Menstruation is often stigmatized, leading to negative attitudes and a reluctance to discuss menstrual health. This can result in underdiagnosis and undertreatment of related conditions, which can have serious consequences. It's important to address these issues to promote greater understanding and acceptance of this natural process.
Psychological:
it is very common for people to think that periods are dirty and disgusting and that people who experience them are ‘unstable’ and ‘unreasonable’. You often hear in comedy shows, films, or just regular conversations a person complaining about how annoying their partner is being because of ‘this time of the month’, how it’s unfair to ‘take it out on them’. They undermine completely the pain and complicated feelings of the person menstruating and suggest that periods necessarily lead to irritating or unreasonable behaviour, an idea which is both untrue and regularly used to denigrate women.
Physical:
Period being a taboo topic often stops people from openly talking about how and what they feel, which then results in them underplaying various symptoms and not going to the doctors regularly. Misinformation and limited research can also lead to patients’ symptoms not being treated seriously by their doctors and not being given appropriate tests. In many circumstances not getting medical attention in time can lead to very serious consequences.