Young people's experiences of periods and period pain

• Overview
• Starting periods and early experiences
  • Starting periods and early experiences
• Living with periods and period pain
  • Symptoms experienced with periods
  • Impacts of periods and period pain on education and work
  • Impacts of periods and period pain on social activities, like seeing friends, sport and holidays
  • Feelings and emotions during periods and period cycles
• Learning about periods and period pain
  • Learning about periods and period pain – section overview
  • Learning about periods and period pain through experience
  • Learning about periods and period pain in school
  • Learning about periods: Finding information beyond school lessons
  • Information young people wanted to find out about periods and period pain
• Managing periods and period pain
  • Managing period pain
  • Managing period bleeding
  • Support structures in schools for managing periods and period pain
  • Peer support with managing periods and period pain: ‘You are not alone’
• Talking about periods and period pain
  • Talking about periods and period pain
  • Reflections on why talking about periods and period pain can be difficult
  • Describing period pain
• Periods and period pain: healthcare experiences
  • Deciding whether and when to see the GP about periods and period pain
  • Healthcare appointments or seeing doctors about periods and period pain
  • Navigating healthcare systems about periods and period pain
  • Periods and period pain in relation to other health conditions
  • Tests, investigations and diagnoses for periods and period pain
  • Treatments offered by doctors for periods and period pain
• Parent’s perspectives on support and information needs
  • Parents perspectives on supporting young people with periods and period pain
• Advice about period pain
  • Advice for young people
  • Advice for schools and teachers
  • Advice for healthcare professionals
  • Advice for parents and families
• People's Profiles
  • Age 10 -13
  • Age 14 -15
  • Age 16 -17
  • Age 18 -20
  • Health professionals
• Resources and Information
• Credits