A woman should know everything about her health, because her future life may even depend on this. Why should a girl be aware that there are phases of the menstruation cycle? How can this affect her?
About physiology
It is worth noting that the main thing that distinguishes a woman from a man is the ability to bear children, to procreate. But how to understand yourself and understand when it is worth being alert, and when you can safely have sexual contact with a partner without fear of an unwanted pregnancy? Knowing the phases of the menstruation cycle, protecting yourself is quite easy!
About menstruation
People who are not yet fully versed in this concept may think that the menstrual cycle is the time when a woman has menstruation, that is, bloody discharge from the vagina. But this is not at all true. The cycle itself is divided into 4 phases. Ideally, it has 28 days. But we must remember that each organism is individual, the duration of the cycle can fluctuate, deviating from one side to the other.
Phase 1
It is necessary to start counting your own cycle from the first day of menstruation, because the first phase is menstrual. It is worth noting that she is the most painful and brings maximum inconvenience to a woman for the entire period of the cycle. The menstrual phase lasts an average of 3 to 6 days, accompanied by varying degrees of bloody discharge from the vagina. What happens to the body? During this period, the uterus rejects the ready for fertilization, but still an empty egg, and it comes out with blood. The 1st phase of the menstruation cycle ends approximately with the last day of menstruation.
Phase 2
The second phase is follicular, begins even before the woman has completed bleeding. In the brain, processes begin to occur that wish to provide the woman with offspring, preparation for ovulation begins. At this time, the follicle begins to mature in the ovaries, which will soon release a full-fledged egg ready for fertilization. The second phase of the menstruation cycle is also characterized by the fact that a hostile environment for sperm is formed in the cervix, which, however, soon calms down. A woman goes into the phase of ovulation. As for the terms, it is extremely difficult to isolate them here, on average, the follicle matures 14 days, but this framework can be somewhat different - 7-22 days. It all depends on the physical and psychological health of the woman, because even stress affects the fact that the lady simply can not go into the stage of ovulation.
Phase 3
So, the two phases of the menstruation cycle have completed, the third - the ovulation phase, i.e., the phase of ovulation, takes effect. What happens to a woman’s body during this period? It is worth noting that there is a hormonal explosion in the body, which finally soothes the environment of the cervix hostile to sperm. Also at this time, the follicle bursts and releases an egg ready for fertilization, which settles in the fallopian tube and waits for the desired sperm. It is worth noting that the egg does not live long, about 12-48 hours, so it is worth correctly planning your sexual intercourse if you want to conceive a baby.
Phase 4
Three phases of the menstruation cycle have already completed, the fourth, luteal, comes. At this time, the uterine litter continues to form, which comes out with the egg during menstruation, and the hormone progesterone comes to its aid, which makes it denser. It is produced in the follicle, which released the egg and turned into the so-called corpus luteum. In this period, the body "subsides" and expects conception. If this does not happen, all the excess that was not involved in conception - the egg, the yellow body of the follicle, the uterine litter - comes out with menstruation. A new menstrual cycle begins.