Question

What do you mean by menstruation? What is the difference between menstruation and periods?

Answer 1

Menstruation is a monthly shedding of a female's uterus lining. Its lasts about 3 to 5 days and contains blood tissue that exits her body through the cervix and vagina.
There is no difference between menstruation and periods.

Answer 2

Answer:

Menstruation, or period, is normal vaginal bleeding that occurs as part of a woman's monthly cycle. Every month, your body prepares for pregnancy. If no pregnancy occurs, the uterus, or womb, sheds its lining. The menstrual blood is partly blood and partly tissue from inside the uterus. It passes out of the body through the vagina.

Periods usually start between age 11 and 14 and continue until menopause at about age 51. They usually last from three to five days. Besides bleeding from the vagina, you may have

Abdominal or pelvic cramping pain

Lower back pain

Bloating and sore breasts

Food cravings

Mood swings and irritability

Headache and fatigue

Premenstrual syndrome, or PMS, is a group of symptoms that start before the period. It can include emotional and physical symptoms.

Consult your health care provider if you have big changes in your cycle. They may be signs of other problems that should be treated.