“Eating nachos and getting teary at a video of a puppy doesn’t exactly make you feel like a sexy, empowered goddess of high self-esteem. One way to ramp things up and remind yourself just how sexy you actually are? Having sex.”— Ellen Scott, metro.co.uk
“He came inside you? Then he’s clearly fine with bodily excretions getting shared. There’s no reason for period blood to be any different.”— Ellen Scott, metro.co.uk
“Try different positions. Lying on your back or side will be less messy than going at it on top.”— Diana Spechler, womenshealthmag.com
“Use a latex condom so that some of the blood that gets on him can be easily rolled off.”— Diana Spechler, womenshealthmag.com
“You can get pregnant on your period. Yes, it is highly unlikely but it’s not impossible so don’t use menstruating as an excuse not to use protection.”— Christina Huffington, huffingtonpost.com
“Wearing a menstrual cup or a female condom can help reduce the amount of blood that might come out during intercourse.”— Amanda MacMillan, news.health.com
“Women shouldn’t assume their partner will be grossed out by their period. In fact, it’s often the person who’s menstruating who puts a stop to sex, not her other half.”— Amanda MacMillan, news.health.com
“Arousal is different for every woman, and some may be too distracted by their period and its annoyances to actually get in the mood for sex. But for others, menstruation could actually be a turn-on of sorts. That’s because your estrogen and testosterone are low on day 1, but they start to rise by da…”— Amanda MacMillan, news.health.com