A study of 2,000 women across the UK has also found that 60 per cent felt scared, while 50 per cent did not feel confident enough to tell anyone.
Furthermore, 59 per cent said that the lessons they had had at school about periods had been old-fashioned. And 76 per cent of the 16 to 24-year-olds in the survey said the lessons they had received were “awkward”.
Almost three quarters of the respondents (73 per cent) said they didn’t feel able to ask questions in their lessons about periods.
The study was commissioned by Betty for Schools, a new, freely available resource for teachers to use with students aged eight to 12.
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