight Dawn i'm not sure. For context, I'm a trans man and was on T for 2 years. T also completely stops one's period and, although there still needs to be research on how it effects the reproductive system, "keeping things fresh" in the uterus was never something that was posed as a risk. Although that's vague enough that i suppose it can mean many things. I've had to be off my hrt for a while and my cycle was consistent with my previous ones. I'm sure you can see where I'm skeptical of this but to be fair its possible that my endo simply didn't mention it. Trans people are always warned about the possibility of infertility and perhaps that fact is supposed to go hand in hand with it.
Illy’s videos are probably watched by a lot of kids, so it’s so cool that she’s dishing out education on such a topic. All genders should be informed about this.
It’s great how she talks about this on TH-cam, some people wouldn’t want to. But it’s good for people with a period to understand it more, and people who don’t have one to understand what people who do go through.
This is actually pretty crazy timing. I also had pretty crazy periods that would last over 2 months and at first was I extremely confused why my period would last that long but, after living with it for a while I grew to live with it and I really should have gotten checked out sooner. It turns out I had an ovarian cyst the size of a grapefruit and it can or can’t be cancerous. It was cancerous. I have one less ovary and a fallopian tube but, at least im feeling a lot better. THANKS, ILLY!!
I also got my period at age 10, it's been 4 years since then and they've gotten progressively worse over time. They used to last 5-6 days with a mostly light flow but now they range from 8-11 days with most being rather heavy. This video reminded me that I should probably get that checked out
Yo, same! Except for me i started at 11 I think. I recently got my blood drawn for testing since some period related illnesses(?) run in my family. Just know it does eventually get better with the right help! Hang in there :D
I just recently got an iud. This procedure was traumatic……if that’s how birth feels then I don’t want to have any kids. It was very painful and I had terrible nausea, my pain meds kicked in once me and my boyfriend left and I just rested. Women getting iuds are very brave and I salute you!
Damn I hope you’re okay.. My mom has an iud as well, and her experience with it scared the hell out of me lol. Again, hope you’re okay feeling better now
i remember that's the exact thought i had when i got my iud, but i especially just hated how intrusive it felt, my doctors were both women but it still felt uncomfortable and i hated it
@@jasperjazzie you should always feel safe with your doctors when getting a procedure like that done. My doctor ran it through how we would do the procedure and made sure I was okay and was very kind. If your gynecologist doesn’t make you feel comfortable then I recommend asking for a new one. If you live in Tucson I recommend doctor kleiner, she did my procedure and she’s fantastic. This goes out for everyone living in Tucson!
as someone who was not born with a uterus, this was a really informative (and pretty funny) video! i had no idea that contraceptives are actually really important in managing periods
im so glad you talked about "The Pill" being more than just as a birth control. Like I have a hormone imbalance and only found out when I was 19 with more bodily autonomy being a "adult". I never learned about problems with people having periods till as a adult and I even found other people with similar and other problems which The Pill and other things could help.
as an afab nonbinary person, i would like to personally thank you for not saying "girls" when reffering to who gets their period! "people with uteruses" is much more inclusive, and that is rare for me to see, and it made me happy :) thank you illy.
same!! but i actually didnt even notice it at first lol. i was actually wondering how this video DIDNT give me dysphoria lol makes sense and i cant overstate how much i appreciate that
I guess after 18 years of living as a boy this was the way that I was properly going to learn about the hassles and the general "What it's like" about periods... I just don't understand why they don't ever teach these stuff, it's embarrassing to see myself not knowing much until a few minutes ago. Hope for a better future that people get properly educated on every aspect of human lives. Just wanted to say thank you for making these videos. Keep it up! :)
@@weedbonermchitler4209 they’re basically saying that they appreciate how this guy took the effort to write this comment and even thank ily for helping him learn more, and that his girlfriend or female friend will be very lucky to have someone as accepting and open-minded as him.
Illy!! i just wanted to say, you make me feel so comfy in my own skin :) i used to feel so uncomfy being me, but you really helped me to feel better as myself! Just wanted to let you know :]
i feel comforted seeing other people talk about getting their periods at a young age (i also got mine at 10!). i also suffer from fibroids which are different from ovarian cysts but also cause a lot more pain during my cramps
My mom got hers when she was eight and I didn’t get mine till I was twelve going to 7th grade (yes, my mom had some health problems regarding that stuff but she’s fine)
I appreciate creators like you talking about this stuff because it's sad how many people aren't aware or choose to stay ignorant about the many struggles of having a period. I remember when mine started and I was 10, too; what a crazy ride my childhood was thanks to it. This stuff needs to be talked about more openly and not shunned or treated with disgust.
I really didn’t know anyone who deals with ovarian cysts ( I know many women suffer with it but I didn’t know anyone personally) it makes me feel better knowing someone who went through/ is going thought the same thing. I actually had to have a major surgery to remove one of the dang cysts that weighed 8 pounds and if I didn’t have it removed I would have suffered kidney failure. Anyway, thanks for sharing illy.
I'm trans ftm and I have severe ovarian cyst, landed me in hospital more than a few times on morphine :.) I used to have to stay home from work/school when I got my period because the pain was so bad it Made me projectile my lunch onto the closest thing next to me. So I got put on the pill and advised NOT to take the placibo. So constant pill. Then I started my testosterone and thankfully after 4 months on it. My period has stoped (knock on wood)
More PCOS here! I also have uterine polyps thanks to the excess hormones, and last year I had to have surgery to remove them, and my OBGYN couldn't finish the SURGERY because there was TOO MUCH BLOOD. Woo. So I got to take two weeks of tranexamic acid. Woo.
As a girl without a uterus hearing about this kind of stuff is always really weird for me because for as many people with them who tell me "thank God you never have to deal with this it's the worst thing ever" part of me can't help but feeling like I'm missing out on a very formative experience that most other girls deal with. Either way I do my best to not let it get to me and try to remind myself that there's more to being a girl than bleeding every month. I'm really happy to see content creators like illy being willing to put themselves out there like this and talk about uncomfortable topics as it's super helpful for everyone, keep up the great work and I'll be here for you no matter what!
sister, you are BLESSED to not have one of these things. I'm a dude with a uterus, my periods are hell. You ain't missing _shit-_ [unless you're a masochist /j]
My mom has fertility issues, along with ovarian cists as well, which caused her period to be very irregular, and even more horrible then it needed to be. She went on birth control at the ripe old age of seventeen, and people pretty much hated her for it. Thanks for this video, illy. Its important that people hear this stuff. Insane that even men who have been educated on thus stuff underestimate it and tell us to "stop being overdramatic"
The birth control ever worked for me. I've had irregular periods. Was on the green and white birth control pills. I've taken them as the doctor directed me to. But they made my period way worse.
I’m a guy so the only reason why I watched this was to educate myself on the female body so I can understand what they go through, and I have left this video feeling like I’ve learned a lot. Thank you for making this video I’ll use this knowledge to be a better person
I can add to your curiousity - and add on top, i am a guy to be asex, as in not interested in anyone and glad like frigg to learn about this morbid biology bit which haunts these with a uterus. Understanding fosters empathy!
Finally, someone who shows birth control can be taken to help with periods! I had to start mine at age 14 I believe because I hadn’t had a period in half a year and my hormones were out of balance. Seeing someone else talking about this makes it feel more outwardly acceptable, so thanks for sharing your story Illy!
I’m so happy they talked about it too. I used up to 5 pads per day butttt the heavyyyy flow and long ones because it was that bad. I’d even have big clots. My mother has had heavy periods her entire life as well. Can it be genetic? One of the other reasons I can come up with is how low I am in iron (anemia). No embarrassment saying any of this. It needs to be talked about MORE.
Yup! It's so surprising how many important things birth control can help with where preventing pregnancy is just one of the [very likely] side effects. I had to start taking it in order to stop psychotic thoughts which were gradually worsening each period- my hormones were completely out of whack, and the pill balances them. Now I just get very emotional, which is far less scary and far more manageable 😂👌
im incredibly jealous for all the people who's moms talked about it normally and helped them through it, i just suffered in silence cause my mom never brought it up, and whenever she did it was awkward and obvious that she grew up when it was very stigmatized and was just telling me the same things her mom did.
My mom gave me the talk when I wad littllleeee. I got my perios when I was ten, so i knew what was happening. Still didn't tell my mom for dour days bc I was nervous
Everytime my mom went to the bathroom, she would ask me to bring her a pad and she would tell me what it was and how to put it on, I was just 3 watching her and didn't really comprehend at the time but now i really appreciate it. there was never a "talk" it was just normal, everyday conversation that would come up sometimes. i never was scared once i got my period, just more confused if i got it or not. And my whole family congratulated me after lol. She even talked to me about her birth control when i was younger since she had to leave for an appointment and i asked why. She explained she had to get her iud replaced so she didn't have anymore of me 😅
So funny how periods are considered gross when at least half the population have gone through it or are going through it literally every month. Yet people are too scared to talk about them.
