AskMen.com on Period Sex

It's always interesting to hear how the "straight" (non porn) world responds to the issue of sex during menstruation (considering that menstruation is considered obscene when presented in a pornographic context).

Here's one basic and good answer from the "askmen" site's Sexual Health Advisor:

AskMen.com on sex during menstruation: "Is it okay to engage in vaginal intercourse while my girl simultaneously has her period? How about anal sex?"

I distinctly remember seeing Dr. Ruth answer a similar question on television in the eighties or nineties and wish I could verify her frank answer, which (as I remember it) was, "why not?? It's natural and exciting because it is so WET!" I remember her speaking of it with warmth and enthusiasm.