Workplaces are failing women. Considering endometriosis affects one in 10 women and that is just one menstrual condition – there are many – where is the support, training and acknowledgment in the workplace?
I’ve had problematic periods since the age of 12 and they really started to escalate when I came off all contraception in my late 20s. By the time I was in my 30s, I had extreme pelvic pain throughout the month, not only during my period, as well as heavy bleeding to the extent that I would go to the toilet to change my pad and by the time I’d reached the sink to wash my hands I needed to change it again. Nausea and vomiting, extreme fatigue, diarrhoea and poor mental health are to name but a few symptoms.