As a male I don't consider it gross when people talk about these kinds of stuff around me I just feel very uncomfortable cause It feels like I'm intruding into private subjects like these about women. It feels like that these kinds of subject should only be discussed by women, Though I do try my best to accommodate my freinds or family when there going through these kinds of things
@@inkinc8840 yeah but nah bc generally anything around men is openly discussed. every girl knows how men's sexual organs work and not vise versa. In schools they go far more in depth about men's sexual health and organs than females. And girls I know aren't afraid to talk about male stuff so why are men uncomfortable? OH I know why. Because for once its not them being talked about.
The implant’s main side effect is that it can make you bleed like literally every day, so make sure you pay attention to your symptoms if you go on it! It made me anemic but i felt like i just had to push through it because i didn’t know better. Getting it removed after a year was one of the best decisions I ever made.
My friend was the exact same way and ending up going on the pill, it took time but eventually found a pill that worked for her. Honestly the hoops thing some people have to go through is not talked about enough
Yeah, don't mind me "dealing" with daily bleeding for nearly 2 years before having it removed.... everyone I know who had the implant didn't have a period at all. I was not so lucky.
The relating was too real. Thank you for this Illy. As someone with PCOS who needs the pill to regulate themselves hormonally it can be hard to explain my needs, even living outside the US. The pill and other menstrual products are healthcare and don’t deserve shame or ridicule.
There’s a pill…? 👀 I just found out I have PCOS, but I was immediately told to lose weight . I’ve been trying to and am making semi process , but what is said pill that you are speaking of🤔 Please let me know 😅 ( I have to make light of the situation because it’s a way tht I cope and not get depressed about it, but fr, I know people are dealing with PCOS differently) Edit: the pill is birth control - BRUH. I’m leaving my shame here for everyone else to enjoy and laugh at. I also have a story in regards to the pill, but that’s for another time. I was 🌼denied for the pill because I was and currently am not sexually active🌼
I completely understand the weight loss concern. I’ve been trying for years but my body just does not want to cooperate. Congrats on the progress tho. I’m sorry you’re being denied access to what you need. It can be really scary I was basically shamed away from it for the longest time by my mother and was on homeopathic meds and metformin (a medication meant for diabetics) which, while I understand they can worked great for some, sent me into a physical hell that I’m still trying to recover from. So know that even if it’s scary right now you’re not alone. Life goes on and we can still have tons of great experiences. Stay safe!
@@AceliaKnightingaleee I think she's referring to THE Pill [birth control; it helps to regulate our hormones, since people with PCOS tend to produce higher amounts of testosterone]. I take it, too, and it definitely helps. I hate the "lose weight" advice; one of the hardest things about PCOS is that it makes weight loss both harder to achieve and to maintain,
@@PhoenixRising87 lol yeah I found out 😂 that was a “my bad” on my part lmao YES! The weight loss advice is killer. Like, sure, I do understand HOWEVER let me go ahead and lose half of my mass and I still have it. What y’all gonna say then?👀 But it’s fine though - still vibing 🥺⚡️✌🏾
As a married man, I am in awe of what my wife is capable of even when she is on her period. I've obviously never experienced period cramps and I don't want to, but my conservative guess is that it's like getting kicked in the goolies really hard but with blood. I wish there wasn't a stigma about an uncontrollable natural process as well.
Nah, for me it's nothing like getting kicked, balls or anywhere else for that matter. Getting kicked, slapped, punched etc starts out really intense and slowly fades out till it doesn't hurt anymore. My cramps are more like a strong headache. It's continuous and last for hours at the same intensity. Well, at this point in my life I don't let it continue for hours, I take painkillers.
I feel you!! I got my first period a month after my sister, She was 13 years old, and I was 9. I had significantly worse cramps from her, ending up in the hospital a few times due to how abnormally painful they were. Despite that, they ruled out nothing was wrong with my body even after that, but I found out now as an adult that I have Endometriosis, which causes my abnormally painful periods.
thank you Maaz for voicing the little gremlin boy!!! th-cam.com/channels/Q9HvHH-KRYHI5ynj2kbLwQ.html
amazing video
Good job illy
Gremlin boy indeed. I know somebody like that who is HIGHLY uneducated on that topic.
That was maaz? Damn
Awesome
There was one perk of going to an all-girls school in high school, and that was that you could literally yell down any hallway, "Does anyone have a tampon??" and like 6 would be thrown in your direction
oh i wish i was in an all girls school
@@andreaashby9431 oh me too
I'm going to an all girls in secondary school!! That'll be fun
@@andreaashby9431 all girl schools are crazy
An all girls school is fun until you aren't allowed to go the toilet during lessons 🙃
I remember in middle school, one of my classmates bled through her skirt and most of the guys were making fun of her for it, except this one guy. He was like "Imagine if it was your daughter. Don't make fun of her for that." He was so mature for doing that and I never forgot it.
Respect man
My respects
Yes this is *R E S P E C T*
Respect
Why do they always have to imagine it's their daughter, or sister, or mother to respect a woman. Why can't they just be respectful just cuz she is a person? Do we do the same for males? "Imagine he's your son or brother bla bla..."
Some people getting earlier periods is exactly why it should be taught in school as early as 4th grade. We should also normalize them. It’s so annoying that no one can talk about it without worrying about kids (normally boys) making jokes about it. Like you said, it’s natural, everyone should be taught that.
totally agree. I had a friend of mine who my mom told me later in life that she got her period when she was 8 !! like, that's crazy, and we wouldn't get any education about periods and other biological things until we were 11... i can only hope my friend's parents were good enough at explaining how it all worked and i hope she didn't suffer much. But it must be extremely scary
@@Forever_Muffin Or getting them in school. That must also be nerve racking. This is another thing we should normalize, carrying pads/tampons in our backpacks even if we haven’t started our period yet. It would make things a lot less awkward for unexpected periods.
While i do agree with you there are still girls who get theirs as early as 6, like my cousin, and I got mine at 8. It's something parents should talk about as soon as their young girl is potty trained. Helps avoid confuson
@@Forever_Muffin I also got mine at 8.. I can tell you it wasn't fun lol. I did have a couple friends who were jealous despite me telling them over and over they did NOT want anything to do with this..
@@Syeona Of course, but I mean in school. Most 6 year olds really don’t care about that, but older kids like to poke fun at it. If it is taught in school at an earlier age, it will be more normalized. Less kids would make fun of others for having a period.
The sad part of my first period is
1. I was 11
2. Nobody was home when it happened.
3. It was the only day I couldn't call family
I’m sorry :( ❤
Ohhhhh :(
Same😭 I was nine (my mom ran to the shop)
Then she came back and I was sobbing ✨
Can't compare stories though,it still probably scared/made you sad
Aww that’s so sad but isn’t 11-12 average?
@@haybears most girls don't get their period until their about 13 to 15
@@Aliyah_iscool I’m pretty sure average is around 11-13 but u do u ig
As a guy, I'm lil more understanding of how horrible periods are, I'm sorry and from now on I'm doing whatever I can to help my female friends. Thank you for your time.
💞💖 it's great to see people like you in the comments!
You are one of the good ones! It is nice to know that there are actually people like you out there
Awe this is sweet
You don’t have to be sorry it’s really the schools fault for not teaching both male and female about this. Also men and women are raised differently so I don’t blame you at all. It’s good you have an opened mind though.
I wish I could help my female friend regarding this, but I don't think she would want to discuss something like this or want me involved in it in any way.
I was a late bloomer and was jealous of the other cool grown up girls with periods. When I finally got mine, I literally wanted to die.
SAME
Same I was asleep so I didn't notice till I was changing for school (I went to school without a pad cause I thought it would go away 😅😅😅
Recoil
Same everyone got it around 11ish and I got it when I was 13 or so and I was so jealous when I got it I legit couldn’t sleep for days on end due to the heavy flow, and my own mother didn’t even explain yet buy me sanitary pads for my needs, my sister had to get them for me :(
@reyxh4dez wait what. I goy mine at 8! WHY MEEE ITS SO FLIPPING ANNOYINGGGG
I'm 42 and married with 2 kids, and I just learned more about menstrual cycles from this one video than I knew my whole life.
Thanks for the education.
The American education system, everybody...
Get a load of this society
Oh my, if you ever feel like learning more @MamaDoctorJones is a great place to hear from an OBGYN.
Same I’m 27 lol
@@kartikmishra1935 we learned about this in 5th and birth control in 9th.. what the heck is your school doing.
The “highly attuned sense of smell” was too relatable
Fun fact about periods: They CAN have the same sort of pain levels as a heart attack and help you gain a stronger pain tolerance (for stuff, like pregnancy)
Edit: jeez, thank you guys for these likes! Im also sorry I didnt clarify the "CAN" earlier
You really had an heart attack in your private part to experience this?
@@ujwalakadam9940 🤨
@@ujwalakadam9940 your not being serious.. right?
I heard it was as painful as a miscarriage
Really? Because my pain tolerance is shit.
Finally, someone who talks about this in a manner that isn’t off putting and is relatable. Birth control isn’t only for pregnancy situations, but these ones.
Periods aren’t disruptive and you’re supposed to be able to function as normal as possible while being on a period, but it feels life ending when i can barely even walk to the bathroom without being in pain and it’s soul crushing to not be able to enjoy my favorite food for a week where I need something comforting.
