Thanks for watching! Did you learn any of these things in school? What else would you have liked to learn?
@robertmenzies6939
5 жыл бұрын
Hannah Witton learned the biology of periods and very basic sex education but that was it. Personally think it should be a mandatory requirement for all school kids to subscribe to your channel so they learn everything the schools are unable or unwilling to teach.
@nicolefaith9972
5 жыл бұрын
I can’t even remember what we learned in school except not to flush any period products. My mom taught me to track in a calendar.
@ursuland
5 жыл бұрын
Hannah Witton I only learned that period was a thing, my mom only said this is how you use a pad (I couldn’t wear tampons bc she said that’s for people who had babies 🙄). I had late periods I didn’t say anything (I found out I had PCOS). Send Education and period talks were always taboo, after finding your channel years ago I binge watched your videos and started doing more research and now I’m more comfortable with my body and helping people in my life who also want to know more
@CeriHunter
5 жыл бұрын
That some people experience pain and spotting during ovulation. Sometimes its a sign something is wrong and other times its just how your body works.
@SparkieNeisti
5 жыл бұрын
What else would I have liked to learn? Literally everything that was missed, which I've since learnt about online.
@gemmacottrill9586
5 жыл бұрын
My brother (who grew up being the only male in the family) started asking my mom if he could buy packs of always for this girl at school who had started her period and her parents hadn't told her anything about it, when it started he gave her his school jumper (he was 6ft + even at school) so she could get to the bathroom with minimal embarrassment as it had come through her grey skirt and came and got me from my class (I'm 2 years above) so I could get her something and calm her down. He started carrying around tampons and sanitary towels and he became this kind of saviour of the girls in his year and even above if they had forgotten or it just snuch up on them as it does at that age. Some of the "better off" kids even started giving him money to go and keep his locker stocked up with things. Unfortunately as he came to the end of school (year11) the school decided they had a problem with him trying to help those who couldn't afford anything I don't know but they tried to expell him but he just kept doing it till his last day at school and then donated the product that was left to a women's shelter. He is my literal hero and still to this day as a 21 year old man carrys products in his backpack when we go out just incase someone needs it.
@VamsiKrishnavamsshy
5 жыл бұрын
This is the best thing that I read this year
@gemmacottrill9586
5 жыл бұрын
@@VamsiKrishnavamsshy thank you he's very shy about it won't take praise or thanks. Says it's what everyone would do if they had as many women in there lives as he does and can't understand why more people don't help with period poverty
@ksub91
5 жыл бұрын
I'm so happy that he helped all those people! ❤️ But I'm so confused about why the heck the school didn't want him to do that. I think that those who thought it was wrong wouldn't be so glad if half the school left blood on the chairs...
@oliviamiller-davis4667
5 жыл бұрын
My boyfriend did the same when he was in school! And even now, he keeps pads and tampons in his drawer in case a friend starts their period and needs one
@bryanaperry8760
5 жыл бұрын
Wow, good on him. We need more people like that.
@jeffgarlick
5 жыл бұрын
I'm SO impressed by your knowledgeable advocacy Hannah! There is so much worthless garbage on KZitem but you have a keen understanding of how to use it to provide both education and entertainment. Well done! I have NO idea how you manage to produce, edit and release 2 videos of this quality EVERY week but I'm impressed and grateful that you do!
@LottieManning
5 жыл бұрын
She does have an editor but I agree that it is impressive how knowledgeable she is and how clearly she can communicate this.
@samfuel
5 жыл бұрын
You don’t need to tear down others when you’re complimenting someone. Hannah does fantastic work, whether you like others or not is not relevant and pits people against each other.
@katietheunicorn
5 жыл бұрын
I completely agree with all of these points. I’d never heard of PCOS or endometriosis until my 20s, I was made fun of for using pads rather than tampons (seriously), and when we were taught about contraception we were never ever told about the possible side effects, only that stopping pregnancy was the only thing to worry about. Period education really needs to become more inclusive, more approachable, and more normal!
@souleaterevans4589
5 жыл бұрын
1. I wish I had known that puberty isn't a perfect timeline of milestones. My period was the last thing that hit me, to the point that I had matured physically in every way but was still without my period. 2. I wish puberty for females wasn't compared as faster than puberty for males, because I was still growing and changing long after the guys at my school had "become men" (by high school standards). Puberty is a long process for everyone that's just part of growing older. It's not a one-and-done set of points that are never going to change again once you've reached them. 3. There are so many way to regulate your period! Different types of birth control, hormone blockers and modifiers, various insertables that just make it stop altogether... I was only ever informed of birth control and television had already hammered it into my brain that a girl who has birth control is _always_ presumed to be sexually active, or that ther's no safe place to hide it. It was a pretty common theme for television when I was growing up for someone to eat birth control thinking it was candy, or an animal to get to it, or a sibling to take it as a prank, or someone finds it and assumes things for the sake of drama in the show. It was just never shown in a positive light for young people who only wanted period stabilization.
@KyrosX27
5 жыл бұрын
As a male nurse, I definitely advocate having education regarding periods for both people who have and don't have periods. Schools are great avenues for learning about periods and also broaching the topic for discussion with kids. Hopefully in the future it'll be less of an "eww, gross!" topic to more of an "oh, aight."
@PostTraumaticVictory
5 жыл бұрын
So proud of you and all the great things you are doing for people who get periods!
@mle12390
5 жыл бұрын
With regards to endometriosis we actually just got a petition through to the government and it has been added to the new curriculum along with PCOS I believe which is very exciting as I know it personally was a very difficult time for me not realising that my agonising pain wasn’t normal. This is a great video :) x
@jackw5197
5 жыл бұрын
in grade school sex ed (i'm a guy) all they told us was "women have a period once a month." that's it; they didn't even explain it
@sarahstuart3245
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for mentioning Endo again. This will change people's lives. I wish I'd known about it earlier
@katiefurze6731
5 жыл бұрын
my friend went to a doctor about issues with her periods and he patronisingly explained what her cycle was and how it's 28 days long and also told her you cant get pregnant while on your period. A DOCTOR. luckily she knew better but it's so worrying that he's out there telling women and young girls this! (this is in England too). WTF. no wonder teen pregnancy is so high.
