Some of those people also find that sex (and orgasms!) help drastically alleviate their period pain, reduce headaches, and relieve other symptoms associated with periods. Some people with periods find themselves extremely aroused at that time of the month - and others have zero interest in any sexual activity - at all. Everyone has strong opinions about period sex.
If you ask a room full of people about having intercourse during menstruation, you're going to quickly find that to be a very, very divided room.