Why everyone needs access to better information about their cycle
According to research from the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, it is estimated that up to one in three women will have problematic bleeding at some point in their reproductive lives. Add to this, the estimate that one in ten are living with endometriosis and one in three will find evidence of a fibroid by the time they’re 35, and it becomes apparent just how common menstrual disorders are.
The concern within the medical community is that too many people are living with a menstrual condition that remains undiagnosed, and that there are some big barriers to break down before the situation can improve.
Dr Jacqueline Maybin, academic gynaecologist at the MRC Centre for Reproductive Health at the University of Edinburgh, believes we need to start with smashing the taboos around discussing menstruation.