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What's some sex ed info you didn't know until embarrasingly late? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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Oh my god I've got so many ๐Ÿ˜ญ

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[โ€“] 49 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Let me just say here how much I appreciate the sex ed I got in school.

I'm talking life-size cross-section models of a human torso that you could take individual organs out of for closer inspection.

One thing we still didn't learn much about is how wildly different periods can be for different people, I very much appreciated a friend explaining this to me.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Different in โ€ฆ period? ie different cycle durations?

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 2 years ago

    Different people can have different cycle lengths, durations, and intensity/pain/flow during ones period.

    All those things can also vary for the same person month to month and it can get even more variable as you move between life events (having kids, getting older).

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 2 years ago

    Agreed on period variation. I remember my teacher telling everyone women didn't lose more than a teaspoon of blood over the course of a period and I was so confused because I could be sitting over the toilet and losing a teaspoon's worth in 2 minutes. But no, apparently I was misjudging the amount.

    I felt vindicated when I later bought a mooncup and it would fill up in an hour ๐Ÿ˜†

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