Why?

Why in god's name is Mary Ellen blogging about something so personal? About the "unmentionable"? about the "monthlies"? About THE "sickness"?

Well, because those things are NOT true. Women's and Men's health issues ARE mentionable. Menstrual cycles are NOT sickness and only for some women are they monthly.

Our constant "shhhhhhh" when our daughters, sisters, grand daughters, nieces, friends, etc. try to ask us about these things has been a huge dis-service to them for generations innumerable. Many myths and out right falsehoods have arisen because of this ignorant silence.

Ignorance begets ignorance.

We have young women and old, even females that have been to medical school (and males) that believe women are "cursed" to bleed and suffer in that bleeding and the rest of the cycle, due to no other fact than that we are "daughters of Eve". (If you would actually read those Bible passages in the original languages you would find this so untrue, but I digress.)

I am PUBLICLY discussing my female parts and the problems with them to try to educate others. I wonder how many women are out there suffering in silence? Or have sought medical help only to be told, "You are a woman. Deal with it." or the equivalent.

Get out there and insist that what is happening in your body is NOT normal. Get actual copies of your records EVERY medical visit, right then! Keep them together and READ them. Keep going to different people. Research. Find out what is going on and insist on help.



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