Find out about common parasites and how to protect your pet. Several different types of parasites can make cats and dogs their home. From biting insects like fleas and ticks to internal worms, all of these pests are unpleasant, dangerous, and can cause serious complications.
Although it can feel like a lot more at times, the total amount of blood lost during one period is usually about 60 milliliters (about 2.7 ounces). That's about a third of a small plastic cup. At that rate of bleeding, it takes about 4 hours for a regular tampon or pad to become fully soaked. That is just an average, though: menstrual flow is usually heavier on some days than on others. Doctors consider a woman to have menorrhagia if she regularly loses more than 80 ml of blood during one menstrual period.
A period is the part of the menstrual cycle when a woman bleeds from her vagina for a few days. For most women this happens every 28 days or so, but it's common for periods to start sooner or later than this, ranging from day 24 to day 35. Your period can last between three and eight days, but it will usually last for about five days. The bleeding tends to be heaviest in the first two days.