menstrual cycle

• how long is the average cycle

  28 days
• why do women menstrate

  because women have millions of eggs and they aren't going to have millions of babies therefore the eggs have to go and the lining of the uterus has to shed
• what does the lining of the uterus do

  it supports the baby
• what happens if there is no baby to support

  then the lining sheds
• how long is menstruation

  6 - 7 days on average
• how long does a women have their menstrual cycle

  starting from a child in puberty to menopause
• when does the lining thicken again

  day 6 - 10 (after menstruation)
• what happens in stage 1

  menstruation: if the egg is not fertilised the lining shed because it is no longer needed: no baby = thin lining
• what day is stage 1

  day 1 - 6
• what happens in stage 2

  lining starts to regrow: the lining of the uterus starts to regrow after menstruation, ready if the women gets pregnant
• what happens to the lining when the egg is fertilised

  the lining stays thick - stays thick for protection for the baby
• what days are stage 2

  day 6 - 10
• what happens to the egg in stage 2

  it slowly starts maturing
• what is the lining of the uterus made out of

  a spongy tissue
• why do people vary in flows (heavy, light etc)

  because the lining of the uterus are thicker than usual or thinner naturally (thicker means heavier and thinner means lighter)
• what happens in stage 3

  ovulation - another egg is ready to be released from the ovary, waiting to be fertilised
• what happens on day 14

  ovulation - when egg is released
• what days are stage 3 on

  day 10-14
• when are you most fertile

  ovulation
• what happens on stage 4

  the lining thickens - the lining continues to get thicker in case the women gets pregnant for a few days after a woman releases an egg
• what days are stage 4

  day 15-24
• what day is when the lining is the thickest

  day 28
• what day is when the lining is the thinnest

  day 7