Why does a Period last so long if all your body has to do is get one teeny tiny egg out??
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your body builds up a new lining in your uterus every month. once the egg has been released from the ovaries and isn't fertilized, it comes out along with the whole uterine lining. the "blood" comes from the decomposing tissue of the uterine lining. ther is only one tiny egg, but there is a lot of uterine lining, so that is why it takes so long.
IDK. I wondered that.
The egg actually doesn't have a lot to do with it. Each month the lining of your uterus builds up in preparation for pregnancy. But when no pregnancy occurrs the body needs to get rid of the lining so it can do a fresh set for the next month. It's the lining that takes so long to shed, even if there is not egg in there - that's why you still have periods even if your tubes are tied.
idk! ive only gotten 3 periods so far in my whole life...but it sucks! i wish it would all just come out at once. but its a slow process =[
It is not only letting out the teeny tiny egg out. The whole uterus is cleansed and all the unwanted debris is thrown out of the body. When a woman ovulates, the body prepares the uterus by supplying blood and other hormones to it in anticipation of pregnancy, when pregnancy does not occur, then it will shed this lining and hence there is a period which lasts for 3 or 4 days...it is a complex interaction of hormones which do all this...and it is not as simple as getting one teeny tiny egg out...
You really need to read up on menstruation more, if you think that's what is happening. It's not about the egg, it's about the lining of the uterus, which thickens every month in anticipation of pregnancy. When pregnancy (implantation of a fertilized egg) does not happen, the thickened lining is shed. THAT is what you call your "period".
my best guess is because it leaves you 30 days to get fertilized, then on the last day you body starts to move it out. And i think that it...wow i have no idea what i am talking about!
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Good question. During the time between your periods, your body is preparing for a possible pregnancy, and so blood and loose tissue accumulate around the uterous to form a padded lining on the uterine wall in case you get pregnant. This wall is supposed to protect the baby from getting hurt as you move about during the pregnancy. When you have your period, the entire lining sheds, and it can take quite a while. The egg never actually reaches the uterous unless it is furtilized by sperm while still in the fallopian tube. The egg, if left un-fertilized will just absorbe into the wall of the fallopian tube, and so your body is really just trying to get rid of the uterine lining.
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i agree with you, all that pain of cramps, uncomfortable moments + embarrasing and all for a stupid egg that were not ready to fertilize
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