{"id":3582,"date":"2021-03-13T18:46:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-13T18:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/durch-sexualaufklarung-offener-uber-die-periode-sprechen\/"},"modified":"2022-11-03T06:29:19","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T06:29:19","slug":"a-sex-educator-explains-why-we-should-talk-about-our-periods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/en\/a-sex-educator-explains-why-we-should-talk-about-our-periods\/","title":{"rendered":"A sex educator explains why we should talk about our periods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/en\/category\/menstruation-around-the-world-en\">Menstruation Around the World<\/a>&nbsp;is series from Vulvani that attempts to show the diversity of menstrual experiences around the world. We portray people from different countries with their personal stories. Let us explore the wonderful and so diverse world of menstrual experiences together. This time, sex educator Hebe shares her personal journey.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vivid-green-cyan-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/><p>Hebe is a&nbsp;sex educator from England. Because of heavy bleeding and severe cramps, she started taking the progesterone only pill. Her advice is&nbsp;to talk openly about periods since it unites her and the people in her life.&nbsp;Thank you so much for the interesting insights and sharing your experiences!<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Personal Information<\/h3>\n\n<p><strong>Name:&nbsp;<\/strong>Hebe<br><strong>Age:<\/strong>&nbsp;21<br><strong>Gender\/ Sex:&nbsp;<\/strong>Female<br><strong>Country of birth:<\/strong>&nbsp;England<strong><br><\/strong><strong>Home:<\/strong>&nbsp;Bristol, England<br><strong>Job:&nbsp;<\/strong>Final year geography student (Bsc.) \/ Sex educator<br><strong>Age at first period:<\/strong>&nbsp;12<br><strong>Favorite period product:&nbsp;<\/strong>Menstrual cup<br><strong>Cost per menstruation:<\/strong>&nbsp;I&nbsp;no longer have periods due to the contraception I\u2019m on. However, for the last&nbsp;12 months of bleeding my costs were \u00a30! I&nbsp;used a&nbsp;menstrual cup and reusable period underwear.<br><strong>Contraception:<\/strong>&nbsp;Progesterone only&nbsp;pill<\/p><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1.&nbsp;How is menstruation seen in your family, culture or even country?<\/h3><p>I feel very lucky that my mother was very open when talking about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/en\/menstruation-101-the-most-important-period-facts-explained\">periods<\/a>. She provided me with books on puberty, as well as sharing her own stories and advice. This, combined with being one of the first in my class to start their period, I&nbsp;was always the one my friends came to for advice about their periods. This was a&nbsp;huge influencing factor in my becoming a&nbsp;sex educator and now writing my dissertation on vaginas!<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. You are a&nbsp;sex educator.&nbsp;How and by whom were you educated about menstruation?<\/h3><p>I remember the first time my mother taught me about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/en\/is-my-period-normal-all-about-your-menstruation\">periods<\/a>&nbsp;I&nbsp;was 11. She sat me down before I&nbsp;was going on a&nbsp;residential school trip, told me that every month a&nbsp;woman bleeds out of her vagina and showed me how a&nbsp;pad worked in case I&nbsp;started on the trip. I&nbsp;remember feeling very grown up with my pack of pads, but not actually thinking it would happen to me since I&nbsp;felt removed from it. Additionally, I&nbsp;had biology lessons around the same time where my teacher explained properly why periods happen. I&nbsp;feel lucky that I&nbsp;learned about it at a&nbsp;time that was convenient for&nbsp;me.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HebeYoung-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HebeYoung-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HebeYoung-416x277.jpeg 416w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HebeYoung-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HebeYoung-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HebeYoung.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo Credits:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justhebe.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hebe<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>3.&nbsp;Tell us a&nbsp;little about your first period.<\/h3><p>I remember it so vividly. It was halloween and I&nbsp;was 12. I&nbsp;remember this because my mother had told me she also&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/en\/your-first-period-what-you-should-know-before-it-starts\">started her period<\/a>&nbsp;on halloween when she was 12!&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/en\/getting-your-first-period-at-school-will-be-okay\">At school<\/a>, I&nbsp;went to the toilet before lunch. I&nbsp;remember looking down and seeing a&nbsp;smear of brown and instantly thought \u201cOh my god I\u2019ve pooped myself\u201d. Then I&nbsp;realised it was period blood. I&nbsp;wadded up loads of toilet paper and put it in my knickers.&nbsp;<\/p><p>My friend outside had begun banging on the door asking what was taking so long and I&nbsp;said I&nbsp;was ill and had to call my mum. I&nbsp;raced to the school phone box and called my mum to tell her. My mum drove in and dropped a&nbsp;very obvious wash bag filled with pads into the school office for me to collect. I&nbsp;remember feeling horrified that I&nbsp;saw she had brought my older brother in the car with&nbsp;her.