Silencing information about women’s bodies isn’t just annoying – it’s dangerous. Without access to information, many women live in pain or ignorance about their bodies, and the cycle of shame continues.

In research by FEWE, 45% of people think the menstrual cycle is just one week long, believing the bleed itself is the only change in a woman’s body throughout the month. A paper from the British Medical Journal also found that 80% said they continued to work or study while feeling unwell with period pain – with a knock-on impact on their education or output. And it takes an average of seven and a half years to receive a diagnosis of endometriosis, despite often debilitating symptoms. Honest conversations about our bodies are the only way to change this.

Cyber censorship of women’s health is being called out in The Menstrual Revolution campaign