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Best excuse? Girl tells me she has a heavy period and can't take the exam. GTFO. Take an Advil hunny.[/quote]

Yeah - don't be so quick to judge health excuses. My mother had *heavy* periods, and couldn't do anything those days. Whens he was that age, she didn't know there was anything you could do about it. I know some kids will try everything, but there really are wacky health things out there.
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+1, my cramps are so bad I don't leave the house for a day or two.  I tried everything and at best it just takes the edge off things.  Its horrible.  Glad you were not my professor.[/quote]

So your entire adult life you've stayed home from work once a month? I find that hard to believe. If it's that bad you go on the pill or get a doctor's note, double up on tampons/pads, etc. . We all know girls/women who will use this as an excuse because they think nobody will question it. [/quote]

NP here.  It can take a while to figure out the right treatment regimen for heavy periods,[b] especially if there is a complicating factor like endometriosis.[/b]  I do not have endo, but I did suffer from really heavy periods when I was younger to the point where in college I would sometimes pass out from the pain.  Particularly at college age, women's cycles may still be settling down, and they may not yet have figured out what works for them.  I don't know what your student's issue was, but it's completely possible she was telling the truth.  Not the least of which it would be so mortifying to tell a young male professor about my period that I honestly can't imagine doing so unless it was a real concern.[/quote]

There is a protocol for dealing with health situations. Students can inform the health center and they communicate to professors. I've had many responsible students take that approach. When they do, I happily work around their difficulty and help them out. [/quote]

The health centers are a joke.  They automatically assume you are pregnant and demand a pregnancy test and ignore why you are there (i.e. ear infection).  Thank goodness for private insurance.  A doctor should not be speaking with a professor.  A student should.  [/quote]

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