I have 2 weeks of cramps before the soul crushing week. 😂
@@taylorwilliams2880 that actually sucks, im sorry for you
Edit : now that you say that, i woke up and found out my period came after sleeping in longer than usual and not being hungry
Well everyone that has cramps while I don’t have any lucky me
@@0nly.cilicia373 (ﾉ*0*)ﾉ
@@taylorwilliams2880 I think you need to go to the doctor for that, because that's not healthy or normal
One thing that does bother me a lot is when people complain about “the smell” that is left behind in a bathroom when someone is on their cycle. It’s very annoying because people act like we can control it, when it’s natural. We know it smells bad, but you don’t have to keep bringing it up in a negative manor. It’s as if they expect it to smell like sweet perfume😒.
What?? small isn't strong tho
@@gidol1469 its pretty strong, especially if you have a heavy flow so your pad is full and your inner thighs are thoroughly coated in blood. Period poops also have a terrible stench.
At least for me.
Yes I do change my pads frequently.
I have a heavy flow, and vaginas sweat just like balls so it can smell like a musty, freshly gored slaughterhouse. And periods cause me diarrhea. So yeah. Can be rank.
To be honest I don't see why people complain about it, I've heard men and women (gay women) talk about how it's normal for it to happen. Most of the time
(Slight gross warning)
They say they like it. Not to say everyone should but we can't really control the smell, yk?
Idk maybe you could be considerate and spray the bathroom afterwards with air freshener. Just a thought
this video was one of my first ever watched educational videos on menstruation, taught me better than puberty ed. thanks, illy.
It's extremely liberating to see these types of "taboo" Topics being talked about. We should normalise reproductive health consulting. Great video illy
@@oreopixel3257 why shouldn’t we
I agree 10000%
@@oreopixel3257 .o.
@@oreopixel3257 but... it is a normal thing. It shouldn’t be something that is “taboo” and frowned upon. It should be something that if someone wants to give advice, talk about it, etc, they should be able to,
Thank you so much for your heart illy 😭😭😭😭😭😭
I love how the kid admits he’s wrong.
You have be be a strong person to admit your wrong like that
Fr
yo are you crazy? its out of respect not to admit your mistakes. i always do that.
@@mxriamimagine3399 As an action figure from the owl house once said, "A real man never takes accountability." And sadly for a lot of people, that's true.
@@fangirl3086 ok
@@fangirl3086 strong man
As someone who’s had a baby and got an IUD, I can confirm that IUD’s feel like childbirth. I took the max of ibuprofen and acetaminophen before my appointment and still wished I had taken something stronger. If strong drugs are offered for labor, I can’t understand why they can’t be offered for an IUD too. I’m dreading the day that I get it removed.
Having it removed is MUCH easier. A very quick moment of pain, then complete relief.
@@mandyleigh1392 is right. After 5 years when I had mine removed, it wasnt nearly as bad. They offered to reinsert one same day and I just couldn't do it. I couldn't even imagine how 21 year old me had gotten it in on the first place. I tried going back two separate times later to get a new one and neither time was I able to manage it.
Insertion of it is so so painful but the removal isnt anywhere near as bad.
I'm forcing them to give me pain meds, if they wouldn't do a vasectomy without meds, they can't operate on me without them.
I got one at 16, and that was probably the worst pain I'd ever been in, and I'm terrified when I have to get it out, which isn't much longer from now.
My first one was awful and i expected getting it out to be the same but it was more awkward than anything. Getting the second one put in was worse cause they assumed i could take the bigger one. Same experience of leaving on wobbly legs feeling faint and drained only further from home and i collapsed and had to whole body limp and heavy go back inside and tell myself ive done this before and im not dying. Like in a cold sweat. Instant cramps like I've never experienced and called my mum breathing like I've run a marathon for help.
Fine a day later the first time. The second time it took about 4 months for the spotting to stop. And the random cramps. And the trapped gas. When it all hit together some days... honestly wanted someone to just end it in any way (this from someone who celebrates no longer being suic....) I'm like 14months into it and my cramps are more painful than ever, but ive never been as consistent.
I do miss having no period though.
THE TRUTH IS ON UR FIRST PERIOD IT DOES NOT HURT THE SECOND ONE IT ACTUALLY FEELS LIKE SOMEONE IS GRABBING YOUR STOMACH AND PULLING OUT YOUR GUTS
soo child birth?
When I was in high school, I was taking birth control but I still was getting pretty heavy periods- like I couldn’t even use a tampon, heavy. One day I was in the library with my boyfriend at the time, just chatting and I got up to go somewhere and he saw that my chair was COVERED in blood. He immediately shot up out of his chair, wrapped his sweatshirt around my waist and told me to go to the nurse and have them call my mom to come pick me up. He stayed behind and cleaned the entire mess for me. He’s still a good friend to this day, and I’ll never forget how amazing and valid that interaction made me feel.
He has my blessing
Omg he sounds like a angel
i like farting often
That’s a good bf right there❤
Yep, he's a keeper
My male doctor convinced me to get an iud. I’ve had it for a little over a year now and although i like what it does for me, it was a horrible experience that i wouldn’t wish on anyone else. The pain of them inserting it was so bad i cried and had to hold back from screaming. After they finished i cried so hard and felt like i had been assaulted because the iud wasn’t even something i wanted, my doctor talked me into it and didn’t tell me how painful it was going to be. I was in so much pain for a week afterwards, i could hardly move. Worst pain of my life tbh. It was great to hear you compare it to childbirth, makes me feel like the pain i felt was real. My doctor made it seem like i shouldn’t be in so much pain and downplayed it the whole time
I had an IUD insertion that I had to stop partway through since the tenaculum hurt so bad, so I called a bunch of clinics and found one that did a shot of lidocaine and I didn’t feel the insertion at all! Its criminal that this isn’t standard practice, and for anyone who can I highly recommend getting the lidocaine on your cervix !!
@@dorjgothegreat2740 i got my iud inserted under anaesthesia at hospital. idk if that’s bc im in australia or what but thank god i did, bc recovery was almost pain free.
I had the opposite experience. I had to tell a male doctor on 2 or 3 separate occasions that I want an IUD. I used my school's healthcare and got a lovely female doctor for the insertion. The school nurse held my hand and helped me with breathing rhythm, she was an angel. The insertion felt absolutely awful and I spend like 5-10 minutes in a bathroom, worried I'd throw up from the pain. Later on it felt like bad period cramps. I believe the pain was gone in about 3 days. Worth it.
In some places, I've noticed that doctors are really pushy about the long term forms of birth control like IUDs and implants. I once had a long argument with a nurse who WOULD NOT STOP telling me I should be on an IUD or depo, when what I was trying to do was get my Nexplanon removed because I had a complication.
Especially in lower income areas with high rates of teen/unplanned pregnancies they borderline force it on you because they're not sure if they'll get another chance to see you and they don't want you reproducing (unplanned) and making the county health stats worse.
Edit to add:
I noticed it especially in areas with high populations of non-white people. The health departments try their best to stop people from having babies. But of course, you still need your husband's permission to get your tubes tied.
Thank you for sharing your story. Doctors treat women like trash.
Love all the little anime things in the back and how relateable this is
Can we talk about the picture of kovu from the lion king 2 simba's pride
Another horrible side effect of periods that wasn’t mentioned here is is emotional pain that comes with it. I don’t get cramps, but I become severely depressed and anxious before and during my period. My OBGYN informed me of a severe form of PMS called PMDD, which can take on the form of depression during PMS. I take anti-depressants to help manage the symptoms.
Same here🙋♀️ glad to know I'm not the only one
it’s so frustrating when people don’t understand this problem!! hope we can bring more awareness to it
I hate how I just learned this from a TH-cam comment section 🥲 I thought it was normal to just feel um strong feelings to unalive before starting a period sob now I may myself also ask about this next visit to the obgyn 😞
Glad my periods have always been, by all means, easy. I do bleed *a lot* but I only get cramps on the first day and the rest is smooth sailing. I’m especially glad I don’t experience mood swings. I can’t imagine how embarrassing it must be in certain settings, so shout out to you guys for being so strong 💪
Mine isn’t too bad, but I’m still not a delight when it happens 😅
I love Mother Nature's design and personality you gave her,, I love how sassy she is and how she really doesn't hold back with *violence*
She reminds me of Gæa from Greek Mythology
@@omnicupid6694
I haven't heard of Gæa before, are they a god(dess) of some sort?
Mother Nature is harsh.
It’s man (or women) vs nature
@@Mothman_The_Moth They're a Primordial goddess in Greek Mythology, the literal embodiment of Earth. She is the mother of the Titans and grandmother of the gods of Olympus. You can look her up if you want to learn more, she's pretty cool.
@@omnicupid6694
Ooooo
I remember when this girl in 5th grade got there period and blood bled through her skirt and got all over her seat she was humiliated and some girls went over asked to go to the bathroom to get pads and tissues for this girl while the boys laughed she was crying but would not move . I stayed still and watched since I hadn’t gotten mine , I was terrified watching someone go through that. To anyone who has gone through this WE ALL LOVE YOU!
