Twinkle Khanna Doesn't Support The Idea Of Menstrual Leave - Page 6

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

As a doctor wouldn't you say anemia and menstruation are two separate issues that should not be conflated?

Isn't the iron deficiency in India due to iron deficient diets and not menstruation related?

Isn't it true that menstruation is different for all women? Some women suffer extreme pain and complications. Others none?

So isn't it dangerous to have homogenous assumptions about periods?

I guess you skipped my first post in the thread where I talk about my menstrual issues. Periods have always been painful for me. But I also know it is a spectrum of effects with the women I know. 

Anyone who say periods are easy or periods are suffering are spreading myths. 

Originally posted by: fivestars

Comeon ,not everyone are as fortunate as twinkle ,who might feel normal those days...and i dont think she is talking abt who feels normal on those days either...some of the women feel sick with cramps and vomiting sensations...and how can she talk on their behalf and trash it as an excuse ? The individual person knows the pain she goes thru not twinkle who pass the judgement 

Originally posted by: Cookies..

As a women, the menstrual period is quite an uncomfortable time of the month but I think women are still fighting for other rights such as equal pay & position which are far more serious.Being anemic, my iron counts are at an all time low during my period but I have to take iron tablets to balance that.But as a women, I think our body has a higher endurance in comparison to men. So even though that time of the month is tough, I don't think it's unbearable to a point where I can't carry out working or studying unless you are doing excruciating labor work where you need a lot of physical strength. But again, all women are different. Some can take it and some can't. Just like a pregnancy. Some are able to give normal birth where others need a C-section. You cant really compare one to another. But in general, it's an uncomfortable time. I don't think any women is happy when they are on their period. It's just not a good feeling. 

Originally posted by: anu023

i had to forego an exam due to dysmenorrhoea. I remember seeing a patient who otherwise had no health issues came in severe dysmenorrhoea. Apart from pain few girls have diarrhoea too and i have seen girls come to opd with severe pain and dehydration due to diarrhoea. Imagine bleeding , pain and some other issue like a migraine or diarrhoea (for.some migraine/seizures do get aggravated whenthey have their menses) all at the same time. 

There should definitely be an optional leave for such women. I think those in need will avail and others wouldn't.

Originally posted by: Cookies..

Those are special cases. Menstrual pain is natural. It is not something out of the norm or a sickness. It's something almost all women go through. But our body is built for that. It hurts but it's tolerable. Menstrual leave is not necessary. If you can't tolerate the pain or have some other issues along with your menstrual period, then there is treatment for it. Again, you are mentioning extreme cases. But a healthy women shouldn't face anything so extreme that they need a menstrual leave on a monthly basis. As blue-ice mentioned, we don't have the resources for that. Also, if your health is so sensitive and you face such extreme issues during your period, take care of your health first and get treatment for it. I'm from the healthcare profession too but the cases you are mentioning are not something a normal healthy women would face on a monthly basis. If someone regularly feels like that during their period, they require medical help. Something is not right. Again, your menstrual period is dedinitely a painful and uncomfortable few days but its not to the extreme of taking monthly leaves for it. A women's body is designed to give birth which is one of the most physically painful experiences anyone can ever tolerate. So a normal menstrual cycle shouldn't be intolerable.  

Originally posted by: anu023

i Dont think its wrong if someone wants to avail a special leave on those days. U mean women in pain should suffer and continue to work? No logic whatsoever 

Originally posted by: anu023

i Dont think its wrong if someone wants to avail a special leave on those days. U mean women in pain should suffer and continue to work? Who are u to decide what should be tolerable and what shouldn't be? No logic whatsoever . Some women have a good pain threshold some don't. Some women are too sensitive to.pain and mostly opt for a caesarean  instead of a normal labour. That doesn't make them less motherly.