THE PERIOD! ICK! TABLE
What would a women’s science book be without a spotlight on periods? In this segment, I show a periodic table where every element represents a different aspect of menstruation!
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H
H
ormonal
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Li
L
ight flow
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Be
Be
havioral changes
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Na
Na
tural odor
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Mg
15
mg
of iron per menstruating day (recommended)
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K
K
otex
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Ca
Ca
ked-on blood on a pad
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Sc
Sc
abs, It looks kind of like wet
| 22
Ti
Ti
me of the month
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V
V
agina
| 24
Cr
Cr
amps
| 25
Mn
“
Mn
strtn” is what it would be spelled like w/out vowels
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Fe
Fe
eling gross
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Co
Co
ld or hot flashes
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Rb
RB
’s (Arby’s) craving
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Sr
Sr
sly this is gross
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Y
Y
ucky
| 40
Zr
Schno
z r
edness (acne)
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Nb
NB
D, it’s just a period
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Mo
Mo
od swings
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Tc
Bi
tc
hy
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Ru
Ru
ins your pants
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Rh
Rh
esus monkeys also have them
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Cs
CS
I, More blood than an episode of
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Ba
Ba
d mood
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Hf
Bus
hf
ire, Red as a
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Ta
Ta
mpon
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W
W
ide-set vagina
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Re
Re
ally wide-set vagina
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Os
Os
cillating moods
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Ir
Ir
ritability
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Fr
Fr
othy discharge
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Ra
Ra
ging hormones
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Rf
Ja
rf
uls of uterus-jam
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Db
Bloo
db
ath
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Sg
It’
s g
ross
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Bh
Turn into a dum
bh
ead
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Hs
Smears on outer thig
hs
| 109
Mt
MT
(empty) vagina
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La
La
bial sensitivity
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Ce
Ce
rvical mucus
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Pr
Pr
one to crying
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Nd
E
nd
s in menopause
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Pm
PM
S
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Sm
Sm
udges on your inner thighs
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Eu
Eu
phoria and/or depression
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Ac
Ac
ting super crazy
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Th
Th
inning cervix
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Pa
Pa
nty liners
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U
U
nderwear skid marks
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Np
NP
R has done radio pieces on it
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Pu
P.U
., this pad isn’t scented
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Am
Am
ram, gets one, Even I, Megan
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He
He
avy flow
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B
B
lood
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C
C
rimson wave, Riding the
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N
N
ot pregnant
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O
O
vulation
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F
F
our-week cycle
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Ne
Ne
w uterine lining
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Al
Al
so known as menses
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Si
Si
milar in appearance to miscarriage
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P
P
ad
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S
S
tained sheets
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Cl
Cl
ean, Not
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Ar
Ar
eola tenderness
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Ni
Ni
ght sweats
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Cu
Cu
nt” is a rude thing to call it, “Bloody
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Zn
Qui
zn
os cravings
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Ga
Ga
s and bloating
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Ge
Ge
t it for about three to five days
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As
As
long as seven days, though
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Se
Se
e your doctor if it lasts longer than seven days
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Br
Br
ownish-red tissue
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Kr
Kr
eplach, Similar consistency as
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Pd
PD
Q, get me a towel
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Ag
Ag
itated bowels
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Cd
CD
s of sad singers like Jewel on loop
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In
In
convenient
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Sn
S
anitary
n
apkin
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Sb
S
uper
b
itchy
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Te
Te
n ml of menstrual fluid/day
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I
I
ntestinal distress
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Xe
Se
x
?
E
w! Messy!
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Pt
Pt
ooey, there’s blood coming out of my box!
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Au
Au
nt Flo
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Hg
H. G.
Wells couldn’t invent something this crazy
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Tl
TL
C, Need a little extra
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Pb
PB
& J cravings
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Bi
Bi
g ol’ pizza cravings
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Po
Po
cket cravings, Hot
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At
At
rocities in your knickers
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Rn
Unbo
rn
egg-baby
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Ds
Bloo
d s
oup
| 111
Rg
U
rg
e to kill someone
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Cn
A
cn
e
| 113
Uut
Geettt oo
uut
tt of my uterus, lining!
| 114
Fl
Fl
ooding my undies
| 115
Uup
Uup
s, I bled on your couch
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Lv
Vu
lv
a-weeping
| 117
Uus
“Gu
uus
ssh” is the sound the blood makes
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Uuo
Sq
uuo
oosh” the sound me sitting down
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Gd
G-d
created it to punish Eve in the Bible
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Tb
TB
for your vagina (vagina coughing up blood)
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Dy
Dy
ing eggs
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Ho
Ho
le leakage
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Er
Er
ratic emotions
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Tm
Midol
™
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Yb
Cr
yb
aby
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Lu
Lu
mpy panty-custard
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Cm
C’m
on, don’t get toxic shock syndrome
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Bk
BK
(Burger King) cravings
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Cf
Pubi
c f
estival
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Es
Es
trogen
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Fm
FM
L, I have my period!
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Md
MD
(Maryland) is a place with periods
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No
No
t for boys
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Lr
Al
L r
ight if you take Advil
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