@sophia.lb95
5 жыл бұрын
When your friends say you´re lucky for not having a period until they realize you can´t have kids :( (Trans Girl)
@th3randomn3rd74
5 жыл бұрын
Saaame
@meowfiddles6471
5 жыл бұрын
Sofia León periods are quite annoying... I’m on mine rn 🥴
@caitie226
4 жыл бұрын
Just a reminder that not having a period or not being able to have kids is true for some cis women as well! Womanhood comes in all sorts of variations and no single one is the "right" "correct" way.
@beckahodgson7815
5 жыл бұрын
It wasnt until i was about 22/23 that i was diagnosed with PCOS and the drs were so shocked i hadnt been tested for it before considering id been struggling with periods and iregularity from about 15. I was just put on pill after pill and noone looked into what was going on, and i didnt even know PCOS was a thing! It took me being in so much pain one night with no period that my partner at the time took me to the local out of hours as i could barely even stand up!
@sd-cy2cl
5 жыл бұрын
would you ever talk about how periods can impact mental illness? I have anxiety and when im on my period, the lack of control of my symptoms (pain, digestive issues, all the things) would cause me to have severe panic attacks. can the crazy hormones during that time impact anxiety, depression, and other mental illnesses that way? and if so what the hell do I do lmao.
@MxV13
5 жыл бұрын
cutie patoodie are you on the pill? Controlling my hormones with BC helped my mental health connected to my periods
@BekaEllen
5 жыл бұрын
What about the fact that a uterus is only the size of a small defalted balloon?! I saw the diagrams in school and believed for 10 years of periods that it was at least the size of my thum and pointer finger making a triangle. But NO, the whole thing is absolutely tiny!
@agavitovic
5 жыл бұрын
It would definitely help me a lot if I knew more about irregular periods and what is the reason for them. I never had regular periods and they put me on pill etc. So I thought that there's sth wrong with me... That I will not have kids. And other dreadful thoughts a 20 yo person can have... Eventually, I got pregnant. Though did not realize until 15 weeks or so.
@randomaryuploads5315
5 жыл бұрын
First time i heard about pmdd - age 35...
@kerrie6084
5 жыл бұрын
I never had any period or sex education at all and now (at 20) I love watching videos like yours to learn about it because I feel so much better knowing what's going on with my body :) I'm sorry if this is a very stupid question but if you start having periods early, like ten, do you reach menopause earlier or not necessarily? Thanks!
@someguy7567
5 жыл бұрын
If I remember correctly, we were split into boys and girls groups for Sex Ed at school. So I never learned about periods at school. Actually now that I think about it, I don’t remember learning very much about sex at school.
@bbygkelis5264
5 жыл бұрын
just got my first spotting today 🎉 lets all celebrate my welcome into woman hood
@jodiemarie9901
5 жыл бұрын
Yeayy they reason im subscribed🎉🎉
@lucykennedy8165
5 жыл бұрын
I love this! But why don’t we donate menstrual cups? They’re reusable and won’t run out! And it’s so much better for the environment.
@TheWildLemons
5 жыл бұрын
I remember in my second last year of Primary school they put pics on the board of a naked man and woman and were having a discussion. For some reason (I can't remember) I mentioned periods and the teacher split the class into two and separated the boys from girls in order to talk to us about periods. I definitely agree with you that boys should learn about periods as well and I think that this tactic of separating the class adds to the whole idea of period talk being taboo. If you see this, what is your stance on this? Do you believe that my class should have been split up to talk to the girls separately about periods or not?
@mickb.8925
5 жыл бұрын
In my school, we were taught everything with boys and girls together (about 11 years old btw), but there were lessons (or should I say periods :D) that we did get seperated. During those lessons, we could ask, mostly anonymous, questions and the teacher would answer them. I believe that that was a really good way of teaching :)
@TheWildLemons
5 жыл бұрын
@@mickb.8925 I definitely think the idea of being able to ask questions without the rest of the class knowing who said what is a good one as it means that kids that are too nervous to ask still get the chance. But yeah, I thought it was too extra to separate us the second someone mentioned periods.
@rhiannonishere7148
5 жыл бұрын
I've always heard it as polycystic ovarian syndrome not ovary syndrome?
@TheKateGoesMeow
5 жыл бұрын
Hey Hannah! I'd love to hear your advice on tracking your cycle while not having periods (due to contraception, medical reasons etc.) I've had the Implanon for nearly two years now and haven't had a period the whole time (which is amazing!) however I've noticed I still seem to have some hormonal patterns with pimples, mood swings etc but have no idea how to comprehend them.
@ireallyreallyhategoogle
5 жыл бұрын
What about period poverty outside of schools, like for homeless people, or outside of the UK, like in "third" world countries?
@lazyperfectionist1
5 жыл бұрын
Whatever you do, don't follow the example depicted in _King of the Hill._ "Peggy, you're coming up on an age where a young lady begins to receive a _monthly visitor."_ "Who? Uncle Joe?"
@strangekat2840
5 жыл бұрын
I reckon schools should talk about normal levels of pain during your period. Mine are literally worse than childbirth, but it wasn't explained that it's not normal to be in so much pain that you can't move. I was later diagnosed with endometriosis and I have so much scar tissue that the fact I got pregnant and have a child is a miracle.
@hannahwitton
5 жыл бұрын
this this this.
@pmakiie262
4 жыл бұрын
But also explaining that none of the common symptoms will necessarily happen. Before I had my first period, I literally feared pain, mood swings and not being myself. Turns out I didn't have to. This is if course a minor problem, I'm sorry for what you had to go through.
