vlpate
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BBM. This is not accurate.
Menstrual bleeding is not of an arterial or venous source, therefore the appearance of the endometrium shedding would not be altered after death/ heartbeat cessation. Menstrual bleeding is shedding of the buildup of the endometrium, and is largely tissue fragments, cellular debris, etc.
Menstrual bleeding is definitely not dependent on blood pressure or mean arterial pressure. However, post partum bleeding, such as in PP hemorrhage, IS dependant on MAP.
If she were on her menstrual period, in the shedding phase, the endometrium should reflect that at autopsy.
** My example above referencing post partum hemorrhage/ bleeding has nothing to do with Rebecca. It's merely an example of vaginal bleeding that is affected by changes in MAP (mean arterial pressure), as opposed to vaginal bleeding from menstruation. And what is described at autopsy, and in the blood droplet evidence, is far more than "spotting" from the IUD.
I was going by what I read...admittedly it was more detailed than "it stops", but the rest is pretty tedious...hormones, contractions, etc. Hard to find much on the subject.
Curious why the ME would go much further in detailing the findings you referenced in your previous post, when the cause of death was not related to her female organs, nor was there evidence of rape. Again, just curious, all autopsies seem different depending on what the ME is looking for. JMO