Why do men find the idea of menstration so difficult to deal with?

Question

When I mentioned to my male supervisor that I had to take a day off sick because I was having a particularly heavy period - he stopped me before I could go into any further detail.
He went all red in the face and told me it was okay.
I was only going to tell him that....well, it doesn't matter now.

We seem to be able to talk about everything else but not the curse - why is that?

Mensuration: the lining of a woman's womb thickens with blood for fertilisaton. When no pregnancy does not occur the blood drips out of the uterus, down the vagina and into some collecting material.
The collecting material is then disposed of.
Now you know there is nothing to fear guys.

I gave my superviosr more details because he asked me :"Precisely what health problems were you having - you seemed fine yesterday"
So I told him that I was having bad cramps and he looked like I was lying so I began to tell him that when I stood up from my seat on the bus I had left a red stain mark and that even though I was wearing super super plus press-on towels the blood was streaming down my legs...so I thought abut the office furniture and turned back and went home. .hopefully he got the pictue

Answer 1

This is a very private matter. You don't share this kind of things with your supervisor. I don't think you'd be comfortable if your male supervisor would be explaining it to you that he had to miss a day of work because he had a prostate exam and he'd go into all the details. I (female) also can't stand it when my supervisee starts telling me that she had terrible cramps and she had to stay in bed. Howcome I'm at work? If your period gets in a way of normal life you should see a doctor rather then tellig your collegues about it.

Answer 2

Don't get me wrong I am a woman and I would be very uncomfortable if my coworker just had to tell me she was having an exceptionally heavy period. TMI!!!!
It is unprofessional really. You should never give that much personal info to a coworker if you want them to still respect you as a worker, and notsecretly think you are a flake
Whether it is having to do with menstration or not. It is none of their buisiness about your personal problems,and they really don't want to know either. Unless they are also your best friend or something.
He didn't need to know anything other than you weren't feeling well. Otherwise it is unprofessional and awkward it has nothing to do with his sex.
With male friends and boy friends, you can usually mention it,but they might not want you to go into too much detail. I think it is because they are not as used to this as we are and don't know how to sympathize with it. But be thankful, they don't tell you when they have an itchy rash on "Mr. Floppy" do they???

Answer 3

Well honey, because they're men. Men are touchy about that kind of feminine function. My husband says that all women are aliens from another planet. He says what other creature on earth can bleed for 5-6 days and not die. LOL He's goofy. Ya just gotta love em. If you can find a fella that will go into a store and buy tampons for you. NAB HIM !!! Because most men will NOT do it. My husband doesn't care. He says they know they're not for him. What freaks my husband out is the fact that women give birth. He says women are tougher than men any day. He actually shudders and gets goose bumps when someone talks about child birth. and he has to listen to it a lot because my sister is a labor and delivery R.N. There just isn't anyway to figure out men.. But the good thing about that is...they understand us even less !!

Answer 4

Imagine if some man you supervised said "I have to have a day off because I have a sore on my penis and every time I get an erection, it hurts really bad, and I know I usually have 4 or 5 spontaneous erections every day, and if one happened while I was on the phone with a client..."
Perhaps some details don't need to be mentioned. A simple "I need time off - female problems" would have sufficed.

Answer 5

Most men just find it difficult talking about your monthly friend that's normal, if you think about it our curse is actually a blessing in a way, you can stay home for a whole day watch a dvd and get a nap whenever you want to!! Just be thankful they find it a bit uncomfortable.. I am!!

Answer 6

Well guys dont like the idea of hearing about blood coming out a woman in that area.. i usually tell them the blood is coming out so heavey that it feels like a sea down there to gross them out even when its not... it makes em sick they can stick the candy in the hole but dont want to hear about what comes out..
lol
lots of luck happy holidays

Answer 7

It depends of the person your telling. I'll quite happily discuss a womans period if I was asked. I suppose its a maturity thing.

I don't have a problem buying panty liners in the shops for the missus either.

I even attend the changing rooms (when I'm allowed to) to give my partner my thoughts on underwear.

Answer 8

Some men are not uncomfortable with the subject. If anyone is, we need to respect that. To us, it's a part of our life but we can't expect everyone to feel comfortable with the subject...no big deal,
really.

Answer 9

Because men can't relate...if you are puking or have diarreah, they get those things too...cold or flu, it's all good...you start talking about a condition where blood comes out of your vagina and game's over!

Just one of those things...a lot of guys find it embarrassing...and with today's sexual harrassment laws, they don't want to take ANY risk of saying the wrong thing, when the subject of our 'female parts' comes up...

Answer 10

I personally don't want the woman to feel embarrassed in her explanation. If she WANTS to go into details, that is her business. Otherwise, I certainly am not going to ask for any.