@meganann_2213
5 жыл бұрын
That your age doesn't matter. It doesn't make you less or more of a woman if you get your period early or late
@rosemaryyyyyyyyyyyy
5 жыл бұрын
I wish they had taught in school that your period can affect more bodily functions than you would expect. I often get a really dodgy tummy whilst I am on and for ages I thought I had IBS but found out that actually the hormones-like stuff that makes your uterus contract can leak over to your bowel making that contract too! 💩💩💩
@TangleAndToot
5 жыл бұрын
Noone believes me when I say that period and pooping is connected 😅
@amy3971
5 жыл бұрын
I get period poops too!!!
@arisymphony
5 жыл бұрын
I started menstruating when I was 12. I had a very heavy period that left me so anaemic and in so much pain I hallucinated and couldn't get out of bed for days. It was never regular for more than a few cycles, but at its worst I was bleeding for 11 days on 3 days off. And because people dismiss severe dysmenorrhea and heavy bleeding as normal, and because I'd been told I was just a wimp and a baby, I didn't realize there was something wrong until I passed out at work in the middle of taking someone's order because I had an ovarian cyst rupture. Turns out I have endometriosis and have the whole time. Now I'm on long-term hormonal contraception, and while it's still not regular my life is so much more functional. Stop dismissing people with periods when they tell you they don't think something is normal. Chances are it's not and you're sentencing them to years of suffering.
@jx14aby
5 жыл бұрын
Sao sorry you have to deal with that. The older I get, the less confidence I have in doctors.
@arisymphony
5 жыл бұрын
@@jx14aby the gynocologist I went to before my cyst ruptured said "oh yeah you just have a painful period, it's no big deal" and prescribed me ibuprofen.
@jx14aby
5 жыл бұрын
@@arisymphony What do you call the person who graduated last in their medical school? Doctor. Quack quack quack!
@ireallyreallyhategoogle
5 жыл бұрын
Medical professionals, including women, need to start taking women more seriously when they describe symptoms.
@citizenerased124
5 жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear you've had such a hard time. I've heard recently from starting the Fertility Awareness Method that people can get a lot more control over their periods than they think, there are a few books on it and treating it naturally (sometimes through vitamins etc. to balance hormones). Check out Fertility Friday podcast and I'm sure you will find episodes helpful. Wishing you luck to getting better
@elizabethmadagan8824
5 жыл бұрын
I wonder if any companies like diva cup or moon cup could get involved in the campaign to end period poverty? It would be fab to see more girls that maybe won't have the money ever to have a longer term solution! Edit: Also, the ONLY gross thing about periods is period pain!
@carolynmcmillan7083
5 жыл бұрын
My husband works in an all boys school and they still teach them about periods etc.
@Jessica-vs6qx
4 жыл бұрын
They probs don’t know as much as some other schools.
@yelilow
5 жыл бұрын
I work for my college's newspaper, and I recently wrote a story about period poverty at my school- it made front page news! Menstrual products were taken out of the bathrooms, and no one was talking about it. There are a couple of places where you could ask for them, but those places are not open on afternoons and weekends, which disproportionately impacts low income people (additionally, it's a safety issue for nonbinary and trans students, as they'd be outing themselves if they had to ask). The same edition of the paper also had a humorous story about a vending machine that's been sitting empty for years on campus, so now I and the newspaper staff are working with the student government, and we're trying to get a period vending machine, which hopefully students and staff will be able to get products from for free by swiping their school IDs!
@courtneylake2242
5 жыл бұрын
Yelilow that is an amazing idea!!😍🙌🏼
@lazyperfectionist1
5 жыл бұрын
It has long puzzled me that a _man_ should be disgusted by a _period._ One of the most famous movies ever made, _The Terminator,_ shows a cyborg from the future impaling a man on his forearm and spilling his guts on the ground, and the reaction is that this was really cool. Someone died horribly, but it was really cool. Meanwhile, a _natural_ blood-loss function that the person who has it _lives through_ is "gross!" Seriously?
@beckyharris2621
5 жыл бұрын
+
@swingloveEKL
5 жыл бұрын
A really good (and free!) period tracking app is Clue, it offers the option to track different symptoms like cramps, pain, bloating, cravings etc and you can record a lot of other info if you want as well. My favorite feature is that it sends me a notification when my period is about to start so I'm not caught off guard. It's also gender-neutral, and doesn't use female coded designs or colors, like others that are really pink and flowery that can make some people uncomfortable. I'd really recommend checking it out!
@cayleyswitchcorner8752
5 жыл бұрын
Things I wish I learned in school: your period blood can change color, you can have insanely huge blood clots, how to actually USE products.
@iiiCupCakeiii1
5 жыл бұрын
Another thing that should be taught is that the pill isn't just for contraception but also for managing pain, acne, etc. I feel like a lot of girls get shamed for taking the pill because people think they have sex even though that might not be true.
@caitie226
4 жыл бұрын
Yup! My friend started taking the pill at about 15 to help her manage her really awful period pain and lo and behold at 20 she's found out she had endometriosis all along. It's so fortunate that she knew she had options to help her get through.
@madamexlorena
5 жыл бұрын
I think they should teach young girls that a period is never late nor early, it arrives precisely when it means to and that ovulation is the main factor determining cycle length. The time from ovulation to the next period (luteal phase) is the same length in all cycles.
@Frankenzebra
5 жыл бұрын
Bet gandalf never thought his words would be used in that context 😂
@citizenerased124
5 жыл бұрын
Yes! I'm a teacher and will be making sure I tell them this, I've also started learning FAM
@stagetopage
5 жыл бұрын
I wish I had learnt about different flows at school; I had no idea what was heavy or light until I was finally brave enough to talk to friends. It took me years to find the right sanitary products for me because of that!
@hannahwitton
5 жыл бұрын
yes so true!!!
@emilybutler9671
5 жыл бұрын
When I was in school they started the “growing up” curriculum in the fourth grade - when we were nine. The main thing I took away from it was that it would be seven days and nights of uniform, unrelenting blood. No fits and starts, no heavier-then-lighter, and no... “texture” - just pure liquid blood. And for some reason I thought you had to change your pad every time you went to the bathroom.
@Catmum1998
5 жыл бұрын
I thought the same things! I was so surprised!
