Blood loss due to periods
How much blood does a person lose to their period over the course of their life? In order to do this, we are going to work with averages. The average amount of blood a person loses via a period is 6 - 8 tsp (30 - 40 ml). The average age of menopause is 51. Let’s assume person X starts their period at 13 years old and has regular periods. 51 - 13 = 38 years of having periods 38 years * 12 periods/year = 456 periods 456 periods * 40 ml/period = 18,240 ml of blood 18,240 ml = 18.2 liters So the average person who has a period will lose about 18.2 liters of blood over the course of their life due to their period. The average human body holds 5.5 liters of blood. tldr: Over the course of a lifetime, the average period-haver will lose over 3 times the amount of blood in a human body due to periods. Sources: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/heavy-periods/ https://www.emedicinehealth.com/g00/menopause/article_em.htm?i10c.encReferrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8%3d&i10c.ua=1&i10c.dv=25 https://www.livescience.com/32213-how-much-blood-is-in-the-human-body.html