@Glaze96 Yh
Something happened to me very similar! I bled through my shorts 3 times one day at school and I didn't notice until the boys in my class stared laughing at me. I asked my friends about it and the entire half of my jeans were SOAKED!!! My pad must've moved due to the way I was sitting. But my school didn't have extra shorts, and I had to wear a jacket around my waist ALL DAY. I was only in 5th grade! I finally told the teacher and she wrote them all up!
I also bleed on a chair but the worst part was that it was a stool so there was bright red stains on the chair, it was super embarrassing
@@crimson.1172 Tysm for your story x
me: *Gets it the wrong way*
hey illy, ty for making relatable content!!! ive watched you for years, and that helped me overcome yesterday, when i finally got my first period!!
I got mine 3 days ago. This is my 4th day and I underestimated how much blood there is😭
I'm a 13 year old dude but I like these kinds of videos to educate me on periods so I can talk and relate to the girls having a hard time with "death cramps" and so I know how to comfort them.
Aw that's really nice
So sweet of you!!!
I got my period when I was 8
My mom said its because I eat too much chicken nuggets and kettup
Is that true
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
You’re such an attention seeker and a people pleaser
aww
As a guy, a female friend of mine was complaining about this and I kinda acted like it was disturbing. After watching this, I feel bad for doing that. I'll apologize.
Edit: I apologized and she said that it was ok and thanked me for apologizing
Definitely apologize lol. Had someone do that to me and never apologize feels shitty
it is ok. As long as you know better now.
as long as you apologize and learn from your mistake, its ok
I'm sure she'll appreciate the apology. Not many guys will feel bad for what they say especially if it's about this topic. You go man!
@@jenny_nyx7808 same here. I remember I was in immense pain due to cramps and I was trying to sleep it off since it usually works for me and he responded with "you know that won't help right" and to this day he still hasn't apologized
As a male, my father told me that teenage girls get these pills because their fathers don’t exactly trust them. Thanks for sharing that there is an entirely different reason that involves a lot less mistrust, but I think that things like this should be more widely known.
Yup there's many different reasons to go on BC
In my family my mom and sister both got BC because they have anemia so heavy bleeding when your body can't get it back in place isn't ideal.
For me it was also a blood thing but also scary things are happening in my state and I don't wanna take a chance of any abuse leading to my worst fear.
I got my piried at 10
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damn no offense but your father is kinda misogynist
@@_ASMR._.Channel_I got mine at 7
@@hailmuseI get u girl😭💀🩸
Watching this on the day I got my first period cuz I’ve been saving it since!!
same
Same
When I was in 4th grade I got up out of my seat my friend whispered in my ear “you’re bleeding through your tights…” apparently she also was on her period aswell and gave me a pad to help. She’s still my best friend to this day. Thank you Natalie so much for helping me!
Haha u had a period 😂😂😂 hold it! No pads or nothin
Thats such a wonderful friend you have there! I wonder if my friend would do that for me... Probably not 😅
I was wearing leggings when I got mine, I still don’t know if anyone noticed
Lucky I’m the only one who’s on their period in 4th grade
@@river-of-noodles girl that’s me too connection
As a guy, what we were taught in school made it really difficult to empathize with girls about their periods. I really wish it were explained better and that sex ed techers wouldn't pretend like we don't really need to know much about the other gender's biological processes.
My teacher said we’d learn about this in 5th grade
Exactly. It’s how we get more mansplainers telling guys to not date girls who have a certain looking….you know what
@@rolfthebolf wait what
@@rolfthebolf What the hell is this person talking about?
i feel like some edp445 watching this video because i am a male
as a 16 year old male, I feel like I have no right to watch this video, but I wanna know more about periods because it's a serious matter and I wanna be able to at least help and be understanding if I ever have a girlfriend who is going through their period.
I already made sure to NEVER make jokes about periods, well, period. It's not a laughing matter and lots of women do not and never appreciate jokes about how an uncontrollable part of their body works.
As a 16yo female, I wish more guys were this understanding! Thank you
-Picks up crown-
-Here king ,you dropped this
As a 14 year old male I can tell you that I probably know more about periods than most of the girls in my grade. Don't know if thats a good or a bad thing...
no right to watch this video? You do you but that’s a weird way to think…
I was just curious
0:21 has me laughing so hard
as a guy watching this, i always knew people had a struggle with this specific topic and i already had alot of respect for them putting through with it. especially with all the embarrassment and lots of problems because of how uncalled it can be sometimes. After seeing this video, i grew a MUCH more respect because getting an actual representation with how painful procedures and the period itself is, i realize how much someone can go through and i have mad respect for all that go through this every month and even those who don't have it anymore but did go through it. For all those out there, i may not know the real struggle but with the idea of it, don't feel embarrassed, if someone judges you or makes fun of you for it, ignore it. A natural body function shouldn't be made fun of or laughed at. Hope all those out there get through it. Good luck all!
Thank you for being a good human being! Ik it's the bare minimum but it's rare to see understanding people on the internet these days 😄 as a woman, we appreciate it a lot
@@sucharitaMCK Happy to make someones day
@@bugging-out9250 For people who do that, i know it's really rude and just disrespectful. Please, don't let that stop you. i believe every roadblock is a chance for redemption, a way to say "yea, I'm hurting, I'm struggling, but I won't let it stop me." Times are hard rn for lots of people, whether its recent situation, trauma, or things that you don't like and feel uncomfortable with, i believe with the right mindset, you can get through it. so go talk to those people, go have fun and laugh. Don't let someone who brings you down leave you down. Let them know, show them that they won't stop you. Best of luck to you, I bet you'll make tons of new friends in no time
Wait they experience it every month?
@@PossumFromRijeka
Yup. Every. Month. Its a pain in the ass.
I think the weirdest thing with my school and how they taught sex ed was how girls were taught everything about their own bodies *and* what guys went through, but guys were only taught about themselves in depth and kinda just glossed over girls' biological issues. It just made things so difficult in the end. Sadly enough, it even managed to distance me from like all my guy friends because my periods were so bad and parents were in the boomer mindset of "You don't need a gyno unless you're pregnant and periods are just painful, get over it." so I just never had help (like, I'd nearly faint in class from the pain, stairs were a no, and even getting on and off the school bus was a risk). So ofc I was on the grumpy side and because of the whole "you're just being dramatic" belief, well, bye bye guy friends. Still in a lot of pain with my cycle, still trying to get my doc to investigate what's going on with me (or at least suggest something like the arm injection or even just the pill, because that has to be better than Ibuprofen for five days each month). All in all, it sucks.
Seriously guy friend?? Why u have him in the first place
@@gidol1469 What's wrong with having guy friends??
Ooh boy, the amount of times I’ve had to have people help me up and down stairs 😂
exactly! this is probably why men make stupid comments about periods. they're not even educated on the topic of tthem
Men just act so stupid on the topic of periods. They think we are just acting dramatic. They shouldn't be saying stuff like that since they have no idea at all what it feels like
A perk of having your period is that ALL the girls have your back. Even the ones that hate you.
I once asked for a pad in a girls bathroom, even the girls who hated me all slid their pouches beneath the door of my bathroom stall. I had about 5 pouches full of feminine products in that moment, full of pads and tampons.
Another time, a little 7th grader went back to her class for me, to grab me a pad after I bled through my undergarments. I didn't know this girl, didn't even know her name, but all I remember is that she was as cute as a button, and she saved my social life that day.
Wait thats so sweet
@@etherealeun_ it made me feel really good- even though it was just feminine products
@YourdadL i hope you two at least get along better
This is girl code
No matter if you hate someone you give them a pad/tampon
I can't relate, every girl at my school thought you were a heathen for even thinking about a period, even though they all had theirs as well. I once got shamed for opening a pad in the women's restroom by three girls, one of which was also on her period at the time.
I love how you wrote “ Never” on the pads packet when it was supposed to be “always”
I have never heard anyone else mention ovarian cysts in these talks, which is something that I encountered in my early high school years and people always made me feel embarrassed about having that issue, especially at such a young age. Appreciated everything about this video :)
It's even worse when you have an incredibly sexist teacher, rip to my best friend who got held back in the class later than dismissal time with awful cramps and our teacher saying "if you can stay in the bathroom during class then you can stay in the class during dismissal!"
That's when bloody pads/tampons need to be thrown
^ yeah, and maybe a trip to admin...that’s not okay. How long will it take teachers (even the ones with a uterus) to realize that people can’t f*cking hold it?
boys ruined the bathrooms this year in school (peeing on walls, throwing trash and food on floors, etc etc) so next year, guys and girls will have a specific time to use the bathroom and teachers will have to check the bathrooms after each person goes. and i’m talking all the girls and guys in the building (this building is 7-8, but they are really big classes) and i just have a to of questions regarding just general normal bathroom usage problems and more specific panic attacks/other health problems (i have had many times were i have to tack a break from class in the bathrooms and my freind gets really bad panic attacks), and just overall period problems. but oh well ig i’ll bleed through my uniform becuase some guys peed on the walls
@@imjustasconfusedasyou at my school the bathrooms weren’t unisex in the first place, but the students liked to take off the locks so there would be, like, 5 stalls that were unusable
Damn
Really cool to see someone talk about this. Despite periods being a normal part of life it's still considered pretty 'taboo' to talk about so its really nice getting to hear someone else trying to normalize talking about periods and spreading helpful information to those of us going through the same thing
I agree, Also, LOVE UR PFP
Omg Lilly the tissue in the animation Is bloody!
