Menstruation: A Pure and Rich Sacrifice

Dr. Damaris-Lois Yamoah Lang

umans are bags of chemicals with a myriad of continuous chemical reactions, taking place within this molecular framework—the cell. The three main cell parts are the Nucleus (containing-DNA, the genetic material), the Cytoplasm

(containing organelles), and the Cell Membrane (which encloses the cell). Cells come together to form tissues, tissues form organs, organs then form organ systems, and, ultimately, organ systems form the whole “Human Organism.”

The onset of the formation of “Human Life” starts with a single cell from a woman. This single cell is called an egg [Figs. A and B]. The only contributing factor from the male’s cell (the sperm) [Fig. C] is its nuclear part, containing the genetic material— DNA. The journey of the formation of a “Human Life” more or less originates from the cell of the female. In other words, the formation of a human life starts with a cell comprising of the female’s cytoplasm, the female’s cell membrane, and the nucleus- containing DNA, which is the genetic material of both the male and female. Thus the metabolic processes that will convert this one cell into many cells—and then to tissues, organs, systems and the human organism—heavily rely on the egg-cell of a woman.

Having said that, forming a human life is no walk in the park! The egg will require an ideal and best environment, devoid of any contaminants that could potentially hurt the formation of this future being! [Figs. G, H, I, J, K and L]. As such, the higher intelligence of creation has it that, while a female baby is safely in her mother’s womb, she produces all of her eggs. Moreover, each individual egg is further protected and nourished by numerous follicular cells. After fertilization, the woman’s body houses the egg [Figs. D and E] in this sacred and pure space, called “the Uterus” [Fig. F], which is enriched with the nourishment of life. The uterus is where the rules of nature are birthed and the seeds of the human race are created.

I can picture in my mind’s eye the exit of each royal seed, the egg, being greeted by hundreds and thousands of knights, the sperms; although millions of sperms started the race to meet this royal princess, the egg, only one knight-a sperm [Fig. C] will win the heart of the royal maiden and fertilize it.

Oh, but alas, the royal princess-the egg, if on her arrival into her glorious mansion, the uterus, is not greeted by the knights, the sperms [Fig. M], she will dash out of her mansion with fury, tearing down the walls of the uterus, this sacred mansion of beauty and space filled with life’s riches and sustenance [Fig. N]. The royal princess, the egg, will majestically stroll out of the woman’s body, as the (uterine) walls tumble down after her with the riches of life, the menstrual flow gushing out, as an ultimate sacrifice for the termination of a human life that will never be part of the human race [Fig. O]. The reign of this royal seed-the egg will end, and the others that follow for every menstrual cycle will never experience our future, present, and history. The pains and pangs of this sacrificial loss are literally felt by the whole being of a woman in every cycle of this event called the “Menstrual Cycle” [Fig. P].

Let us cherish each physiological moment of Womanhood’s Menstruation: A Pure and Rich Sacrifice owed to each and every royal seed-the egg in a woman’s body.

A. (2) B. (3) C. (3) D. (3) E. (2)

F. (2) G. (3) H. (3) I. (3) J. (3)

K. (3 L. (3) M. N. (2) O. (2)

P. (1)

Figures: A. ovulated egg, B. egg, C. sperm fertilizes egg, D. fertilized egg un- coating, E. fertilized egg embedding in wall on uterus, F. uterus, G. embryo, H.—J. developing fetus, K. developing female genitalia,

L. developing male genitalia, M. scenario in which unfertilized egg does not develop into a baby, N. exited unfertilized egg is followed by un-tampered, enriched wall of the uterus, O. the menstrual flow, a pure and very rich substance, P. painful sacrificial pangs of the menstrual process.

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