Why the 28-day cycle is another myth

You probably remember your first period and the advice you received about this basic function of your body, usually from a relative or friend and secondarily from a media outlet, magazine or even a brochure. Most women immediately learned to count the days of their period - with all that this entails - based on their menstrual cycle. 28 days . But how many women actually experience this frequency during their period?

According to a recent survey conducted by the London's Global University in collaboration with the company that has released the period application Natural Cycles , just the 13% of the women who were the subject of the study fall into the above category. The study, the results of which were published last summer, was based on a study of 600,000 cycles from 125,000 women living in Sweden, the US and the UK. The women's ages ranged from 18 to 45 and their average body mass index was from 15 to 50.

Therefore, according to the results of the research, 65% of the women who participated in it have a cycle that ranges from 25 to 30 days, with the average being 29.3 days. According to Professor Joyce Harper, traditional research on periods has focused on women with a 28-day cycle, which has further contributed to this period being considered the norm. For the first time, it is now proven with scientific evidence that this cycle is not the norm, with many women having much shorter or even much longer cycles.

This research provides valuable information for women trying to stay pregnant women , as the classic way of calculating the fertile days is called into question, since the day of ovulation is not necessarily the 14th of each cycle, given that The entire ovulation phase does not last the same in every woman. So, if you've always believed that your cycle wasn't consistent or "normal" because it wasn't 28 days long, it's time to reconsider that view, reorganizing your life based on this fact.

The results of the above research, like everything else related to improving the management of women's periods, directly contribute to female empowerment, since they help us to better understand our bodies, and by extension our psyche and our very nature in general.