月经情况 Periods and Menstrual History

By the end of this module you can…

• Ask the first day of the last period, and check it really was a period.
• Ask how often periods come, how long they last and whether they are regular.
• Ask how heavy the flow is in pads and clots, and how much the pain affects her.
• Ask about bleeding between periods and after sex, and about past pregnancies, privately.
• Ask about bleeding that can’t wait, and tell her clearly where to go.

Key vocabulary

Fourteen words from this module. Tap the speaker to hear each one.

The period

• 月经yuè jīngPeriod; menstruation
• 周期zhōu qīCycle
• 规律guī lǜRegular
• 量liàngAmount, flow
• 血块xuè kuàiBlood clot
• 痛经tòng jīngPeriod pain; cramps
• 卫生巾wèi shēng jīnSanitary pad
• 卫生棉条wèi shēng mián tiáoTampon

Timing and pregnancy

• 末次月经mò cì yuè jīngLast menstrual period (LMP)
• 初潮chū cháoFirst period (menarche)
• 推迟tuī chíLate, delayed
• 提前tí qiánEarly
• 怀孕huái yùnTo be pregnant
• 验孕棒yàn yùn bàngHome pregnancy test

Ten core phrases

The lines from this module’s take-home phrase sheet. In the course you can print them on one page for your pocket.

1. 上次月经是哪天开始的？Shàng cì yuè jīng shì nǎ tiān kāi shǐ de?What day did your last period start?
2. 平时多少天来一次？准不准？Píng shí duō shao tiān lái yí cì? Zhǔn bu zhǔn?How often does it come? Is it regular?
3. 每次来几天？量多不多？Měi cì lái jǐ tiān? Liàng duō bu duō?How many days does it last? Is it heavy?
4. 量多的时候，一天要换几次卫生巾？Liàng duō de shí hou, yì tiān yào huàn jǐ cì wèi shēng jīn?On heavy days, how many pads a day?
5. 有没有血块？大概多大？Yǒu méi yǒu xuè kuài? Dà gài duō dà?Any clots? About how big?
6. 来月经的时候肚子疼吗？Lái yuè jīng de shí hou dù zi téng ma?Do you get cramps with your period?
7. 两次月经中间或者同房以后，有没有出血？Liǎng cì yuè jīng zhōng jiān huò zhě tóng fáng yǐ hòu, yǒu méi yǒu chū xuè?Any bleeding between periods or after sex?
8. 有没有可能怀孕？Yǒu méi yǒu kě néng huái yùn?Is there any chance you could be pregnant?
9. 包括流产在内，您一共怀过几次孕？Bāo kuò liú chǎn zài nèi, nín yí gòng huái guo jǐ cì yùn?Including miscarriages or abortions, how many pregnancies?
10. 请马上去急诊室，别自己开车。头晕、站不住的话，马上打911。Qǐng mǎ shàng qù jí zhěn shì, bié zì jǐ kāi chē. Tóu yūn, zhàn bu zhù de huà, mǎ shàng dǎ jiǔ yāo yāo.Go to the ER now, and don’t drive yourself. Dizzy or can’t stand: call 911.

What’s in Module 2

1. Part 1 · Warm-UpWarm-Up: Talking About Periods
2. Part 2 · The Words for PeriodsReading the Pinyin · Saying 准不准 vs. Charting 不规律 · Vocabulary · Flash Cards · Describing a Cycle
3. Part 3 · Taking the HistoryThe Menstrual History Script · The Last Period, Asked Well · Key Patterns · How Heavy? Pads and Clots · Period Pain · Bleeding Between Periods
4. Part 4 · Pregnancy and SafetyCould You Be Pregnant? · Past Pregnancies · Bleeding That Can’t Wait
5. Part 5 · Concerns & TrackingWhat Patients Say · Keeping Track · Putting It Together
6. Part 6 · Role-PlayRound 1 · Guided Conversation · Round 2 · Controlled Practice · Rounds 3, 4 & 5 · Independent
7. Part 7 · Knowledge CheckModule 2 Knowledge Check
8. Part 8 · Wrap-UpModule 2 Homework · Take-Home Phrase Sheet · Module 2 Wrap-Up · 下次见