One of the only 2 times I’ve ever fainted in my life was from period cramps. My vision went white and next thing I know I’m two inches away from busting my head on the sink in a friend’s bathroom as I fall. Pain like that should never be normalized and I’m so glad you found a solution.
Wtf ur condition isn't normal and sadly many women are ignorant af about their body and think that this type of things normal
I thought was the only one. Whenever I have bad cramps I get lightheaded but I never ended up fainting. Stay safe
Please check with your doctors about this!
Don’t worry guys! I barely get cramps anymore. I have no idea why but they just stopped eventually. Maybe it was just the hormones of being a teenager? Maybe some other unrelated medication I take somehow had a side effect of helping? Idk, but I’m so glad I don’t get them anymore they were horrible. Thank y’all for the concern tho!
I started experiencing frequent faints almost every time i im about to have my period or during my period for the last four years. And occasionally like once a year i will get a severe severe pain where i feel like im dying and at the brink of my life. It’s the worst feeling ever. I get nauseous, constipated or have diarrhea, body trembling, sever cramps, numbing on hands or legs, distorted vision, and it felt like an earthquake in my head and felt like it was moving around my body. And when I went to the doctor they said there isn’t anything wrong with me even after blood tests and he said it was probably an anxiety attack :// BUT LIKE HOW COME I GET IT WHEN IM COMPLETELY FINE??
As a young woman who also got her period at ten in 5th grade, I can completely relate to the "How loud pads are" part. Like, why does Always ultra thin have to make an announcement and let everybody know that I'm on my forbidden ketchup water fountain?
Edit: And yes, I *did* like my own comment. Fight me.
"forbidden ketchup water fountain" is the best way to describe periods 😂
@@goldeneagletruckingllc5984 ik
OMG THAT DESCRIPTION OF IT LMAO
I got my period when I was nine, and when I had to open a pad in the school bathroom once, I was BERATED by the other girls. They kept making fun of me, and it made me feel SO EMBARRASSED. It was awful. It took me six years to realize that I shouldn’t be embarrassed
@@RememberYourSafeword They used to accuse me of eating candy in the bathroom and told the teacher that I was, so I got in trouble for not sharing my "candy" with the class 💀
After years of experiencing "feminine pain" (and going through 6 different doctors) I found one that believed that I was in pain and diagnosed with vulvodynia. Which is something we don't really understand and seems more like a catch all term for unexplainable "feminine pain" than anything else. On top of that, periods always gave me migraines, intense cramps, and panic attacks. I talked to that sixth doctor and decided to get an iud. It was the worst pain I have experienced in my life. I threw up in her office several times. I had to call my roommate to get a ride home because I nearly fainted (he also thought I was dying so went to the store and came back with buckets of ice cream). It was God awful. I've since switched doctors (because during a check up she "forgot" I dealt with intense pain and I ended up having a panic attack in her office), but I will absolutely get another iud. No periods for nearly 5 years has been amazing.
thank you so much for sharing your story I bet it will help others with similar problems learn what they should do to help and it really highlights that there's so much we have yet to learn in the realm of female health dude to the fact there's just not enough research
I've been wondering about iuds and didn't come across any info about the pain with insertion. The office I spoke to was like "we just put it in you and it lasts for a few years" For me not getting periods makes me nervous because I'm usually painless and regular and when it is irregular I worry that I may have an "accident" even though I was safe. So I wonder if my brain would finally allow me to not worry about not bleeding every month. Thank you for sharing
I dunno I think i'll stick to having periods rather than none. I am on the pill and have been for 4 yrs or so my main concern is what could happen long term
Thank you for sharing your story. I’m so sorry that your doctors were less than pleasant. But I commend your strength to get the IUD. I have a lot of issues that interfere with me getting the IUD personally, but I am proud to see that others are so strong 💪🏻
I love how you took content that is still not talked about openly enough, and made it accessible with great information and relatable experiences. I was 10 when I got my first period and let me tell you the struggle bus was real right from the start. No one in my class had started theirs either, and I had a MALE teacher that year. The "kool aid" in my bed was bad enough, but on chairs .... I remember wishing I could sink through the floor and never reappear. Even worse was having to sneak into the bathroom before gym class to change into my uniform because I didn't want anyone to see the "GIANT" pads I had to use. Oh god and the horror of being in a bathroom stall and trying to quietly open a pad package. Seriously, I may as well have blasted I HAVE MY PERIOD over the school PA system! By the time I was in university I was taking whole bags of extra clothing to school, and a crazy amount of pads with me everywhere just incase. Finally, I got a doctor that understood why this SUCKED!! She didn't give me the whole "your body is changing be proud" lecture. Instead she said that there were options and we weighed them all out. To this day the only thing that has worked for my roller coaster of hormones is an injection every three months. I just wish content like this was around back then, because I wouldn't have felt like a complete weirdo, and maybe would have known what questions to ask and where to get help for my experience sooner.
Got damn, I relate so hard. Opening a pad in a bathroom has to be one of the most embarrassing things, and it shouldn’t be! People shouldn’t be shamed or made fun of for having a function every biological female has. I’m glad you got help!
I realize that i may be one of the luckiest girls out there. Got my period at 13 which is a reasonable age. Never bled in the bed or on chairs. Never had a heavy flow. Only cramped slightly the day before but after that I had no other symptoms. I got pads that were a size up than what I needed so I didn’t have to change it at school. I literally put on a pad, forgot about it, then when I got in the shower I took it out (which doesn’t really sound that healthy lol) The only problem I’ve had with my period was my moodiness and fatigue. I was SOOO tired all the time and was short tempered. So in that aspect I’m dying.
Edit: btw for those who might say “you probably don’t have enough hormones” or “that isn’t normal” I’ve had regular periods since I first started and I’ve never had any issues regarding my health. Every girl is different and this is what’s normal for me
@myfriendjustin
Same! Most of the time I’m not even tired, and there was a little bit of blood in the bed in the beginning, because I was really bad at applying pads haha
I had to learn by my self that this was completely normal and that at some point in someone's life they're going to go through it. I'm not embarrassed about it anymore because it's a completely normal body function that shouldn't be treated as something disgusting.
@@consequenceoferror4727 Stop cyber bullying
As a man, this is very insightful into what having a period is like. This is very helpful in understanding what the women in my life are going through. Thank you very much.
Yup
*So how does it feel to suffer?*
@@Gr4ceful4life What?
YES
@@Gr4ceful4life does he mean it that way?
One of my friends loves her periods and she talks about finally being a woman. She got hers a week before her 13th birthday while I got mine at 11. Her being able to be so excited for that is honestly a mystery for me. I honestly don't like mine that much, but often it's not nearly as cruel as in the stories my mother told me about how she fell unconscious more than once on her period. I usually am just very aggressive and generally in a bad mood. Despite me being so uncomfortable with the topic, It's often nice to have someone to talk about something like that
Somebody liking their periods sounds like a taboo, lol
It's probably because she felt "left behind" in getting her period. I got mine at 13 and while my education about it was shit, I took it with the whole: yes, I finally caught up. So it never really bothered me until I became a teen and *really* started to feel the effects. Luckily Advil still works on me and it only lasts 6 days that I don't outright hate it (though would never want it to begin with, alas I'm too lazy to consider doing anything about it)
lol?????
i got mine last year lamo
@@lushathome Better put all your food in the tree before a bear shows up (Attracts bears you know)
3:38 king from owl house
GURL JUST NOTICED THAT!!!
As someone who just had their period, THANK YOU for addressing this issue! Mine might not be as painful as most of yours, but feeling that red liquid and stuff leave your body isn't fun.
I remember I saw a dog on the street and I pet it after I came back from the walk tomorrow.
@@tjmyers9617 nice
@@Maliaxi Thank you!
I guess i am the only one who find it fascinating to see it
Heck yeah, i rlly hate this- like sm, i'll do literally anything to get rid of it- even if it cost my life
My mom teached me all of this when I was 10 years old (I'm a boy btw) because she said that's very important for me this topic to help me relate to girls and even help them and comprehend them and I really thanks my mom for teaching me this theme with no fear (my mom didn't care of taboos and talked about these tipe of topics naturally) and really helped me relate to girls a lot. Thanks mom.
The reply section out of context is wild bruh.
