Post by @maj@cosocial.ca

2026-05-06 14:23 UTC

@vagina_museum That it's possible (for some folks) to opt out! I figured out skipping the birth control sugar pills in my teens, had and nursed babies in my 20s, then an IUD and have generally avoided having to deal with them most of my life. Not an option for everyone, but I'm shocked so many people put up with the pain and mess. #tmi #meirl #menstration

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@nele1999@kind.social 2026-05-06 15:24

@maj @vagina_museum Don't take this as critique, ok? In my case, although now my periods are mild, I put up with it, because the hormonal options were absolutely detrimental to my mental health and I would choose excruciating pain for a day each month over going insane. (I'm talking close to drug abuse insane, I'm talking restraint jacket insane.) Obviously the hormones weren't the only cause of that, but once I stopped, my MH stopped deteriorating. I could breathe and heal.

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@3TomatoesShort@disabled.social 2026-05-08 06:38

@maj@cosocial.ca @vagina_museum@masto.ai I'm so jealous of the people for whom breastfeeding kept periods away. I had 6 weeks bleed-free with my first baby and 5 weeks with the second, despite exclusively breastfeeding 😭😅

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