Comments on: Calling All Gynecologists

By: Nfpworks

Nfpworks — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:33:59 +0000

LOL!!!! Hilarious. Love it. The only thing I would add is a little disclaimer that “This cycle is subject to change, depending on health, age, stress, or plain hormonal craziness…for more info on the changing cycle, consult your local fertility awareness guru.”

May I have permission to post this on my blog?

By: Menstrueren voor mannen | Interpellatie.nl

Menstrueren voor mannen | Interpellatie.nl — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:23:26 +0000

[...] wat een moeilijk onderwerp toch weer opnieuw inzichtelijk maakt. Zo kan je onderstaande poster bestellen bij Iheartguts.com. Grafisch is het een leuke aanwinst en daarnaast legt het de menstruatie-cyclus uit op een [...]

By: ccc

ccc — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:53:49 +0000

Then we�re all fortunate that you didn�t!

By: gutsy

gutsy — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:41:22 +0000

thanks for all the great comments on when pms happens, we got that correction, and changed that area to “head full of hormones” instead since hormone hell comes later. we also adjusted the thing about progesterone and mucous, you’re absolutely right about progesterone’s role with the lining. agreed also with your philosophical notes, we are all just giant walking chemistry sets, and i think that’s pretty cool, whether you’re a man or a woman.

By: Lily

Lily — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:11:00 +0000

please make another one about peeing/pooping so i can hang them all in my bathroom

By: Allison

Allison — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:33:47 +0000

Very cute poster. I’m used to seeing the hormonal levels depicted in graphic form, so this is a fun way to look at things.
1. re: “hormone hell”- typically, and it can be different for everyone, PMS/PMDD symptoms, at least in my patients, tend to start later in the cycle. you may want to consider a different label- (hormonal uprising? hormone conference?)
2. re: progesterone. I don’t know that I would describe it as being responsible for producing mucus in the uterine lining- its purpose is more to stabilize the endometrial lining that has been built up by the estrogen. Estrogen stacks the blocks, progesterone stabilizes it. hence, the withdrawel bleed that occurs naturally or at the end of the pill pack when you take away the progesterone.
3. final thought: i realize that your purpose in creating this graphic is to educate and inform, and try to help your husband understand, but the one thing that I worry about when we women use our hormonal fluctuations (which are natural) to explain our moods, actions, thoughts and behaviors (our brains are way more powerful than that!) is that it gives some legitimacy to us (women) being more easily dismissed, discriminated against, and not taken seriously. (everyone has tons of hormones coursing through their systems every day- thyroid, adrenals, pancreas, etc. reproductive hormones shouldn’t be any different!) Just a philosophical thought…
That having been said, I do think the poster looks great and would be a wonderful educational tool. Nice job!

By: TWW Daily Feed for November 12th « This Way West

TWW Daily Feed for November 12th « This Way West — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:47:39 +0000

[...] This isn’t related to anything, but I thought it was funny. And oddly informative. [...]

By: jenny

jenny — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:37:42 +0000

i would like to tape this poster to my fridge an have a little icon magnet that i could move with the day like the old time xmas calenders

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:28:22 +0000

Wow! Very cool. Here’s to making periods more fun! I’d love to carry them on my website. Do you wholesale them? For more menstrual fun, please visit http://www.mymoondays.com.

By: supercarrot

supercarrot — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:10:15 +0000

oh no! i wish i would have seen this earlier!

technically, the split should happen around 3 DPO (days past ovulation).

if the egg isn’t fertilized within 2 days of being released from the ovary, that’s when the unfertilized egg really breaks. (so the egg breaking title at day 25 is quite a bit confusing, since egg and corpus luteum are completely different things.)

if the egg IS fertilized, around 7 DPO, there’s a dip in your temps indicating that the egg is implanting itself in the walls of the uterus. (i don’t remember which hormones cause it. though)

ladies practicing FAM (fertility awareness) can often assume they’re pregnant when they see the implantation dip at 7 DPO, and is confirmed with sustained high temps through 16 days past ovulation (when in non-pregnant individuals the temps will drop and you start sloughing around 14 DPO)

also, not to mention the variable length of time between day 1 and ovulation. for example, i’m ovulating either today and/or yesterday (i could be releasing 2 eggs. i still felt the mittelschmerz aka ovulatory pain on my right hand side after i woke up this morning.) and today is day 26! anyone not practicing FAM would be freaking out in a few days, whereas i know i still have 2 good weeks to go. often, it’s stress that delays ovulation.

but i’m sure the poster looks better with one lane all the way up to day 27. artistic license and all. it’s still adorable! congrats! i’ll spread the word about the poster.