I assume it's ok to make more than one weekly comment here. Christina, your message made me sit back and think (all morning, actually)of a perhaps less-offensive way to state what I said about "no woman in her right mind wants a period" (or whatever). What would perhaps be a better way of stating it, while still maintaining my position--is that what woman, if given the choice, would want for "Lordisa" (or whoever) to had made menstruation a part of "being a woman" or "being female"? --Yes, of course I can understand what a blessing it might be to have regularity and thus a physiologically healthier body; however, if Woman had been asked, upon being created, if she wanted this monthly mess in order to be able to reproduce (if that's her choice as well), I can not imagine that she would have answered in the positive. What woman wouldn't just like to think that human reproduction is possible merely by lovemaking and experiencing an orgasm--as the other half of society can do? --with no monthly muss, no fuss, no sea sponges or moon-watches. Maybe I'm wrong; I dunno. To me it has been nothing but trouble and pain (emotional and physical) and expense--at its onset, during my adult life, and especially now that I am peri-menopausal. Thanks for listening, and if I truly offended you or anyone else, I do apologize :)