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No, trans women do not menstruate or have a menstrual cycle.Trans women don't have a uterus or ovaries, many trans women also don't have vagina's, and thus without the female anatomy they do not experience a menstrual cycle as cis women and trans men. Trans women who take hormones can experience menstrual cycle symptoms, their hormones can be similar to cis women so they may experience hormonal shifts like cis women. PMS is also a social construct so they can experience PMS symptoms like cis women.
It's not menstrual cramp but it can feel that way. You are ovulating and some women notice none of this and others do.
For most women the first sign of pregnancy is a missed menstrual period however some women experience pregnancy symptoms as early as 8-10 days past ovulation.
Pregnancy signs and symptoms are different from person to person. Of course, a missed menstrual period is a major sign. Some women notice breast tenderness and feelings of nausea as well.
The most simple way to detect early pregnancy symptoms is through the menstrual cycle. If a women misses her menstrual cycle then she may have early pregnancy symptoms.
Extra physical activity tend to have increased blood loss during menstrual periods. So women should not go for exercise during menstrual period.
Women wear menstrual pads during menstruation, the purpose of these is to collect menstrual flow as it leaves the body in order to prevent it getting onto clothing. Some women will use pads before their period starts to be ready, and even when using tampons they still have to alternate with pads.
According to research, about 75% of women experience some form of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) symptoms during their menstrual cycle.
Not necessarily. Many women experience symptoms similar to menstrual symptoms around the time of their expected period when they are actually pregnant. If you think that you might be pregnant, and you are a day late on your period, you might take a home pregnancy test to find out.
Yes, some women have cramps more severely than others. It's often recommended to use menstrual medication such as Midol to help with all the symptoms of your period.
No it is not true.
No, not every woman has a menstrual cycle. Most healthy adult cis-women will menstruate, however women who have reached menopause will no longer have a menstrual cycle, nor will women who have had a hysterectomy - basically women who are no longer fertile. Women who use hormonal birth control don't have a menstrual cycle, as the purpose of hormonal birth control is to suppress the menstrual cycle so they don't ovulate - the bleeding women get is a withdrawal bleed, it mimics menstruation but isn't the same as menstruation. Many women were born biologically male, thus regardless of changes to their gender or genital reassignment surgery to change their sex, they are not capable of ovulation and thus don't have a menstrual cycle - although interestingly hormones given to many transsexual women can create symptoms similar to that of the menstrual cycle.