"I've got my period," "I'm on my menses..." These common expressions sound boring as compared to the zillions of expressions people use in their daily lives to refer to menstruation, like "I'm having my very own personal St. Valentine's Day Massacre!". Here are some more... Enjoy!

"I'm a college student and my roommate always uses the term ' war' when she's her period. All of the girls on my hall now use the term," writes the contributor. (February 2002). September 2004, a male wrote the following: "For the entry " war," I'd like to add that it may locally have been derived an Ani DiFranco song / monologue: "I woke up one morning / covered blood like a war / like a warning / that I live in a breakable takeable body."

Aunt Flo(w) [is visiting]: "I traveled London on business. Of course, Aunt Flow had to come ." (phrasal meaning "venirse"). "My fiance and I say 'Flo's town,' as in referring an actual person. When my period is coming an end, I say, 'Flo's packing her bags,' or 'Flo's plane leaves tomorrow.' We also talk of Flo as a very rude person who drops (phrasal verb meaning "dejarse caer (de visita)") uninvited every month." (September 2001) (phrasal verb meaning "dejarse caer (de visita)") uninvited every month." (September 2001)