Menstruation. Man up and read the rest. ✌ There are few people who hear this word every day and still pretend as though they have no idea what it means because of the taboos and myths that surround menstruation. It is considered to be dirty, smelly, disgusting and even gross at times. During those three days that every girl or woman goes through her menstruation, they are almost forced to go through a period of time filled with pain, embarrassment, distress, discomfort, shame, anxiety, and even isolation. Is this how menstruation is supposed to be treated? Gross, disgusting, impure? Menstruation is the only blood that is born without violence and yet it is the one that disgusts us the most. When people think menstruation is impure and isolate it from bringing it into any topic of discussion. They forget one very important thing. Periods / Menstruation is the gateway for life. If women stopped getting their periods it basically means that the continuity of life on earth has offic...