Dang your mom is AWESOME
Same! Pretty good moms.
great job to your mom! that's honestly a great thing since a lot of mothers dont even bother to mention the word 'period' since they have a son rather than a daughter. they also expect the child's school to educated then which is almost never the case
@@paigeywaigey08 true
Taught* sorry this is for my own satisfaction :(
Just a piece of info that I hadn't known for a while: sadly, birth controls are not a cure all for everyone. For some women, it even makes their period worse or more irregular. But for others, it works great! Just make sure if you are thinking about going on birth control, to talk to your doctor and understand that results vary. best of luck
Also, talk to your relatives who also have uteri. Ask about their experiences with various forms of birth control, and how their periods typically went both before and during birth control use. Family history can impact your obgyn's recommendations. When I told my obgyn that two sisters of mine had tried IUDs, one with great results and the other with a life threatening trauma, his reaction was basically, "Let's err on the side of caution and not even try the IUD." He believed the difference in my sisters' results was likely because one had already delivered children and the other had not. Since I had also never been pregnant, it seemed like Nexplanon was just safer. I've been pretty happy with it, but am still considering surgical intervention because of other health issues which Nexplanon can't cure.
after my sister got on the arm implant she had a small but continous period for almost two years and then she got that shit out of her arm because it sucked for her
Also if one form of birth control doesn't work for you, it doesn't mean other forms won't. So don't give up on your first try! Just talk it through with the medical professional taking care of you :)
@@elina7038 yeah my sister decided to switch to progestogen pill and it has worked outwell for her now. we just gotta trial and error and find what works best for our individual body
Wish y’all would just stop trusting”le duktor” so damn much and learn to know the difference between a doctor that actually cares and a doctor that’s just in to get money
9:58 NOT THE AMPHIBIA CHARACTERS😭
YEAHHHHHHHHHHHH😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Wondering if i was the only one who noticed!
If people could hold in their periods, than what’s the point of feminine hygiene products??🤨 Anyways, very informational video, Illy! I’m appreciate you talking about subjects that need to be normalized
ye
Exactly!
You make talking about periods fun, educational and not at all awkward. Thank you for this :) It's a big boost of confidence for all of us out there who go through it. Love you Illy x
Yeah I agree, talk about girl topic ^w^
I'm ur one thousand the like
Show this in skools
I agree.
the fact the boy just said hold it like it's something you can control
It's hilarious and insulting at the same time
Yea he’s so stupid
I remember watching this video back in when I have my first period haha
My sister got an IUD after she got married and still shames me to this day for not having one. She repeatedly has said that I am an idiot for not getting an IUD and that my fears about the IUD are wrong and that I should just get over them. She recently got an infection due to her IUD and had to get it removed and replaced, which was a very painful process. I consider that karma for her making fun of how I take care of my periods lol.
Birth control pills work for me, I do not want an IUD and I don't think I ever will. Do what works for you, it's your body and your choice :)
I like the shot, I didn't get it for period problems but it made them so much lighter and hurt less, I don't think I could ever go on the pill since I'm so bad at taking medicine every single day, going in every 3 months for it works well for me
Another thing about an IUD, sometimes a doctor could put it in wrong lmao. My mom got one and well, the doc put it in wrong, and I'm here now XD
(don't ask me how a doctor can put an IUD in wrong, i honestly have no clue)
Way to go standing up for yourself. Not cool of your sister to shame you like that
As a trans guy, I really appreciate your non gendered language and “Don’t shame birth control takers” lecture. I’ve been taking birth control to stop my periods and I’m tired of nurses and pharmacists giving me dirty looks for being on the pill.
Edit: To my transphobes out there, I’ve been going by He/Him for two years and have been a lot happier that way. I do wish to transition but it’s going to be a long time before I get hormones, let alone surgery. (By the time I’m eligible for top surgery I’ll be an adult anyway) It’s not like I can just go to the doctor and get them to book me in for permanent procedures, they do a bunch of interviews to make sure that I’m not going to regret this decision and it costs a lot of money.
HEY SAME :D 🏳️⚧
L bro
Wait, nurses and pharmacists were giving u the stink eye for having the pill?! That's rly cruel on their part
Ditto on that
As a nurse, I apologize that there continue to be ignorant health professionals.
I eventually found out that period underwear was a thing. Saved my life, my clothes, and my bedsheets. Dark chocolate and ginger candies got me through those pains.
What? That exists?
@@wittich_tara yeah they’re great at night makes you not worry about leaking through
@@bottombagfrenchfry7127 ooooh! Where can I get those? Im Loving in the EU.
@@wittich_tara I got mine on Amazon, but I'm not sure if it's available where you are.
lol, i had access to those from the beginning, to heavy flow
Lmfao calling your period shark week has me absolutely rolling
It’s a very common saying
@@kateriicat I've never heard that and plus I ain't a woman so wouldn't know
As a guy trying to become an OBGYN specialist, I feel like this society should be more into educating younglings about such a topic so that no other kid gets traumatized
I feel sorry for you Ilyssa power to you
ive never understood why bio men want to be obgyns? do you mind me asking what inspired you?
@@agenderpersonwholovescheese bro it's basically that it's a field with a lot of taboo spread in it, I sort of want to break the ice
@@prathitprasad ohhh ok
I think boys and girls should be more educated on it early on. Too many girls get theirs young and Freak out about it because they don't know what's happening.
And men just avoid the subject entirely like it's a forbidden topic. A lot of dudes seem to think the uterus is connected to the GI or the urethra 😂. Some of the stuff i've heard guys say regarding it is hilarious. Like - "How come womem can't do ultrasounds by swallowing a mini camera like those capsule endoscopy thingys?"
Its honestly infuriating to me that "abstinence only" sex ed is a thing. Its a product of puritanical nonsense that causes problems and solves none. The fact we've let reactionary conservatives dictate so much should be considered a national embarrassment.
My period was so heavy I got iron deficiency anemia. I was light headed, fatigued, my grades dropped, and it was also my first year in high school. The fatigue made it hard to talk /make friends, kinda important in freshman year. Oh yeah and my mom passed away so there was no one to tell me this wasn’t normal. Periods are great :D (srsly if you have symptoms ask ur doctor about it, it would have saved me a lot of trouble)
Oh my, I’m so sorry that happened to you! You’re so strong for going through all of that pain! I’m proud and hope your doing well!
@@lovelyxrosez6589 I’m doing great now! Thanks for asking :) I just hope no one else has to experience it
@@sleepdeprived5354 I had anemia because of a heavy period too! It was to the point where I fainted 3 times before I had to go to the hospital and get a blood transfusion. Now, I’m fine and I just have to take iron tablets everyday!
I'm so glad I wasn't the only onee
That happened to me I'm still extremely dehydrated alot of the time
I love that we're getting more comfortable talking about periods.
It should never be considered embarrassing honestly, it happens to every lady :(
👏👏👏
@@BadaBadger Please be more inclusive it’s not 1960 anymore bub
When I got my period when I was 10 most girls in my class already got their period, so I was worried but I also felt safe knowing most of the girls are my friends and best friends I knew that no one will judge me or make fun of me. 💗☺️
It’s so refreshing to see someone talk about reproductive health and periods in such a down to earth, realistic, and hilariously accurate way. I totally feel you on the women’s health being in the Stone Age thing. I also got my period at 10 and had debilitating cramps like you but I kept getting put on different painkillers that wouldn’t work. I explained to my doctors that the painkillers didn’t help and they would basically just shrug or suggest I was taking them incorrectly. They refused to put me on the pill until a month before my 14th birthday, when I got the period from hell. I bled so much I almost needed a blood transfusion because my hemoglobin levels were so low (TMI: It was so bad I dyed an entire bathtub’s worth of water light red in under an hour lol). Even when I was finally given a prescription for birth control, the clinic doctor wrote it for a medication that had been banned in Canada for over a decade and my mom and I had to wait another two hours in the waiting room to get it fixed. All while I was still bleeding. Thank you for making this video, it’s so helpful for young girls to be aware of this stuff. I know I would have killed to watch this as a young teen.
OH ALSO for people who want to stop their period with the pill, fun fact you can just skip the placebos and keep taking the Mike Wazowskis. Obviously talk to your doc first and you might experience some light breakthrough bleeding at the start but your periods should stop if you stop taking the placebos. There’s nothing medically harmful about not getting a period, that week of placebos was only added to the pill in order to appease the Catholic Church back when the medication was invented. Ok hope this helps and that your uteruses chill out.
Hey! Just for the record your slightly wrong about the pills. You can absolutely skip the placebo week but about every three months or so you should have a period just to keep things clean and fresh in there. At least that's what my doctor said. But yea! No need to have a period every month.
@@MidnightDawn isn't that easily disproven by the other methods that stop your period with no side effects? What would be different about the pill that would necessitate a period?
@@arowace498 I'm not really an expert on it so I don't really know. I just know that's what my doctor told me. Maybe because other methods only sometimes stop your period whereas this one always does?
@@MidnightDawn @Midnight Dawn i'm not sure. For context, I'm a trans man and was on T for 2 years. T also completely stops one's period and, although there still needs to be research on how it effects the reproductive system, "keeping things fresh" in the uterus was never something that was posed as a risk. Although that's vague enough that i suppose it can mean many things.
I've had to be off my hrt for a while and my cycle was consistent with my previous ones. I'm sure you can see where I'm skeptical of this but to be fair its possible that my endo simply didn't mention it. Trans people are always warned about the possibility of infertility and perhaps that fact is supposed to go hand in hand with it.