@LuckyLondon62
5 жыл бұрын
the first time i used a pad when i flushed it down a school toilet bc i didnt know what to do with it lol
@eleanormartin2164
5 жыл бұрын
I taught workshops to around 300 school pupils about period poverty on behalf of Irise International last summer - I spoke a lot about your channel and showed them your video about why you might miss periods! You are such a great role model and teacher for young people :)
@elt1135
5 жыл бұрын
Things I should’ve been taught about periods in school: That clots in your period is fine and normal but if you pass clots any bigger than a 50p piece you should consult your GP. Also, if/when you consult your GP about at menstrual issues, ask for a female GP. I saw a male GP about a whole list of things including a menstrual issue (extreme heavy bleeding) and his response was ‘I’ve heard worse’. Dealt with my issue for another 5-6 years until I saw a female GP who sent me off for a load of tests to make sure my uterus and ovaries were all normal and then I was diagnosed with menorrhagia and dysmenorrhea! Helpful information I could’ve been given a lot sooner! Now I’m on a pill which lets me have no periods at all!
@sooyoungfanclub
5 жыл бұрын
“I’ve heard worse”??? wow really makes me wanna rip my hair out
@elt1135
5 жыл бұрын
loonafanclub yeah. And this was AFTER I’d told him I’d passed a clot the size of a dinner plate in my sleep (so large it woke me up!) at 2am and had to get up and change brother everything I was wearing and all of my bedding as well. And this wasn’t the first time it had happened. And he decided it was a contest with the nameless woman he’d treated years back whose cramps were so bad she couldn’t even move. Yeah. That’s really crap for her, but hearing about how bad her cramps are doesn’t help me! He then said some something equally unhelpful like ‘short of referring you for a hysterectomy I can’t do anything, can I? And I’m not gonna do that because you’re 22!’ Yeah. TL:DR. If you’re having women’s problems go and see a woman doctor.
@nicetsukki
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the inclusive language when taking about periods!!! It means the world ❤
@megan6552
5 жыл бұрын
these charities should be teaching those in need how to sew washable, reusable cloth pads, theyre so much cheaper and easier and accessinble than disposable plastic products that rely on manufacturers and infrastructure, #diyftw
@mx.acacia
5 жыл бұрын
Or giving people menstrual cups which last for around 5ish years rather than providing temporary solution cause then when they leave school they'll still have the cup vs being given disposable temporary products which means when they leave school they'll go right back to suffering from period poverty
@citizenerased124
5 жыл бұрын
There's a documentary on Netflix at the moment about the shame associated with periods in certain cultures, and for a woman to wash reusable pads and leave it to dry somewhere would be a massive no, even to throw the always pad away they will probably walk far from home to dump it. Also cups are probably too intimate too. However in UK and US there's no excuse to not use cups now I think
@megan6552
5 жыл бұрын
this is so sad, but even more of a reason to make this products more avaliable and less shameful, we need to help spread love and education through free information and care and by leading by example x
@Wizipita
5 жыл бұрын
I think I learnt all of that in school, but I'm also aware I was pretty lucky and had great teachers, because some of my friends from other schools didn't even know how often you are supposed to change a tampon. Also my mother's experience might have helped... Some shitty doctor told her you absolutely can not get pregnant during your period, but... Here I am, so. Guess he was wrong. Also, to normalize things for boys... When we were thirteen, we had a talk about periods, and the lady giving it called a boy to the front of the class, told him to hold his hand up and then high-fived a (clean) pad in his hand, like stuck it to his palm. His face was priceless, but from then on no one hid their sanitary products when they went to the bathroom. So, maybe don't hide the fact that you need a pad or a pain killer because you are on your period, just like you would have a coffee if you hadn't slept or something.
@contona4492
5 жыл бұрын
is it weird that i'm a boy and watch hormone diaries? i'm just curious
@hannahwitton
5 жыл бұрын
not at all!
@reesewilkinson1031
5 жыл бұрын
Guy here too and have watched these since the start! Its not weird and has helped both with understanding and also has helped me talk more sensitively with my partners and friends about there being no stigma/grossness around periods and pointing them to Hannah when they want to know more! Even from discussing different discharges and how normal and natural they are, (helps when you do the laundry and find your partner is sensitive about dirty underwear). Guys definitely need to also know and get involved because if we aren't "grossed" out by it, it can help when we notice a sudden or significant change in a partners cycle - which can really help convince someone to go to their GP!!! EDIT: Also, we should learn about Toxic Shock in school - something many of my friends did not know/learn about and I hope its a requirement of the curriculum now
@ksub91
5 жыл бұрын
I think everybody should watch it, to learn more about the world and the people in it! 😊
@candicedouglas9873
5 жыл бұрын
I'm a Transgender Woman and I've watched all of the Hormone Diaries. Unfortunately I'll never be able to experience having a period but at least I can learn and understand as much as possible about it.
@pestabunai
5 жыл бұрын
I remember I was maybe 16, and it was a huge problem in my school. Even teachers, who knew a certain person misses school probably because of period, made a fuss and blamed parents or even a person for 'neglecting school'. Anyway, next thing that annoys me a lot is the fact that periods, in some way, are still kind of a taboo and something to be ashamed of. I'm 27 and I get stinky looks while waiting in line... Oh, shame on me for buying sanitary products I need. I'd say "grow up" to them but they're mostly adults.
@AllThingsLeftBehind
5 жыл бұрын
In my public school (US) we still had to pay for pads from the school nurse. I always thought that was so wrong.
@emily1celebfan
5 жыл бұрын
We were separated from the boys made to watch a video of a woman giving birth and given free tampons. That was my entire period and sex education! I was 9 years old and that was only in 2006 like looking back I woulda expected that in like the 1950s 😧 me and my friends learned everything from talking to each other and the internet! If kids could learn all this in school (all kids not just girls) that would be so amazing!!