&nbsp;<\/p><p>I was devastated this had happened to me. None of my close friends had started and I&nbsp;felt embarrassed and that it was all very unfair. I&nbsp;was also meant to be staying late at school and dressing up for halloween and had been excited for weeks. In the end I&nbsp;had to go home because my period kept leaking around my pads because it was so heavy. Everyone was confused as to why I&nbsp;wasn\u2019t staying for the party and I&nbsp;cried when I&nbsp;got home, angry at the world and my mum for telling my dad and brother, angry at the copious amounts of blood leaking onto my bed and the sports tournament I&nbsp;had the next&nbsp;day.&nbsp;<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4.&nbsp;How do you feel about your menstruation?<\/h3><p>My relationship with my period has definitely changed over the years. I&nbsp;always had very heavy periods. Unusually heavy, which is why I&nbsp;am on the pill now. When I&nbsp;was 14 I&nbsp;also started having debilitating&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/warum-haben-wir-regelschmerzen-und-was-ist-normal\">cramps<\/a>&nbsp;every month that caused me to throw up. This made me dread my period and feel anxious whenever it came. I&nbsp;also had a&nbsp;septate&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youngwomenshealth.org\/2013\/07\/10\/hymens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">microperforate hymen<\/a>&nbsp;meaning that I&nbsp;couldn\u2019t use tampons until I&nbsp;went to the doctors aged 16. They confirmed my condition and I&nbsp;had hymenoplasty surgery, removing my&nbsp;hymen.&nbsp;<\/p><p>After this,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/en\/interview-the-journey-towards-embracing-your-period\">my relationship with my period improved<\/a>. I&nbsp;could use tampons and later a&nbsp;menstrual cup, which helped with my heavy flow. I&nbsp;had learned the best way to manage period pain and what medication was most effective for pain relief. Compared to other teenage girls,&nbsp;I&nbsp;looked young, since I&nbsp;was skinny and short with few curves. This increased my insecurity. My period made me feel womanly and grown up and proud of my body. It also made me feel like crap sometimes. Overall, it was a&nbsp;very complex relationship. Now that I&nbsp;don\u2019t have them, I&nbsp;sometimes miss them, but I&nbsp;also enjoy not having them a&nbsp;lot more.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HebeYoung1-scaled-1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HebeYoung1-scaled-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HebeYoung1-scaled-1-416x555.jpeg 416w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HebeYoung1-scaled-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HebeYoung1-scaled-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HebeYoung1-scaled-1-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HebeYoung1-scaled-1.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Average amount of menstrual blood<br>Photo Credits:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justhebe.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hebe<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HebeYoung2-scaled-1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HebeYoung2-scaled-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HebeYoung2-scaled-1-416x555.jpeg 416w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HebeYoung2-scaled-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HebeYoung2-scaled-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HebeYoung2-scaled-1-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HebeYoung2-scaled-1.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Example of amount of menstrual blood during a&nbsp;heavy period<br>Photo Credits:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justhebe.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hebe<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Which menstrual products have you already tried?<\/h3><p>Pads \u2013 I&nbsp;resented them for a&nbsp;while when I&nbsp;couldn\u2019t use tampons and had no choice. But now they\u2019re like an old friend. I&nbsp;like not having to insert anything, especially when I\u2019m cramping or on lighter days. I&nbsp;don\u2019t like how they can smell, feel heavy or wet or when the adhesive sticks to your skin or hairs. The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/en\/menstruation-in-numbers-expenses-products-waste\">plastic waste<\/a>&nbsp;also worried&nbsp;me.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Tampons \u2013 These made me feel more free and more capable. They made me feel more grown up. The risk of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/health\/conditions-and-diseases\/toxic-shock-syndrome-tss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TSS<\/a>&nbsp;and not being able to wear them overnight was a&nbsp;drawback though. The waste from these also worried&nbsp;me.&nbsp;<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/en\/how-to-find-the-best-menstrual-cup-for-you\">Menstrual cup<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 my favourite! No waste, holds more blood which is good for my heavy flow. It can be a&nbsp;faff to change on the go if you still have to change them every few hours like me (really heavy flow). On days where I&nbsp;wasn\u2019t so heavy or I&nbsp;was at home though, they\u2019re a&nbsp;dream. In fact, I&nbsp;wrote a&nbsp;whole&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justhebe.co.uk\/2019\/09\/sustainable-periods-are-they-simply-too.html\">blog post<\/a>&nbsp;on how much I&nbsp;like the menstrual cup and period underwear.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/en\/period-underwear-the-alternative-to-tampons-and-pads\">Period underwear<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 I&nbsp;liked these as an alternative to pads. I&nbsp;used them in combination with my menstrual cup and they never leaked or let me down. Much comfier than a&nbsp;pad too! The price and having to wash them is a&nbsp;drawback.