Blonde
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Arch said:
Not exactly, but I get a little bit of ovulation pain (mild ovarian pain and a mild lower back ache) and sometimes a tiny amount of spotting half way through my cycle.
I have noticed that PMS is less when I'm out cycling every day and in the summer months (don't know if SAD is involved or just more exercise in summer). I am less emotional and have hardly any pain at all when I've been doing a lot of cycling and eating well in the weeks before. If I've been ill the PMS (pain and the depression) can be worse, but again, I'm not sure if it's due to lack of exercise during illness or to depression associated with illness and lack of exercise - don't know which comes first, it seems a vicious circle. It is well documented that exercise helps though. The truth about food telly programe also suggested that research has shown that eating lots of calcium helps stop the emotional state associated with PMS. The book I had on the subject suggested that allowing cells to fill with water (by not eating carb-rich food regularly and keeping blood sugar stable) was the cause of PMS bloating. Having massively reduced my carb intake, I no longer get any bloating at all, but I used to put on 7-10 pounds every single time, so I think it's more to do with keeping blood sugar stable than eating carbs - so no sugary snacks and no skipping meals! Low blood sugar also makes you feel cross and weepy of course.
possible quite often (although I think they cap how much one man can give), whereas women never got paid for something a) painful and 
restricted due to all the drugs and the cycle you go through. Seems jolly unfair, and I wonder why it was that way.
and then sucking the eggs out of the corpus luteum (the ripe egg sack on the outside of the ovary) Being a stoical type she didn't make much fuss....... but managed to dig three large hollows into the palm of my hand. Next time I'm going to make sure she cuts her nails first.