TOP 10 PERIOD MYTHS ❌BUSTED❌

Hey everyone! Today I am busting the top 10 myths I see perpetuated about the menstrual cycle. Did you ever believe any of these? I did!

Here are the myths I cover with timestamps:
00:00 - intro
1. You always ovulate on day 14 of your menstrual cycle - 00:46
2. You can't get pregnant on your period - 03:03
3. You can get pregnant on any day of your cycle - 04:00
4. You can ovulate more than once in the same cycle - 06:15
5. You lose cups of blood during menstruation - 07:00
6. Birth control period are real periods - 07:45
7. Tampons break the hymen - 08:40
8. Women who hang out together sync their cycles together - 09:44
9. Painful periods are normal - 10:39
10. You shouldn't exercise when you have your period - 11:28

if you have any to add, please leave them in the comments! It is time we debunk these myths (and others!) once and for all!

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Who Am I: My name is Crystal, I am a menstrual wellness educator with a huge passion for menstrual health and plant based nutrition. Years ago, I began living in sync with my cycle and it completely changed my life! Now I am here to help you get to know your flow because your cycle matters and cycle awareness is your super power.

[CrystalKennings]

Hey everyone! Here are the timestamps for the 10 myths I cover in this video! Thank you so much for watching and please share with your friends so we can put an end to these myths once and for all! :)

You always ovulate on day 14 of your menstrual cycle 00:46
You can't get pregnant on your period 03:03
You can get pregnant on any day of your cycle 04:00
You can ovulate more than once in the same cycle 06:15
You lose cups of blood during menstruation 07:00
Birth control period are real periods 07:45
Tampons break the hymen 08:40
Women who hang out together sync their cycles together 09:44
Painful periods are normal 10:39
You shouldn't exercise when you have your period 11:28

[mikaylaa]

6:08 ”Crystal clear” ... I see what you did there haha

[igormudryk]

i'm a guy, but i'm watching your videos in order to support you. best wishes from Ukraine, keep on creating helpful content for all beautiful women out there

[Carcarfranklin]

I was in extreme pain every month from 13-33. That’s every freaking month for 20 years. Removing animal products from my diet changed that. I couldn’t be more thankful. It also changed the flow which I could care less about next to pain. Real talk.

[lynd]

The painful period myth is the most frustrating for me. I’ve always had serious pain during my period and no medical professionals want to hear about it. They label it as normal and that’s dangerous. It makes women seem weak when we’re not. 💕💕

[KC-vpcf]

I had no idea birth control periods weren’t ‘real’ periods! A video explaining more how hormonal birth control works would be super informative 😊

[jamiespenik]

Thank the universe you made a YouTube channel. I needed this content for me and my daughter.

[kristapetre]

At some point I'm probably going to buy a notebook, re-watch your videos and write down everything you say :D
It's weird how little we know about ourselves.

[idawergeland]

I learned more about periods in this video than I learned I did in school! It just blows my mind how much potentially dangerous misinformation there is out there about periods. Thank you Crystal for making these amazing videos! You always teach me something new❤

[emilyfeldman]

number 9 is so true! yes you are right about medical conditions but so many people discount how food/diet diet can affect pain during your period. for me going low fat and eating whole food plant based removed almost all pain! it’s not one size fits all but limiting animal products is definitely a start!! love ur videos!!

[kaykayfo]

I definitely believed that your cycles could sync!! Thanks for spreading the truth

[freyawpunkt]

I would love a vid about different issues one may have with periods - I have PCOS and it took me years to get a diagnosis, even though it is sooo common! And even then I didn't get the right treatment until I put in the research myself and I am still angry and want everybody else to have access to better information!

[gabyvanbienen]

Love it!! 🙌🏼 It’s ridiculous how little women know about their own bodies... time to take our power back!

[e.h.]

Super enlightening! Thank you for this content! Currently more interested in learning about the menstrual cycle and wish more women were interested in learning. Our society and schools do not adequately teach us about all of this!

[racheltroutman]

The hymen myth bothers me too!! I didn't even hear about it until I got into high school and I only heard it from boys 🙄

[FairyEnchated]

Hi Crystal, can you talk about endometriosis?

[ashleyfitzgerald]

Loving all your videos so far Crystal! Thank you so much for sharing such interesting and educational information 💕

[victoriag]

You're videos look great Crystal! I've been following Derek's channel for a while and always love his what I eat in a day videos. Kinda hoping you might do some of those too! Love your content so far! ❤

[tataki_aramuki]

You are great on camera! YT needed your charm and knowledge! Can't wait for more geeky and in debt videos! Keep going girl!

[Vanessa-fsoz]

I definitely believed painful periods were normal for everyone. I did eventually learn that they are normal for me because I have adenomyosis, a form of endometriosis, and every woman in my family has/had endometriosis so I grew up in a household where all the women were in a lot of pain during their periods, and I just thought that was normal. Thankfully, I experience cramping usually on day 1 and/or day 2, but on days 3 through 6, there is virtually zero pain. I personally hate taking pain medication so I always just power through it best I can, and if I really need to just sit with the pain, I curl up with a heating pad and just try to approach it with a meditative mindset and breathe through it. The pain varies in severity and eventually goes away. I actually have more or at least equally severe pain during ovulation. I'm sure you've already got this on your to-do list, but I would love a video about ovulation pain or other common physical symptoms of ovulation that we can learn to pay attention to while tracking. Thank you for dropping all this knowledge, Crystal 😊🌺 I appreciate you!