What is the viscosity of menstruation blood?

I am writing my bachelor thesis about alternative materials for feminine hygiene products and for testing I need to know what the viscosity is of menstruation blood. Can I use water as replacement for menstruation blood because this kind of blood exists out of a big part of water? And what is the composition of menstruation blood in percentages?




It is difficult to give a typical value as the composition and hence the physical properties of menstrual blood varies over the course of a woman's period. [This reference](https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=beenEjKmvPwC&pg=PA159#v=onepage&q&f=false) has a good discussion which you may find useful; you can find on p. 159:



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