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means the remaining 110 participants experienced period-related stress, on top of whatever other stress they come in contact with during their life.

 

Does this mean that that overall people with periods are more stressed than their period-less compatriots? I think that periods bring stress whether you have one or not, but having one can bring even more stress. It can be stressful for men to make sure their partners and/or children are taught well or supported on their periods if those men have not had adequate educations about periods. Some transgender people may facing gender/body dysphoria and feel that their body should have a period when it does not, since having periods is so tied to being a female. Girls/women who cannot get periods may experience stress because of infertility or medical issues. If you are a late bloomer and all or your friends have periods, you can feel stressed and left out. This is all to say that there is so much stress centered around periods from leaking to having the right products to late or missed periods. We should all have compassion and understanding for different stressful period experiences people are going through that we have no idea about.

 

Everyone needs a support system. Please be there for people in your life that are stressed, especially about periods because there is so much taboo around speaking about them that it can be hard for someone to reach out for help or even know that their suffering can be helped.