Hi Rex - Nice read. I am not one bit biased, but I truly believe that woman are super-strong, menses every month, carrying babies to term, labor, ( or in my case, during a c-section, waking up in the midst of surgery...true story!).

Some years ago I was at the blood bank when a super-tall man in his navy uniform swaggered in. It was his first donation. He filled in the form, sat down, and within minutes had fainted on the floor. He didn't donate.

I made the comment then that having periods or having given birth would have toughened him up!