When we had sex education in secondary school most girls already had their periods. And yet it was the first time we covered the topic in school. We had to fill in a useless worksheet about what a period was and what products there were. The boys all laughed and made jokes and our (female)...
I believe my first period was when I was about 13 and I lived with my dad and my brother. Nothing had really been taught to us in school about periods and what different products were available and what different periods would be like more so about the general biology of a female and reproductive...
When I first got my period, it was an hour before playing a school football game when I was twelve. I was confused and scared to ask someone for help. Even when I texted my mother I had started, I was too embarrassed to say the actual words “I got my period” and tried finding...
I started my first period in primary school. I didn’t have access to any products and had no idea what to do so I sat in the classroom bleeding in shame all day, praying I wouldn’t leak through. Anonymous...
I like many have long been fed the myth that periods are supposed to be painful. Passing out or being sick? Melodramatic. Missing school or work? Melodramatic, everyone has painful periods you just have to get on with it. Yet, both of those things have happened to me and I'm only now learning, in my...
I started my period when I was 9 years old. My primary school did not believe me, claiming I was saying so for 'attention' and 'copying my sister' . I was really scarred for P.E. because we all changed in the same classroom, boys and girls, I was really embarrassed and worried. The school refused...
I started older so had "normal " experience but I do believe and think all people should have access to resources as its important and essential. My experience was when 16 so people understood more but should still be essential to everyone and knowledge and guidance should be passed on and made more aware. Anonymous, Sheffield...
In school for me it was very hard as we wasn't able to afford period products so when I was on I didn't go to school. Anonymous, Sheffield...
I started my period in year 7 and I was so embarrassed as I was sat next to my mate who is a boy and it was in my citizenship class and we were learning about OUR body during the lesson my period pains got so bad when my lesson had finished I fell to...
It was my first time on my period at school, and at my school you have to get a teacher to do a call out for someone to come and collect you to take you to the toilet it was a male teacher who came I didn't want to tell him what was happing to...