@thesnottle6649
5 жыл бұрын
It's crazy because boys at my school have no clue what pads and tampons are. I told a boy who was kicking a pad along the floor, why are u kicking a pad? And suddenly, even though it was unused, clean, in its packaging and he wasn't even touching it. He looked so disgusted and grossed out. I said to him, you know you wouldn't be here if your mum didn't have a period, you know your girlfriend that you've had for at least 6 months? She has periods. She's probably had her period multiple times since being with you. Calm the hick heck down please, we go through pain each month so the human race can survive. Get a grip and start learning about it and stop worrying about natural bodily functions, please and thank u
@veerle843
5 жыл бұрын
I think this is a great initiative from always and Tampax! But wouldn't it be more affective if you have give out sustainable period products, like the menstrual cup or the cloth pads, ect. Than the people who rely on the program would still have products even if they are not in school anymore...
@gudetama27
5 жыл бұрын
That's a good idea. But there will still be a need for tampons and pads. Not all teenage girls will feel comfortable or be able to insert a menstrual cup from the start.
@Frankenzebra
5 жыл бұрын
And they still need replacing every so many years so maybe do a cup as a leavers present lol
@cattbiirrd
5 жыл бұрын
Reusable period products also aren't always the best option, especially if someone is experiencing homelessness and doesn't have access to facilities to sanitize their products at the end of their period.
@littlemissgrumpy939
5 жыл бұрын
The fact that I, as a 25 year old woman, didn't know some of these shows that it's so important to educate young girls (and older) about periods and sexuality. Also any idea if Always / Tampax are doing this project outside of the UK as well? In Belgium we have those brands (and most likely period poverty) as well, but not this great project. Would love to help out for this cause!
@evag-s5177
5 жыл бұрын
It appears to be UK based, but you could always donate period products to homeless shelters, women's shelters, etc. if you want to help people affected by period poverty. There are also some companies (don't know if you have them in Belgium, though) that donate a pad or tampon for each sold.
@littlemissgrumpy939
5 жыл бұрын
@@evag-s5177 Thank you for the response, Eva! I'll look around for a local organisation that does things like this! Sadly in Belgium they don't really promote stuff like this, so it's a search, but I will find something! :D
@sooyoungfanclub
5 жыл бұрын
i wish they taught you about PMDD. i would’ve figured out i had it much sooner
@KristanShuford
5 жыл бұрын
I learned literally none of this is school. Thanks for supporting such and important cause! Also you earrings are way cool. I need them
@alexisdeloria2099
5 жыл бұрын
Kristan Makl I like her earrings too 😂
@lizziebrooks42
5 жыл бұрын
The earrings are from this website called eclectic eccentricity! She once said that nearly all of her jewellery is from there :)
@ghostnotes.
5 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate how you used the term ‘people who have/don’t have periods’ rather than men and women
@Altaire7
5 жыл бұрын
Why?
@ghostnotes.
5 жыл бұрын
Altaire Versailles because some people who have periods are men, non-binary, genderqueer etc.
@Altaire7
5 жыл бұрын
@@ghostnotes. men don't have periods
@ryanwinter1562
5 жыл бұрын
@@Altaire7 transgender guys can
@Altaire7
5 жыл бұрын
@@ryanwinter1562 men don't have periods. They don't have the organs that cause periods. Women do. Somebody needs to take an anatomy class.
@marie-kristinekramer6998
5 жыл бұрын
We had separate sex Ed during middle school (US grades 6-8) and I think that’s ridiculous. Boys and girls should be aware of the changes going in each other’s bodies. Men need to know about female puberty and women need to about male puberty. Love how you shouted at the boy for saying periods are gross!
@ksub91
5 жыл бұрын
I would've wanted to learn that the symptoms can change over time, not only because the period may become more stable over time, but sometimes it just changes. For example I had no cramps at all when I was 15, but some years later I started to get cramps. Another example is that I had my period for 7 days for some years, but nowadays it's most often 5 days.
@michellecook3039
5 жыл бұрын
I feel so bad for people who didn’t have proper sex Ed. When I was in school they had someone from planned parenthood come speak to us four times plus they took us to a health museum to learn about periods and everything. They would teach the boys and the girls about periods (and everything else) together but then they would separate us so we could ask questions if we needed to. Literally the only thing on this list I didn’t get taught in school was about menstrual cups. I mean, they even taught us how to put condoms on bananas so we knew how to do it properly.
@ksub91
5 жыл бұрын
I've heard from friends that they learned that the period comes once a month. No one ever said that it would stay for several days. This is not lying or misinformation, but it's unclear information. Even things like that are important to tell the students.
@sarah-ry3sc
5 жыл бұрын
I go to an all girl's school and by the time we got to the age of 16 people were comfortable enough to just tell out "anyone got a pad" in the locker room, but I'm not sure if that would have happened if we were in a mixed school
@SparkieNeisti
5 жыл бұрын
I seriously think menstrual cups should be pushed so much more. I can't believe the difference it made to me... and I'm able to afford pads! Education in the UK seems pretty dire still :/
@TangleAndToot
5 жыл бұрын
Totally agree. Also I sometimes feel like menstrual cups have a bigger stigma around them then the period itself.
@SparkieNeisti
5 жыл бұрын
@@TangleAndToot I think it's quite interlinked, in some ways at least. But the stigma is definitely there when researching, it nearly put me off, but I'm SO glad I got one.
@eibbore
5 жыл бұрын
It has been literally life changing to use a menstrual cup. I didn’t know they existed until I was in my late twenties. I wish that girls were informed about all of their options in school.
@SparkieNeisti
5 жыл бұрын
@@eibbore Yer, I didn't even know they were a thing until last year (I'm 26). It's amazing how much more 'free' you can feel when using one. I love it :)
@mintesprig
5 жыл бұрын
I was in a student society in uni last year and it was the first year in a while that it was entirely female and we realized the building we were in didn’t have any period products. So naturally we decided to help out others in the building but placing little baskets of period products that were accessible to students. It was really nice to see a bunch of women coming together to support the idea ☺️
@user-xk9ss4vl3q
5 жыл бұрын
Hi Hannah :). This is something you didn't cover but I really think more people should know about. Those who have hymens often have different shapes but there is something called 'microperforate hymen' which means having a tiny vagina entrance where only blood can trickle out. This is something that actually happened to me, for years I kept saying how there was no where for tampons to go in and experiencing huge pain when I tried. The first time I went to the doctor about this I was dismissed but after I went to another doctor they were the first person who actually took me seriously. I ended up having a hymenectomy and was informed after that if before my operation I tried to force a tampon it could've ruptured. I really wish school had taught me about this because it was a hugely stressful event to go through.
