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10. My history has no periods at all, and cannot get pregnant

Tue Aug 31, 2021, 11:42 AM

Aug 2021

She has slight bloat and sometimes baby cramps. She had her surgery performed at Duke.

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Menstrual exile is a tradition etched deeply in some parts of India [View all] Ziggysmom Aug 2021 OP

It's in the Bible, too IIRC... Wounded Bear Aug 2021 #1

Perhaps, but it's still seen by many to be a taboo subject ... SarcasticSatyr Aug 2021 #2

There are still some ultra-conservative Jews who maintain MineralMan Aug 2021 #4

Completely not true. clementine613 Aug 2021 #9

That is correct, to some degree. MineralMan Aug 2021 #11

True, but she must use the mikvah after menstruating. phylny Aug 2021 #12

That's correct. clementine613 Aug 2021 #13

Curiously, with all of the medical advances out there... TreasonousBastard Aug 2021 #6

Endometrial ablation already exists obamanut2012 Aug 2021 #7

I read what the Mayo clinic had to say about it... TreasonousBastard Aug 2021 #8

My history has no periods at all, and cannot get pregnant obamanut2012 Aug 2021 #10

You can get pretty close I think. meadowlander Aug 2021 #16

Interesting question cally Aug 2021 #14