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I initially misread this question and am now left wondering what the answer to my first interpretation is. What did the people of the middle ages call their periods? I'm curious not only about medieval England, but other languages and locations as well. Is there any documentation of ye olde euphemisms? Did our medieval sisters also ride crimson waves (of grain?) and get visited by unwanted aunts? What did they whisper while working the fields so nearby superstition men wouldn't overhear, understand, and suspect their evil lady-curses would bring and end to the crops? How would the unfortunate time-traveler discretely or crudely ask for the time-local equivalent of a pad or tampon?