Why do we get periods??? – Sports Science Zone

Question: Why do we get periods???
- Keywords:
  menstruation,
  period,
  reproduction
Asked by smoshlover to Audra, Fiona, Justin on 22 Mar 2012.
- Audra Benjamin answered on 22 Mar 2012:
  
  Every month a woman releases an egg and the womb lining thickens in preparation to receive a fertilised egg but if it is not fertilised the body gets rid of the womb lining and this is a period.

Question: Why do we get periods???