@TangleAndToot
5 жыл бұрын
Oh dear, I can only imagine :(
@aoibheann1037
5 жыл бұрын
I go to a Catholic school (😑) so anything we learnt about periods was from the religion teachers and we were told not to use tampons? This is why your videos are so valuable for students who really don't learn about it in school so thank you!
@ksub91
5 жыл бұрын
It's quite common in some cultures and religious groups to think that tampons break the hymen. People still think that the hymen has to be "intact" until the wedding night. But the hymen isn't even something that should break, it's not some kind of membrane, it's a hole there all along, and it's impossible to look at someone's vulva and tell if they have had any object (tampon, dildo, penis, cucumber or whatever) in their vagina, or even if they have given birth (unless if they had severe complications that injured the vagina or vulva).
@grumpysandfrog
5 жыл бұрын
I think it should be taught that girls & women aren’t the only people who menstruate! And that not all women have periods. Trans people exist, even in school, and they deserve representation & education too. 🏳️🌈
@misstimetosleep
5 жыл бұрын
Tampax pearl is the WORST I hate it so much !!!
@ellenm2509
5 жыл бұрын
Got my period when I was thirteen and it started while I was in church😂 I started getting severe pain and my periods were lasting for about 28 days, sometimes more. My average cycle was 63 days. I would bleed non stop every other month and it was absolutely awful. I’m almost sixteen now, have been diagnosed with PCOS, and I’m sure I have endometriosis. I am often left paralysed by severe dysmenorrhea even when I’m not on my period which is insane. I’m on the combined pill and take pain medicine for pain and blood thinning. If anyone else goes through this, you’re not alone❤️❤️ Hannah, I love what you’re doing and it’s incredible to have a role model who straight up teaches what others don’t. Thankyou!!
@belovedbrat
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video. I agree with everything you said, they need to be taught in school. I had never heard of PMDD or endometriosis until I was diagnosed with both. PMDD in my late teens and endometriosis in my early twenties. I chalked the pain and other issues up as normal. If it hadn't been for mom pushing me to go to the doctor and actually tell them my symptoms I don't know if I would have otherwise learned what was wrong with me.
@miiol7018
5 жыл бұрын
I think it's extremely important to tell students that not every woman has periods, and not every person with periods is a woman. trans and nonbinary people exist, and we deserve recognition! I know many people who would have been significantly less dysphoric about their periods (or lack thereof) if society stopped painting periods as a Women Only kind of thing. You did very well overall in this video with that, thank you for the effort! (you did slip up a bit in the period poverty segment but eh, we're all just humans)
@PerovNigma
5 жыл бұрын
A female friend recently told me that period blood smells way worse than regular blood. Is that true?
@melododie
5 жыл бұрын
I mean it does smell different, but depends on the person smelling it, whether it's worse or not.
@PerovNigma
5 жыл бұрын
@@melododie Interesting.
@shantaeforsmash8287
5 жыл бұрын
Well regular blood say from a cut would be fresh, whereas period blood can hang around in the uterus for a while which probably would change the smell and the fact that it's like mostly endometrium, not just like blood from the bloodstream?
@fr3dth3hors3
5 жыл бұрын
Tracking my cycle was life-changing 🙌 would definitely have appreciated being taught to do this in school rather than having loads of angst about why I was feeling so hormonal nowhere near my period. It wasn’t until my mid20s that I discovered I had more PMS type symptoms a week or 2 after my period rather than just before because of where my hormones and stuff were up to in my cycle. Would have saved me a lot of worrying about what was wrong with my mental health if I’d been aware of those fluctuations earlier rather than later.
@Zhuria
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for mentioning PMDD; I was so suicidal every month that I even ended up in the mental ward for a weekend. Learning that PMDD was a thing and that I could take my BC continually and skip every period probably saved my life. Recently I had a friend with similar issues and she only realized she had PMDD because I had been posting about it. I've got another friend now that I believe has it as well. People just don't know about it, and you can't fix what you don't realize exists. We need to be talking about it more!
@stagetopage
5 жыл бұрын
A NEW EPISODE OF THE HORMONE DIARIES YES 💪💙
@vellariya
5 жыл бұрын
The red box project is really good but how come there is never any mention of donating menstrual cups? Once the items that someone collects run out thats it and they have to go for more. If they're comfortable with trying a cup surely it is much more cost effective. Even though they are more expensive at first, it removes that person from taking the other donations at all so more would be available to young teens etc who might not want to try a cup.
@amy3971
5 жыл бұрын
BlossomCake cups are not suitable for all women and if we’re talking about poverty, they may not have a place to wash these things - super important.
@chickpeapeace
5 жыл бұрын
i found it so weird talking to people who don't menstruate about periods and just how little they knew, i think everyone should be taught about menstruation for sure. i think it would also be good to teach about the environmental impact of different period products, i would have made the change from plastic and cotton sanitary towels to the cloth bamboo pads (or organic biodegradable ones when i can't wash pads) i use now much sooner if i'd known about the pesticides and chemicals used to make most disposable sanitary products. it's a shame the more sustainable products aren't as accessible (more expensive)
@PostTraumaticVictory
5 жыл бұрын
Unrelated to the video: I love how the little arrow slowly slides in to click the "subscribe" button, almost seductively. Very on brand 😂💜
@eternalmarie1289
4 жыл бұрын
Wish you only got periods if you want children because I don't and don't say I will change my mind because I have it locked down ever since I was little that I don't want children. And if that ever changes I plan to adopt. So I don't need it.