You can't take birth control to fix your period that's abusing it
Illy’s videos are probably watched by a lot of kids, so it’s so cool that she’s dishing out education on such a topic. All genders should be informed about this.
It’s great how she talks about this on TH-cam, some people wouldn’t want to. But it’s good for people with a period to understand it more, and people who don’t have one to understand what people who do go through.
I’m just glad I’m not a woman 😄
@@littlep33p same
All genders???
You mean male and female
This is actually pretty crazy timing. I also had pretty crazy periods that would last over 2 months and at first was I extremely confused why my period would last that long but, after living with it for a while I grew to live with it and I really should have gotten checked out sooner. It turns out I had an ovarian cyst the size of a grapefruit and it can or can’t be cancerous. It was cancerous. I have one less ovary and a fallopian tube but, at least im feeling a lot better. THANKS, ILLY!!
Glad your feeling better
Hey army!
Congrats on being cancer free!
omg... I can't imagine the things u had to go thru for 2 months...
I am so confused... what are they?
You're not the only one who got it early. It happened in the summer I was 10 years old and boom I got the period.
Being a male, I personally cannot imagine how truly horrible these periods are. Though with this video, this places it into perspective.
It’s sucks .-.
Some periods get worse than others.
@@poppins9 even when you get older
I’m still Have mine coming
Periods are the worst, imagine having the stomach flu every month and feeling like you're gonna die from purging and dehydration.
I also got my period at age 10, it's been 4 years since then and they've gotten progressively worse over time. They used to last 5-6 days with a mostly light flow but now they range from 8-11 days with most being rather heavy. This video reminded me that I should probably get that checked out
If your mom will let you maybe try to get on birth control? It'll help it not be as awful
Yo, same! Except for me i started at 11 I think. I recently got my blood drawn for testing since some period related illnesses(?) run in my family. Just know it does eventually get better with the right help! Hang in there :D
I started at 8
So I did the mathematics 10-4=6
You're 6?
i had a very similar situation so now i’m on a birth control that makes it so i only get mine once every 3 months, couldn’t recommend it enough
I just recently got an iud. This procedure was traumatic……if that’s how birth feels then I don’t want to have any kids. It was very painful and I had terrible nausea, my pain meds kicked in once me and my boyfriend left and I just rested. Women getting iuds are very brave and I salute you!
Damn I hope you’re okay.. My mom has an iud as well, and her experience with it scared the hell out of me lol. Again, hope you’re okay feeling better now
i remember that's the exact thought i had when i got my iud, but i especially just hated how intrusive it felt, my doctors were both women but it still felt uncomfortable and i hated it
@@CheesecakeIsLifee I’m feeling fine now. I’m just experiencing light cramping here and there
@@jasperjazzie you should always feel safe with your doctors when getting a procedure like that done. My doctor ran it through how we would do the procedure and made sure I was okay and was very kind. If your gynecologist doesn’t make you feel comfortable then I recommend asking for a new one. If you live in Tucson I recommend doctor kleiner, she did my procedure and she’s fantastic. This goes out for everyone living in Tucson!
@@katgamer1727 That’s good 😊
This is my first year so ty for this 😭😭😭😭
as someone who was not born with a uterus, this was a really informative (and pretty funny) video! i had no idea that contraceptives are actually really important in managing periods
@lemonssssssss4 ok
@lemonssssssss4 wow spoilers
@lemonssssssss4 "grrrr" 💀
YOU ARE SOOOOOO LUCKY YOU DON'T HAVE A UTARUS.
@@maxasourus utarus🤌💞
oh my goodness. this gynecologist mom LOVES this. :)
Love your vids!!
Omg hey mama doctor Jones I absolutely love your videos 😁👍💞
Hi!
@mamadoctorjones can
You please make a video explaining why there aren’t more pain relief precautions taken for iud insertions please ☺️
omg hi!
im so glad you talked about "The Pill" being more than just as a birth control. Like I have a hormone imbalance and only found out when I was 19 with more bodily autonomy being a "adult". I never learned about problems with people having periods till as a adult and I even found other people with similar and other problems which The Pill and other things could help.
Wait there's a pill ?
How did I not know
same
The owl house and amphibia references made me really happy
as an afab nonbinary person, i would like to personally thank you for not saying "girls" when reffering to who gets their period! "people with uteruses" is much more inclusive, and that is rare for me to see, and it made me happy :) thank you illy.
I didnt notice true its good for people like you, have a nice day/night
agreed
Me too. :D
Same here; it's great that more people are using inclusive language.
same!! but i actually didnt even notice it at first lol. i was actually wondering how this video DIDNT give me dysphoria lol makes sense and i cant overstate how much i appreciate that
I guess after 18 years of living as a boy this was the way that I was properly going to learn about the hassles and the general "What it's like" about periods... I just don't understand why they don't ever teach these stuff, it's embarrassing to see myself not knowing much until a few minutes ago. Hope for a better future that people get properly educated on every aspect of human lives.
Just wanted to say thank you for making these videos. Keep it up! :)
dude who ever yor GF or female friend is is gonna be lucky treather like a queen during this time ,-,
@@marissat7150 😧 I Can't, Wtf are a you Speaking
@@weedbonermchitler4209 "Dude whoever your girlfriend or female friend is, they're gonna be lucky. Treat them like a queen during this time."
@@idkanymore2.014 I hate to be that type of Guy but what? Whoever your "gf" Or female friend Lmao what
@@weedbonermchitler4209 they’re basically saying that they appreciate how this guy took the effort to write this comment and even thank ily for helping him learn more, and that his girlfriend or female friend will be very lucky to have someone as accepting and open-minded as him.
“Take care of my webkins for me..”
Truly the most heartwarming thing I’ve ever heard
I was dying over illy saying that 🤣
I love my dayum webkinz
I just got my first period today, so I watched this to make me feel better
@@Lightning_BFDI I got it yesterday lol
i love the fact she had anime stuff in her room!
Illy!! i just wanted to say, you make me feel so comfy in my own skin :) i used to feel so uncomfy being me, but you really helped me to feel better as myself! Just wanted to let you know :]
Same!! ❤️❤️
@@Ryuu39 ❤️
@TimeToFly yeah! it feels like that for me, too.
@TimeToFly OH- IVE NEVER WATCHED LION KING 2 SO THAT EXPLAINS IT SORRY HAHA
@TimeToFly ah phew thanks
i feel comforted seeing other people talk about getting their periods at a young age (i also got mine at 10!). i also suffer from fibroids which are different from ovarian cysts but also cause a lot more pain during my cramps
Same! I thought it was so wierd getting mine so young!
Same! I got mine in 4th grade.
Same
I got mine in 2nd to 3rd grade
Lol i got mine at 10 on Easter morning, i woke up in blood and my instinct was to hid in the bushes to die 😂
Literally when I was ten, my mum already had an entire period kit including, chocolates, pads, heat packs, and idk but yeah she was READY.
All my mom had were done pads even though my whole family except my dad is female
My mom got hers when she was eight and I didn’t get mine till I was twelve going to 7th grade (yes, my mom had some health problems regarding that stuff but she’s fine)
@@Thegyattgriper noe
@@Thegyattgriper No, they said that all of the members of their family are females execpt for the dad
@@Thegyattgriper she said everyone in my family is female, except my dad. learn some reading skills?
they played this in health class to teach the boys abt periods 😝
that’s so iconic
I appreciate creators like you talking about this stuff because it's sad how many people aren't aware or choose to stay ignorant about the many struggles of having a period. I remember when mine started and I was 10, too; what a crazy ride my childhood was thanks to it. This stuff needs to be talked about more openly and not shunned or treated with disgust.
I agree with this guy
I really didn’t know anyone who deals with ovarian cysts ( I know many women suffer with it but I didn’t know anyone personally) it makes me feel better knowing someone who went through/ is going thought the same thing. I actually had to have a major surgery to remove one of the dang cysts that weighed 8 pounds and if I didn’t have it removed I would have suffered kidney failure. Anyway, thanks for sharing illy.
I also deal with ovarian cysts, they’ve almost killed me like twice.
My cousin had them and they were so bad they were sent to the ER. the only time she wasn't crying in pain, she was throwing up
I'm trans ftm and I have severe ovarian cyst, landed me in hospital more than a few times on morphine :.) I used to have to stay home from work/school when I got my period because the pain was so bad it Made me projectile my lunch onto the closest thing next to me. So I got put on the pill and advised NOT to take the placibo. So constant pill. Then I started my testosterone and thankfully after 4 months on it. My period has stoped (knock on wood)
More PCOS here! I also have uterine polyps thanks to the excess hormones, and last year I had to have surgery to remove them, and my OBGYN couldn't finish the SURGERY because there was TOO MUCH BLOOD. Woo. So I got to take two weeks of tranexamic acid. Woo.
i suffer with them too!!!
