You are not alone

The evidence deserves to be understood.

Every figure shows who was asked and where it came from. Survey findings describe respondents, not every person who menstruates.

81%

of UK girls surveyed want menstrual-health education at school age

Sample: 3,001 girls aged 12–18

61%

wished they had been more prepared before their first period

Sample: Girls 12–18 who had started periods (2,620)

44%

reported missing sport because of period symptoms

Sample: Girls who had started periods

36%

reported missing education because of period symptoms

Sample: Girls who had started periods

11%

of women identified all listed signs of heavy menstrual bleeding (165 of 1,502)

Sample: Women subgroup of 3,004 consumers

18.7%

reported severe period pain in the previous year (age-weighted)

Sample: 59,332 respondents aged 16–55, England, online survey

40.0%

reported heavy menstrual bleeding in the previous year (age-weighted)

Sample: Same survey; 62.4% among ages 16–19

9y 4m

average time to endometriosis diagnosis among surveyed respondents

Sample: Endometriosis UK respondent survey