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/fullsizeoutput_3fd7-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2043\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/fullsizeoutput_3fd7-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/fullsizeoutput_3fd7-416x312.jpeg 416w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/fullsizeoutput_3fd7-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/fullsizeoutput_3fd7-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/fullsizeoutput_3fd7-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/fullsizeoutput_3fd7.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo Credits:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justhebe.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hebe<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6.&nbsp;What do you like to do when on your period?<\/h3><p>I like to eat a&nbsp;lot and stay warm! Hot water bottles and pyjamas. I&nbsp;hate having to go swimming or lots of physical activity, especially when there are no toilet facilities and I&nbsp;find I&nbsp;am stressing about leaking rather than enjoying myself.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7.&nbsp;How are you feeling when menstruating?<\/h3><p>When I&nbsp;used to be on my period for about 3&nbsp;years I&nbsp;would have&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/en\/my-personal-7-favorite-tips-for-period-pain\">extreme cramps<\/a>&nbsp;every month. They would be relentless. If I&nbsp;did not take painkiller before they got to a&nbsp;certain severity, then they would continue to get worse until I&nbsp;was throwing up or passing out. Lying flat not curled up, painkillers and a&nbsp;hot water bottle were my best friends. Eating a&nbsp;banana also helps due to potassium content.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8.&nbsp;Who are you talking to about menstruation?<\/h3><p>Most of my friends and students I&nbsp;teach. I\u2019m very open about periods and so are most people I&nbsp;know. Periods unite me and other people in my life. I&nbsp;talk to my boyfriend about them too, so he can understand me and my needs better. These conversations happen in my home, when chatting over coffee \u2013 wherever! I\u2019m very&nbsp;lucky.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9.&nbsp;Do you have a&nbsp;particular important story about menstruation?<\/h3><p>I\u2019m sure there are plenty, but I\u2019ve completely forgotten&nbsp;them!<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10. Want to share anything else about the period taboo as a&nbsp;sex educator?<\/h3><p>My advice, especially as a&nbsp;sex educator would be to talk about it! Periods are a&nbsp;pain, sometimes literally, and sharing your experiences helps ease it and brings us together.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/en\/menstruation-social-taboos-and-discrimination\">Periods are nothing to be ashamed of<\/a>&nbsp;and the more we let ourselves be embarrassed about them, the less we gain from&nbsp;them.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/F75DEB9B-16B9-4DE0-BA0F-1C0A4E06AEDC-scaled-1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/F75DEB9B-16B9-4DE0-BA0F-1C0A4E06AEDC-scaled-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/F75DEB9B-16B9-4DE0-BA0F-1C0A4E06AEDC-scaled-1-416x555.jpeg 416w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/F75DEB9B-16B9-4DE0-BA0F-1C0A4E06AEDC-scaled-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/F75DEB9B-16B9-4DE0-BA0F-1C0A4E06AEDC-scaled-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/F75DEB9B-16B9-4DE0-BA0F-1C0A4E06AEDC-scaled-1-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/F75DEB9B-16B9-4DE0-BA0F-1C0A4E06AEDC-scaled-1.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo Credits:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justhebe.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hebe<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vivid-green-cyan-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/><div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do you want to become part of \u2018Menstruation around the&nbsp;world\u2019?<\/h3>\n\n<p>We hope to be able to present the portraits of menstruating people as varied and diverse as possible. And for this we need you \u2013 no matter how you feel about your own menstruation or where you come from! If you would like to be part of this series and share your personal experiences and thoughts about menstruation with us, please&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/en\/contact\">write us a&nbsp;message<\/a>&nbsp;or simply&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScU5bBinR_dTfXt4GIwZlK1rMrsvv7UMPDmb4rCC7b-7Zy0sg\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fill out this questionnaire<\/a>&nbsp;(anonymously is also possible). We are already looking forward to sharing your story with the Vulvani community!<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Instagram-MATW-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Instagram-MATW-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Instagram-MATW-1-324x324.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Instagram-MATW-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Instagram-MATW-1-416x416.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Instagram-MATW-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Instagram-MATW-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vivid-green-cyan-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hebe is a sex educator from England, who is writing her dissertation on vaginas. 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