MENSTRUAL

HEALTH
MANAGEMENT
AND
AWARENESS
UNDERSTANDING THE
MENSTRUAL CYCLE
WHAT IS THE MENSTRUAL
9 OUT OF 10 CYCLE?
The menstrual cycle is a term to
Girls get their period by the age of 12 or 13.
describe the sequence of events
that occur in your body as it
prepares for the possibility of
pregnancy each month. Your
menstrual cycle is the time from the
first day of your menstrual period
until the first day of your next
menstrual period. Every person’s
cycle is slightly different, but the
process is the same.

HOW LONG IS A ITEMS WOMEN USE TO

MENTRUAL CYLCE? MANAGE THEIR PERIOD
The average length of a
menstrual cycle is 28 days.
However, a cycle can range in
length from 21 days to about 35
days and still be normal.
HOW LONG DOES A
Sanitary Pad Menstrual Cup Tampons
NORMAL PERIOD
LAST?
A period is normal if it’s anywhere
between three and seven days. While
on the shorter end of the range, some
people have a menstrual period for
three days. This is OK.
Tissue Paper Menstrual Underwear Cloth

MENSTRUAL Girls report feeling stressed,

HYGIENE ISSUES ashamed, embarrassed,
confused and fearful due to a lack
1 IN 10 of knowledge and inability to
manage their menstruation
School-aged African girls
do not attend school during
their menstruation WHO/UNICEF estimate that

48% 500 million

of girls in Iran believe that women and girls lack adequate
menstruation is a disease facilities for menstrual health
management

1.MENSTRUATION 2.FOLLICULAR PHASE

STAGES OF
MENSTRUAL
CYCLE

3.LUTEAL PHASE 4.OVULATION

 HOW DOES MENSTRUAL
CYCLE WORK?
-Day 1- -Day 5-

The first day of your Estrogen levels start to

menstrual period is increase. Estrogen causes the
considered day 1 of your endometrium (the lining of the
menstrual cycle. uterus) to grow and thicken.

-Day 14- -Day 28-

An egg is released from the ovary

If the egg is not fertilized,
and moves into one of the two
progesterone and estrogen
fallopian tubes (ovulation). After
levels decrease, and the
ovulation, progesterone levels
endometrium is shed
begin to increase, while estrogen
during menstruation.
levels decrease.

HOW PREGNANCY
Each month during ovulation,
OCCURS 1.
an egg is released.

2.
The egg moves into one of the
fallopian tubes. If you have
unprotected sex around this
time, an egg and sperm may
meet in the fallopian tube.

3. The egg and sperm may join.

4.
If they join, the fertilized egg
then moves through the
fallopian tube into the uterus
and attaches there to grow
during pregnancy.

HOW TO KEEP IT SAFE AND

PROPERLY SANITZED:

sanitary materials
to absorb
and collect
Private and safe
menstrual blood
places to change
sanitary products
Access to water and as often as
soap for washing the needed
body and of course the
genitalia to keep it
clean

Education and dialog

Safe and
about the menstrual
convenient way
cycle and menstrual
to dispose of
health management
used materials
for both girls and
boys

Aleyah Dugenio SCIENCE

Francesca Ejercito (Infographic)
Mikelle Santos 10-ACCOUNTABILITY