@taylorherbertson2004
5 жыл бұрын
I always assumed period poverty was just about those living in '3rd world' countries and how they deal with their periods. But realising people in places like england or america or other 'developed' countries are missing school because they cant affort sanitary products. That was an eye opener.
@lilbritt4403
5 жыл бұрын
Hi Hannah, I’m Britt a 25 yr old gal from Australia 🇦🇺. I found your channel August 2019 & have been binge watching (especially hormone diaries). I also have a stoma, mine is called a MITROFANOFF which I chose to have due to a condition called “neurogenic bladder” caused by Spina Bifida.
@LaRaquelaTeCraquela
5 жыл бұрын
I found your channel not long ago and I have already watched SO MANY OF THEM. Oh my gosh, I haven't been productive at all. I think it would be easier to give them the option of having menstrual cups because they last for years and it would be easier than having to get pads or tampons every once in a while (just the option because I know it's not for everyone). And talking about menstrual cups. Do you know Ziggy cup? I would love a video reviewing it, especially the period sex wearing it, because I haven't found much information about it out there. I love your channel, so congratulations! And thanks for all you do
@ellenm2509
5 жыл бұрын
When I was in year 7-10 our school nurse had pads in her office, but you had to pay 10p for one when you needed it. I’m now in year 11 and thank god we have the red box project. Notices for the red box project are in all of the girls toilets and girls can now get the NECESSARY items for free. Yay😁
@dangerwpr
5 жыл бұрын
Speaking of things that (should) have been taught in school... I was lucky enough to attend a school that, while they did separate the classes for into binary genders for the comfort/freedom of discussion, we still learned everything from both sides of the spectrum. Now, as a father of a preteen young lady, I often watch your videos to "brush up" and... well... basically not seem ignorant when/if she comes to me with a question. I want her to feel she can come to me to discuss anything and everything without fear of judgement or negativity. But, I'm also not naive enough to believe that she WILL come to me with everything/anything. I am, after all, 'the dad'. There's always going to be things she feels more comfortable discussing with her mom, female friends or other female family members, who would obviously have more first hand knowledge. And, that's fantastic! I want her to have that support system and feel safe in it. But, I also worry about the "friends" part of that support system, and where they are getting their facts. Are they legit? Are they supportive? Are they narrow in scope, or is she getting all the facts she needs? I also realize that, as with many her age and older, cell phones/tablets are making info (good and bad) more readily accessible. So, I was thinking it would be a great idea to ask you for a consolidated, up-to-date video discussing "top 5/8/10/whatever #" apps that could help anyone just entering puberty... favorite period tracking apps, Q&A apps, or (especially if the list of apps is a short one) even eBooks that might have great info for a pubescent child. Thoughts?
@biba1baba2buba3
5 жыл бұрын
As far as education goes I don't think it's needed for guys to know the details, it's like learning about the 100% male functions - I honestly don't care that much since I can't relate and I can imagine it's the same for them, know the basics and that's enough, when they're older (and frankly, more mature) their girlfriends can fill them in how their cycle is - if you tell a guy what's "normal" for the average woman he's just going to be confused when it's different with his girl - just like sexual things. For girls, I think there should be an extensive in-depth course that even teaches FAM and doesn't glorify the hormonal contraceptives. I only recently dived into this topic after I was diagnosed with pcos (post pill) and I knew basically nothing before because my cycle was so normal before the pill. End period poverty - buy menstrual cups off of aliexpress, it's medical grade silicone so there's no question if they're safe - they are the same cups, just not branded and advertised as the 30-60€ ones.
@caitie226
4 жыл бұрын
On predicting your cycle, it's super helpful for talking to doctors and noticing when symptoms aren't normal, but it's in no way necessary to make things work for you. I'm super disorganised with cycle tracking (neurodivergent) and my cycle does weird things sometimes so I never quite know when she's coming to stay. I always carry pads and painkillers around with me (I have spares stuffed in lots of strange places) and I think that's A-okay too :)
@snapblack8636
5 жыл бұрын
I've always suffered with horrendous periods (since the ripe old age of 10, yay), and I was always made to believe it was normal to be throwing up and taking strong painkillers and feeling like an army of rapid hamsters are eating away at my insides. During one particularly bad period at the age of 13, I was told (by a female teacher) that I was "going to have this for the next 40 years so deal with it". Yeah, turns out I have endometriosis, and if it wasn't for the misinformation about horrendous periods being normal I would have found out well before the age of 22 -_-. So thank you Hannah for bringing awareness to periods and shedding some light (or blood) on the subject. Just by posting this video you could be giving people who have periods the tools to improve the quality of their lives (as well restoring some of my faith in humanity :) ).
@the_maybe
5 жыл бұрын
I'd always been told that periods were crazy painful, but when i started when I was 12, i wasn't in any pain so i was really confused as to why i was bleeding if i wasn't on my period, it turns out I'm just extremely lucky to not get bad cramps, the pain is just everywhere else (not so lucky), but i wish i'd been told that you don't just get cramps and mood swings on your period, but it can also give you headaches, back ache, sore boobs(!!!!!!!) etc. and it's not the same for everyone!
@ChristinBlueSky
5 жыл бұрын
I think schools should talk to everyone about how important it is to see a gynecologist and to get a pap-smear every half a year/each year. A lot of people are terrified of going or think that they only have to go and get it done if you are sexually active.
@AwesomeSpyro
5 жыл бұрын
In the UK you don't go to a gynocologist until you are specifically reffered to one, ie. if there is something wrong. At the age of 25 you are sent a letter from your GP so invite you for your first pap smear, and if its all okay you only go every 3 years. I think this is slightly odd, as from what I know, in most European countries there are gynocologist offices and you go there whenever you need a pap smear or if there's something you want checked out. In the UK you basically have to go to GP first and if they think there's nothing wrong you most likely won't be reffered. You can of course go privately but that costs money.
