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Period anxiety: women and girls skipping sports
Australian Community Media
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8/20/2024
More than two-thirds of women and girls have avoided playing sports during their period, a national survey found.
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Many girls and women are missing out on playing sports due to period anxiety.
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If having a period was a reason that you are being held back that would just like
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break my heart because sport is such a massive part of my life and it's given
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me so much so I would hate for a young girl to really miss out on what it can give you.
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A national survey by charity group Share the Dignity found more than
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two-thirds of people have avoided playing sports during their period.
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76.5% skipped sports due to a fear of leaking and staining their clothes.
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Meanwhile, period pain, low iron levels and changing moods were among some other
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reasons to avoid playing sports.
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Some survey respondents also said they did not play sports at the time of their
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period because they couldn't afford period products.
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From school kids to elite athletes, there has been a global push to get rid of
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all white sports uniforms.
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I went on the pill to stop myself bleeding because I knew we had to wear
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white undershorts and I didn't want to face any embarrassment with that.
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Since 2023, the Matildas uniform was made to include anti-leak technology
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within their shorts to combat period anxiety.
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