I hardly ever talk about it, it's pretty uneventful each month! I've never been one to really suffer from PMS (thank God), I've been on the Pill for years and years, so it's really light and only lasts a couple of days.

I suppose if I had really bad cramps or something was abnormal about it, I might mention that I'm not feeling well. That's about it for me.

I don't discuss it with friends or anything like that. If I'm moody I will mention that I'm pmsing and to please forgive me if I'm not my usual happy self. lol And my hubby and now too my trainer know when I'm on my cycle but it's not discussed.

I think it's kind of crude to go into detail, and would generally prefer not to hear about other ladies' cycles, so I try to do them the same courtesy. I'll only mention it to my bf, or a close friend or family member, if I need to explain why I'm crabby and/or in a LOT of pain. Fortunately, back-to-back Nuvaring use has virtually eliminated the need for this topic, anyway!

The only way I'll mention it is if it's necessary (ie- boyfriend's trying for some, I need a tampon when there are none to be found). I generally don't like discussing it, and generally don't like it when people around me do. Two girls I knew were like that- every month they told me how it felt in great detail.

I have a serious form of PMDD and talking about it lightens the mental pain of it. So as long as it's an all-female audience, I do like to commiserate, but discreetly and only during pms itself so I don't have to talk about it during the good times.

Eww periods are GROSS. JK...um yeah I don't see anything wrong with talking about it if you're in pain. I don't mention it around guys, not for fear of being unladylike, but I HATE the "ohh you have pms, no wonder you're such a b*tch" reaction.

I talk about it in case there is an emergency so people will understand (cancellation of plans or I misteriously disappear for a while because I got "Aunt Flo" when I didn't expect it and had to rush home to change). I hate it when other women act like it's the most disgusting thing ever that's something to be ashamed of when it's a natural body function though. Not that I enjoy getting my period mind you...

Whoops, I meant "*mysteriously*"

i talk about it all the damn time, i want everyone around me to know the phenomenon that is happening right in the room. it'd be selfish to keep it all to myself

Just because something is a "natural body function," that doesn't mean people need to make it a casual conversation topic. I don't want to hear the details of anyone's bowel movements or post-nasal drip experiences, either. But like I said, a brief and non-gory explanation is sometimes appropriate. I just hate when people use the "it's natural, therefore I get to talk about it all I want, and you're uptight if you disagree" argument. I'm pretty sure Freud would not be impressed with your psychological progress.

it's a natural function that every girl goes thru so don't freak out if someone talks about it, but also don't announce it to the world like you're special. But in saying that i will complain about cramps! hahah

I don't like to talk about anything involving the female reproductive system. I prefer to pretend that periods don't exist. I get especially upset if any of my male friends think it's okay to talk about that sort of thing around me. What do they know?!

The only place I'll talk about it is online, or if I have to vaguely allude to it to spare my man's ego when I turn him down.

haha only when i have to ask anyone if theres anything on my butt...

I talk about it. My friends and I call it Bob.

Sometimes I do to my friends' dismay. I have severe PMS, both physically and mentally. I feel really ill. Also, I'm very regular, so go through it every dang month.

I listen to my friends when they vent about their medical conditions. Some of their stuff is much more graphic than my monthly girlfriend, so I don't feel bad when I talk about her.

Yes, I like to commiserate with people.

I no longer get my period, haven't had it for like 2 years so no problems there...

Yeah, my girlfriends and I notify each other when it's "that time of the month." I dunno...It always comes up. However, ever since a girl in ninth grade said to me, "Yeah, when I get my period, it's like a murder scene down there," I've been pretty graphic sometimes, too. Around my boyfriend...Oh, he knows! I'm disgustingly open about myself to my boyfriend. It's almost to the point of torture because I pretty much make him experience it with me, even to the smallest drop.

I only tell if I get bad enough that I have to cancel plans or if I feel really sick. I don't like telling the world or other girls telling me, not because I'm uptight or anything but because I've got enough with my own, kthx.

I'd rather just take some pills and forget about it! It would be silly going on and on about it month after month.

Yeah, definitely comes up with my girlfriends...

Its not a big deal listening to other people talking about it but i wont say anything when i have mine because i think i make other people uncomfortable. But thats just my opinion. =]

LOL @ plasticine. I talk about it, but only to certain people and I don't give the gory details. I don't see a problem with complaining a little bit. I feel like talking about your period isn't very taboo anymore. I don't think people visualize it and get grossed out, ya know? I usually will only bring it up to my friends if I'm having bad cramps or something. I feel like it's a sort of common bond and it's easy to talk about with your girl friends. One time I remember even comparing how long ours last and how severe our cramps are. I just think it's too weird to talk about with guys beside my boyfriend, unless if it's a real general conversation.

No, but my friends ask me about birth control pills haha, don't know why. I guess I do sometimes with my mother, only because I'm under her insurance and my hormones were f*cked for the longest time,and we found out it was caused by a more serious issue that has been resolved.

only if i need to duck out of something. i go to kung fu 3x/week, and i catch a lot of krappe if i miss a day. if i'm close to someone and especially if it's a female, i'll just say, "pardon - i just got hit with the axe, so please excuse the audible groaning." i don't ever talk about it with my guy friends (except for The Husband - and he usually knows due to the appearance of the Tampax box next to the toilet).

The only thing I ever talk about is being bloated...that sucks!

My boyfriend definitely hears about it, cause he takes care of me. And I let my co-workers know, cause most months I get really sick, to the point where I usually throw up. So I let them know that I'm going home, but I'm fine, and I'll be back tomorrow. That way no one worries that I've come down with something contagious, and they leave me alone!

If it's especially bad I'll talk about it with my friends or my husband but only when it comes up or prevents me from doing something.

I'll talk about it with girlfriends (I hear about it a lot, one friend is very open about these things and I don't mind), but not with the boyfriend, or people I don't know well. I don't even like to mention cramps in that situation.

Zero- I used to have that problem too! I got so severely ill and would shake from the chills and throw up, and I wanted people to understand why I would probably be fine to come in the next day! However, if people don't get that severely ill, ESPECIALLY women, they don't understand. One of my bosses was like..."every woman goes through it, just deal." Right, well, every woman doesn't throw up and have her temperature drop 4 degrees!!

Now, bc pill pretty much helps it be not so bad that I have to miss work, but usually because I just skip the placebo pills and rarely decide to get a period.

Er, my post made it sound like men get periods too, I did not mean to imply that!

While I don't run around the streets, tampons in hand, screaming "I got my period!! I got my period!!" I do mention good old Aunt Flo from time to time

most of the women in my office are way past getting thiers, so i dont talk about it, because why remind them that they are old?

hee

I can get super cranky and irritable so I like to warn people.

i never admit i'm on my period i think its gross, sad i know! but with my gf's if i'm feeling bad i'll say it or if im asking 4 a pad/tampon!