@em_and_future_cats@mastodon.social
2026-05-06 19:49 UTC
@NilaJones @vagina_museum
This might be true but I bleed SO much that I’m not surprised that I’m anemic from my period.
We REALLY need to have better women’s health OVERALL so doctors can say “we’re gonna check to see if you are bleeding elsewhere before we blame it on your period” or give a bloody ultrasound if you’re experiencing heavy bleeding and extra pain (even on pain killers god! 🙄)
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@NilaJones@zeroes.ca 2026-05-06 19:55
@em_and_future_cats @vagina_museum Yes it's good to check everything! I had extremely heavy periods all my life And, when I reached menopause, my need for supplemental iron did not decrease at all Apparently the blood I was losing to my period was a drop in the bucket, compared to what I am losing elsewhere But no one had ever bothered to check