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Bad History, menstruation

Four weird ideas people used to have about women’s periods

April 17, 2017August 9, 2017 fluff35

What did menstrual bleeding mean to the people of the past? And what expectations did that raise?

Tagged Aphorisms, blood, conception, ears, endometriosis, flesh, flowers, Galen, Hippocrates, menopause, pelvis, placenta, pollution, puberty, vicarious menstruation, vomiting, women1 Comment

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