# Please stop talking about your cycle at work. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 22, 2007, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-stop-talking-about-your-cycle-at-work/420141 "2007-09-22T22:19:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2007, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-stop-talking-about-your-cycle-at-work/420141/41 "2007-09-25T21:03:16Z")
[QUOTE=eleanorigby] Why do people feel the need to do this? orgasm during your period is one great way to get rid of cramps. [/QUOTE] And I have _no_ problem helping a lady with those unfortunate cramps. I’m there to lend a hand (at the very least). 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2007, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-stop-talking-about-your-cycle-at-work/420141/42 "2007-09-25T21:06:44Z")
I’d say a quick e-mail or note to an HR person simply stating: “It makes for an uncomfortable work environment when so-and-so speaks openly and loudly about her menstral cycles” will do wonders. If you work for a legit company HR will definately do something about it. They are obligated to and usually want to nip it in the bud before it goes over their head and becomes an issue they failed to address. ---
**Author:** ![Lizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2007, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-stop-talking-about-your-cycle-at-work/420141/43 "2007-09-26T19:11:15Z")
[QUOTE=OneCentStamp] Why is it risky? Honest question. [/QUOTE] Because blood is a bodily fluid that can transfer pathogens. I always use a love glove, but still, the odds are greater with someone actively bleeding on you that _something_ could be transmitted. It’s a small risk in general, given that I don’t tend to date women who count their lovers in the hundreds, but it’s there. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2007, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-stop-talking-about-your-cycle-at-work/420141/44 "2007-09-26T23:42:31Z")
[QUOTE=OneCentStamp] And I have _no_ problem helping a lady with those unfortunate cramps. I’m there to lend a hand (at the very least). 😛 [/QUOTE] How gentlemanly of you! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![MelCthefirst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@MelCthefirst](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MelCthefirst)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2007, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-stop-talking-about-your-cycle-at-work/420141/45 "2007-09-27T00:03:55Z")
[QUOTE=Hampshire] I’d say a quick e-mail or note to an HR person simply stating: “It makes for an uncomfortable work environment when so-and-so speaks openly and loudly about her menstral cycles” will do wonders. If you work for a legit company HR will definately do something about it. They are obligated to and usually want to nip it in the bud before it goes over their head and becomes an issue they failed to address. [/QUOTE] Noooooooo don’t do that - it will escalate and cause very bad office tension. To nip anything in the bud, you (the person with the issue) needs to talk sensitively to the person who is offending you. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-stop-talking-about-your-cycle-at-work/420141.md?page=2)