As a girl without a uterus hearing about this kind of stuff is always really weird for me because for as many people with them who tell me "thank God you never have to deal with this it's the worst thing ever" part of me can't help but feeling like I'm missing out on a very formative experience that most other girls deal with. Either way I do my best to not let it get to me and try to remind myself that there's more to being a girl than bleeding every month. I'm really happy to see content creators like illy being willing to put themselves out there like this and talk about uncomfortable topics as it's super helpful for everyone, keep up the great work and I'll be here for you no matter what!
sister, you are BLESSED to not have one of these things. I'm a dude with a uterus, my periods are hell. You ain't missing _shit-_ [unless you're a masochist /j]
Are you transgender?
@@Elliemaeggles mhm! Nonbianary and masc
Wait that wasn't directed at me whoops
@@Elliemaeggles They could be. Some cis women or intersex women just don’t have uteri for various reasons.
3:37 KING FROM TOH
My mom has fertility issues, along with ovarian cists as well, which caused her period to be very irregular, and even more horrible then it needed to be. She went on birth control at the ripe old age of seventeen, and people pretty much hated her for it. Thanks for this video, illy. Its important that people hear this stuff. Insane that even men who have been educated on thus stuff underestimate it and tell us to "stop being overdramatic"
The birth control ever worked for me. I've had irregular periods. Was on the green and white birth control pills. I've taken them as the doctor directed me to. But they made my period way worse.
the men that say that shit would die if they had ovarian cysts periods. they wouldnt last a DAY.
I’m a guy so the only reason why I watched this was to educate myself on the female body so I can understand what they go through, and I have left this video feeling like I’ve learned a lot. Thank you for making this video I’ll use this knowledge to be a better person
Glad you took the time to educate yourself, thanks :)
That’s literally so sweet
@Lilo is the baddest Oop-
I can add to your curiousity - and add on top, i am a guy to be asex, as in not interested in anyone and glad like frigg to learn about this morbid biology bit which haunts these with a uterus.
Understanding fosters empathy!
@Lilo is the baddest Bro same 😭
Finally, someone who shows birth control can be taken to help with periods! I had to start mine at age 14 I believe because I hadn’t had a period in half a year and my hormones were out of balance. Seeing someone else talking about this makes it feel more outwardly acceptable, so thanks for sharing your story Illy!
I started at 15 because I was at the other end of the spectrum - horrid cramps and long periods at inconsistent intervals
I’m so happy they talked about it too. I used up to 5 pads per day butttt the heavyyyy flow and long ones because it was that bad. I’d even have big clots. My mother has had heavy periods her entire life as well. Can it be genetic? One of the other reasons I can come up with is how low I am in iron (anemia).
No embarrassment saying any of this. It needs to be talked about MORE.
Yeah I started taking it at 7 after my period started whenever I tell someone they seem so discustrd
Yup! It's so surprising how many important things birth control can help with where preventing pregnancy is just one of the [very likely] side effects. I had to start taking it in order to stop psychotic thoughts which were gradually worsening each period- my hormones were completely out of whack, and the pill balances them. Now I just get very emotional, which is far less scary and far more manageable 😂👌
I’m suffering from early puberty rn and it’s hard because everyone thinks your weird from being short and u know the puberty stuff
im incredibly jealous for all the people who's moms talked about it normally and helped them through it, i just suffered in silence cause my mom never brought it up, and whenever she did it was awkward and obvious that she grew up when it was very stigmatized and was just telling me the same things her mom did.
My mom gave me the talk when I wad littllleeee. I got my perios when I was ten, so i knew what was happening. Still didn't tell my mom for dour days bc I was nervous
I relate so MUCH
Same and we didn’t have the The talk at school either so I don’t know what to do😅
Mine did a week before it happened. Being 10 years old and it actually ended on my birthday. I was both 10 and 11.
Everytime my mom went to the bathroom, she would ask me to bring her a pad and she would tell me what it was and how to put it on, I was just 3 watching her and didn't really comprehend at the time but now i really appreciate it. there was never a "talk" it was just normal, everyday conversation that would come up sometimes. i never was scared once i got my period, just more confused if i got it or not. And my whole family congratulated me after lol. She even talked to me about her birth control when i was younger since she had to leave for an appointment and i asked why. She explained she had to get her iud replaced so she didn't have anymore of me 😅
Mother Nature: Are you pregnant yet?
‘I’m ten’
*WRONG ANSWER!!!!*
🩸🩸🩸🩸
So funny how periods are considered gross when at least half the population have gone through it or are going through it literally every month. Yet people are too scared to talk about them.
How is it funny?
As a male
I don't consider it gross when people talk about these kinds of stuff around me
I just feel very uncomfortable cause It feels like I'm intruding into private subjects like these about women.
It feels like that these kinds of subject should only be discussed by women,
Though I do try my best to accommodate my freinds or family when there going through these kinds of things
@@redribbon2 sarcasm
@@inkinc8840 yeah but nah bc generally anything around men is openly discussed. every girl knows how men's sexual organs work and not vise versa. In schools they go far more in depth about men's sexual health and organs than females. And girls I know aren't afraid to talk about male stuff so why are men uncomfortable? OH I know why. Because for once its not them being talked about.
As a female I consider it SUPER gross
The implant’s main side effect is that it can make you bleed like literally every day, so make sure you pay attention to your symptoms if you go on it! It made me anemic but i felt like i just had to push through it because i didn’t know better. Getting it removed after a year was one of the best decisions I ever made.
It also made me suicidal so…. Definitely consider whether medication with mood-altering side effects affect you before committing to the implant
I agree. I have the arm implant and that made me bleed every day, so my OBGYN recommended the pill on top of that, and its been a lifechanger!
My friend was the exact same way and ending up going on the pill, it took time but eventually found a pill that worked for her. Honestly the hoops thing some people have to go through is not talked about enough
Yeah, don't mind me "dealing" with daily bleeding for nearly 2 years before having it removed.... everyone I know who had the implant didn't have a period at all. I was not so lucky.
Oh my God, I love the ice cream as all the people that help you making the video
The relating was too real. Thank you for this Illy. As someone with PCOS who needs the pill to regulate themselves hormonally it can be hard to explain my needs, even living outside the US. The pill and other menstrual products are healthcare and don’t deserve shame or ridicule.
There’s a pill…? 👀 I just found out I have PCOS, but I was immediately told to lose weight . I’ve been trying to and am making semi process , but what is said pill that you are speaking of🤔
Please let me know 😅 ( I have to make light of the situation because it’s a way tht I cope and not get depressed about it, but fr, I know people are dealing with PCOS differently)
Edit: the pill is birth control - BRUH. I’m leaving my shame here for everyone else to enjoy and laugh at.
I also have a story in regards to the pill, but that’s for another time. I was 🌼denied for the pill because I was and currently am not sexually active🌼
I completely understand the weight loss concern. I’ve been trying for years but my body just does not want to cooperate. Congrats on the progress tho.
I’m sorry you’re being denied access to what you need. It can be really scary I was basically shamed away from it for the longest time by my mother and was on homeopathic meds and metformin (a medication meant for diabetics) which, while I understand they can worked great for some, sent me into a physical hell that I’m still trying to recover from.
So know that even if it’s scary right now you’re not alone. Life goes on and we can still have tons of great experiences. Stay safe!
@@AceliaKnightingaleee I think she's referring to THE Pill [birth control; it helps to regulate our hormones, since people with PCOS tend to produce higher amounts of testosterone]. I take it, too, and it definitely helps. I hate the "lose weight" advice; one of the hardest things about PCOS is that it makes weight loss both harder to achieve and to maintain,
@@PhoenixRising87 lol yeah I found out 😂 that was a “my bad” on my part lmao
YES! The weight loss advice is killer. Like, sure, I do understand HOWEVER let me go ahead and lose half of my mass and I still have it.
What y’all gonna say then?👀
But it’s fine though - still vibing 🥺⚡️✌🏾
May I ask what PCOS is? Is it anything like PMDD? (PMDD also has to do with hormones and all that fun)
As a married man, I am in awe of what my wife is capable of even when she is on her period. I've obviously never experienced period cramps and I don't want to, but my conservative guess is that it's like getting kicked in the goolies really hard but with blood. I wish there wasn't a stigma about an uncontrollable natural process as well.
Its great that you understand!(ʃƪ＾√＾）
Nah, for me it's nothing like getting kicked, balls or anywhere else for that matter. Getting kicked, slapped, punched etc starts out really intense and slowly fades out till it doesn't hurt anymore. My cramps are more like a strong headache. It's continuous and last for hours at the same intensity. Well, at this point in my life I don't let it continue for hours, I take painkillers.
@@Charoula1608 oh god
@@Charoula1608 I would think you wouldn’t know the pain of getting kicked in the balls
I feel you!! I got my first period a month after my sister, She was 13 years old, and I was 9. I had significantly worse cramps from her, ending up in the hospital a few times due to how abnormally painful they were. Despite that, they ruled out nothing was wrong with my body even after that, but I found out now as an adult that I have Endometriosis, which causes my abnormally painful periods.
I know I'm not qualified to say this because I'm a guy but I almost feel your pain.
Should I be ashamed to think the youngest you could get them at is 14?
@@llamastew3741 no it’s just more commen at ages like eleven to fourteen
@@llamastew3741 no don't be. The human body is a strange thing, no one fully understands how it works.
I learned that Mother Nature can punch really good