@emilyscloset2648
5 жыл бұрын
Ok slightly related but here is a question. So if someone hypothetically had PCOS (like 10% of the population) and had a terrible body image because of growing facial hair among other things. What would u suggest a 3 rd party who cared about them to say to help alleviate said distress?
@em9776
5 жыл бұрын
I go to school in France and we never had any education on periods whatsoever. When I was maybe 11, an English friend of mine who was a few years older gave me a book about puberty and becoming a teenager, so that's where I got my period knowledge from. I also talked to my mum and friends (I got mine at 13 and was pretty well prepared thanks to that book). When I was 15, we had one afternoon of "sex education" where we talked about relationships between a man and a women (no mention of periods). When I was 17 in biology we studied menstrual cycles and hormones and contraception (from a scientific point of view). My periods have always been heavy and painful, but a few months ago they became so bad I've been missing a week of school at a time. I've seen two GPs and two gynecologists, had three ultrasounds and an MRI, and I still don't know what's happening to me. I've got a "harmless" cyst (according to the doctors) but I've had a sharp stabbing pain in my lower abdomen for three months now. All the doctors just told me it was normal and prescribed me multiple anti-inflammatory meds and the pill (to rest my ovaries). It's not normal to suddenly have excruciating pain for no apparent reason.
@mouseluva
5 жыл бұрын
I would love if always could get a menstrual cup maker on board for their campaign! They don't work for everyone, but it would be a much more permanent solution than pads for those who can use it! Plus I've found that I feel less grossed out with my period since I've been using it because it feels so natural. Agree 100% with all of these points! I thought the pill was just for preventing pregnancy but going on it changed my life because it got my PMS under control so that I could be diagnosed with the mental illness PMS was masking and get treatment!
@queenofdramatech
4 жыл бұрын
In our school in the USA, we did not get the sex and or period talk in elementary school, k-5. In middle school 6-8 we only talked about sex and periods in a coed class in 7th grade called health class. 6&8 we got the don't do drugs talk in the same class. High School 9-12. You got to pick the half year where you got to talk about it in health. It was not just periods and such but it was also drugs and other things too. Again it was a coed class.
@mallorylischer
5 жыл бұрын
I really like this video! I live in America and I don’t think we can or should rely on the public school system to teach kids important life lessons. I think parents should! Mine didn’t teach me about these 10 topics, I self taught via podcast and KZitem. I truly hope our generation of parents will be open about this with their children! ❤️
@TheFreeElf
5 жыл бұрын
I don't know if this comment will fit, but I just thought of it... When I was in school, I was about 18 and I was about to have my period but I had a really difficult maths test AND I was going to get a new belt in ju-jutsu, so I really didn't want my period to come. And I think my body listened to me because I just skipped it that month! No one had taught me that but I figured it was because of stress.
@micacipot1916
5 жыл бұрын
I was just diagnosed with pcos a few weeks ago, even though I've been dealing with the symptoms since my period began (It started when I was 11, I am 19 now). It took so long partially because I didn't know something like this was a thing, and partially because every time I complained to anyone, they dismissed it. According to the doctor that actually sent me to get tested, it would have been much better if I got diagnosed earlier. So, if any of you get horrible periods, miss them occasionally, have lots of acne, lots of thick body hair, have trouble loosing weight, and are prone to feeling anxious and/or depressed, please ask your doctor about the possibility of pcos. If left untreated, it can lead to infertility or even cancer later in life. Oh, and don't self-diagnose, go to an actual doctor, one that you can trust!
@swingloveEKL
5 жыл бұрын
I wish I would have learned about UTIs and yeast infections and the symptoms to look for and how they are pretty normal and can be easily treated. Also that antibiotics can interfere with contraception and the morning after pill doesn't work for some people over a certain weight (I think it's 150 lbs/68 kg, but I'm not a hundred percent sure on that)
@AmandaStein-l5w
5 жыл бұрын
Can we talk about how weird it is that PMS is a "syndrome"? Like half the world population experiences this, why do we talk about it like it's a disorder?
@katielowery1895
5 жыл бұрын
This is a great video! I have loved the hormone diaries series so much. I've had problems with my period since I got it. When I was younger, I would have heavy periods, sometimes lasting for up to 30 days and this only stopped when I went on birth control. In the past couple of years, I have had lots of problems. Every time I get my period something awful happens. Sometimes I get terrible back pains to the point where I can't do anything except lay on the floor, a couple times I have randomly gotten a cold, once I got diarrhea, but usually on the first day I get my period I have terrible cramping to the point where I cannot stand up, can't feel my legs, and usually vomit. I went to see a doctor, and I asked him if I had endemitreosis and he told me that I probably do but that there is no way to know for sure without doing surgery, and doing surgery won't fix the problem long-term and it is somewhat risky. He told me that my options are basically to take a bunch of Advil every time I get my period or go on birth control. I've been doing the Advil since I would rather not be on birth control, but I feel like it's not that effective and I don't like the idea of masking the symptoms when I could have a really serious underlying problem. Do you have any advice for how I should go about this?
@citizenerased124
5 жыл бұрын
You could also get pregnant on day 1 of your period because you can have a period (withdrawal bleed) when you haven't actually ovulated, so ovulation can potentially happen during this withdrawal bleed or very close to it. However if you KNOW you have ovulated in your previous cycle you actually can't get pregnant at the start of your period so there is some truth to that so actually you CAN'T get pregnant on a true period but most people don't know whether they are ovulating or not. I only found this out recently after learning FAM which has been really interesting!
@IloveHeartlandX
5 жыл бұрын
We got taught the basic biology of periods at school but that was about it. I didn't get taught anything about period pain and was just told that ibuprofen and paracetamol would solve it (didn't touch it). I only realised I could get medication to help when my friend went on mefenamic acid, I am now on tranexamic acid and my periods are so much better! 100% everyone needs to be taught this stuff in school. I also didn't learn anything about period poverty, but now a decade on, my final year Journalism project is all about period poverty and I've been talking to so many wonderful campaigners and companies who are doing great things to solve this problem, it should definitely be something that you learn about from a younger age.
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