More than half of women say that period symptoms negatively affect their life but due to embarrassment, stigma and being ignored, they wait almost two years before seeking medical help. Women are putting up with disabling levels of pain and heavy bleeding, negatively impacting their lives.
Categories
Beneficiaries
Over half of women have been shamed in relation to their period symptoms on at least one occasion, and over a third say this has happened more than once. Despite period mishaps having happened to almost 9 in 10 women, 77% of women would feel ashamed if they had a period mishap in public and 45% would feel ashamed if they had a period mishap at home, such as flooding their bedsheets or leaking onto furniture.
We are campaigning for an end to period stigma, and investing in research to find new treatments and drugs to help millions of women. By raing awareness that this is such a widespread issue, encouraging women to speak up, and seek help for their period problems, we aim to promote better engagement with GPs and other community healthcare professionals. To take away the shame that many women and girls feel each and every month, and provide information and help to those that do.