Menstrual Cycle .. (Women Only) ..?

Question

I understand that if a women doesn't get her eggs fertilized by a sperm she'll get her monthly menstrual period. Also, I understand that if a women does get "pregnant" she'll miss her monthly cycle. The question I wanted to ask was, "How would that supposedly menstrual period suppose to "cycle" out if a women misses it? Like, does her old menstrual period (or blood) come out when she is giving birth to her child or what happens to that old blood?" Second question - is that healthy for the mother to be if she misses her menstrual period? What about her unborn child that will be living inside the mother's womb for the next 9 months?

Answer 1

It's not blood that's waiting to come out. The blood that comes out when a woman mestruates, is from the egg which sheds because there is no use for it anymore. I hope the article below helps. Take care!

Answer 2

The following is some info I copied for you.
To add to the information below....each menstrual cycle is the female body preparing for the possibility of pregnancy...the blood which created the thickening of the lining of the uterus is there to prepare for pregnancy and is not at all harmful to a fetus.
Hope this helps answer your questions. You should also explore the web using search terms like "womens health" to find some more information you might find helpful....
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Most women begin to menstruate between 11 and 13 years of age and continue until they reach menopause some 40 years later. Although the "normal" cycle is 28 days, there is no cause for concern if periods are spaced 25 to 34 days apart, since precise regularity is rare. During the "typical" 3-to-5 day menstrual period, the average woman loses less than 2 ounces of blood.

The first menstrual period separates childhood from adolescence. Along with breast enlargement and the growth of pubic hair, it signals a young woman's sexual maturity. This monthly vaginal discharge of blood, secretions, and cells from the surface of the uterus is the final step in a complex cycle that prepares the body to conceive a child.

Each cycle begins when, responding to a cascade of hormones, a dormant egg cell within one of the ovaries begins to ripen. Cells around the maturing egg release the female hormone estrogen, prompting the lining of the uterus (the endometrium) to thicken in preparation for receipt of a fertilized egg.

When it reaches maturity, the developing egg bursts from the ovary and begins its trip down the fallopian tube to the uterus in a process called ovulation. The supporting cells left behind after ovulation then begin to manufacture another hormone, progesterone, in addition to estrogen. This second hormone fosters further growth in the lining of the uterus.

If fertilization does not take place, the ovum dies and production of estrogen and progesterone stops. Robbed of its sustaining hormones, the thickened lining of the uterus begins to break down. The dead endometrial cells, along with a little blood, are then discharged in the menstrual flow.

Normal menstruation depends on the delicate orchestration of the hormones that govern development of the egg. The menstrual cycle can also be affected by disease, diet, emotions, and defective development of the reproductive organs.

Answer 3

the monthly cycle she would have had if she had not become pregnant is of no consequence to pregnancy. The blood that lines the uterus that is shed during menses, is what nourishes a fetus and becomes the placenta which is where the baby lives for it's development stages...until it is born in other words.
A woman does not have a period when she is pregnant.

Answer 4

the whole point on mentruation is that the "blood" is a lining that lines the walls of your vagina. this is like a cushioning and carrier for the child. it builds up for the egg, and whent the egg passes through, the lining drains out because it isn't needed. then it starts building up again for the next time you ovulate. all of the "blood" that is coming out when you give birth is the menstrual lining.

Answer 5

A missed cycle is just that, missed. There is no accumulation, it just does not occur for whatever reason: pregnancy, hormonal therapy, eg birth control medications. There is not a build up of blood if the cycle is missed. Hope that helps!

Answer 6

wow.. are you young??
you sound like your too confused to understand what any ones going to say here.. so go to your mom or read up on it in a book or look up under Menstrual cycles on the Internet!

Answer 7

Thunder honey, you were close, but actually that build up is in the uterus or the womb.... Oh, sorry, I just saw that this is only for women. But how can women know so little about their bodies?

Answer 8

http://www.kotex.com/na/info/faqs/qaPregnancy.asp

Please cut and paste that link. You're really confused about menstruation and how a woman's body works during pregnancy. This link should help you understand.