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Sensory change and emotional dysregulation is hardest at the best of times.

Yep, I am writing a blog post about being autistic and having your period. Periods are a hush hush topic that most people deal with quietly and don't bring attention to. Which is why people don't often think about the challenges that having your period poses for autistic people.

I will split the challenges into the sensory side of physically having your period, and the emotional hormonal side that comes with a menstrual cycle.
Sensory
I wear the same thing every day. I am touch averse. I am hypersensitive to anything touching me. So, you can imagine that when once a month things feel very different, it is hard.

The hardest part of periods when I was younger was wearing a pad for a week a month. It would feel the same as wearing shorts for one week a month and jeans the rest. It took me a few days to adjust to it and then a few days to adjust not having it after.

So, I wear one every day. I wear a pad every single day because it gives me consistency. It isn't something I talk about openly and is something I was very embarrassed about when I got with my partner (she of course doesn't care!).

My showering routine is different when I am on my period. My toilet routine is different when I am on my period. For a week every month things are different. Of course, there is consistency in it being every month, which provides some ease. The downside is if you are not regular (I'm not) then it is hard to plan for that shift to another routine.

I use an app to try and track my period so I know roughly when it is going to happen, but it will only give me a window. So that is hard. A sudden change once a month to a different routine.
Emotional
The other side of having periods is the hormonal ups and downs it brings.

I know I am roughly due to have my period and joked with my partner that I was hungry last night. My body doesn't generally get hunger signals very well, so it is always a sign of my incoming period when I get the urge to eat everything in the house!

Later that evening I had a bad meltdown. It was horrible. I very much fell into the waves of meltdown as it took over me. I scraped at my ear back and forth and cried uncontrollably on my partner as the meltdown did its thing.

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The length of the menstrual cycle varies from woman to woman, but the average is to have periods every 28 days. Regular cycles that are longer or shorter than this, from 21 to 40 days, are normal.
"The menstrual cycle is the time from the first day of a woman's period to the day before her next period," says Toni Belfield, a specialist in sexual health information, and a trained fertility awareness teacher.

"Girls can start their periods anywhere from age 10 upwards, but the average is around 12 years," says Belfield. "The average age for the menopause (when periods stop) in this country is 50 to 55."

Between the ages of 12 and 52, a woman will have around 480 periods, or fewer if she has any pregnancies.

Read more about starting periods.

What happens during the menstrual cycle?

To understand the menstrual cycle, it helps to know about the reproductive organs inside a woman's body. These are:

2 ovaries - where eggs are stored, developed and released

the womb (uterus) - where a fertilised egg implants and a baby develops

the fallopian tubes - two thin tubes that connect the ovaries to the womb

the cervix - the entrance to the womb from the vagina

the vagina

The menstrual cycle is controlled by hormones. In each cycle, rising levels of the hormone oestrogen cause the ovary to develop and release an egg (ovulation). The womb lining also starts to thicken.

In the second half of the cycle, the hormone progesterone helps the womb to prepare for implantation of a developing embryo.

The egg travels down the fallopian tubes. If pregnancy doesn't occur, the egg is reabsorbed into the body. Levels of oestrogen and progesterone fall, and the womb lining comes away and leaves the body as a period (the menstrual flow).

The time from the release of an egg to the start of a period is around 10 to 16 days.

Watch an animation about how the menstrual cycle works.

What are periods?

A period is made up of blood and the womb lining. The first day of a woman's period is day 1 of the menstrual cycle.

"Periods last around 2 to 7 days, and women lose about 3 to 5 tablespoons of blood in a period," says Belfield.

Some women bleed more heavily than this, but help is available if heavy periods are a problem.

Find out about treatments for heavy periods.

What happens during ovulation?

Ovulation is the release of an egg from the ovaries. A woman is born with all her eggs.

Once she starts her periods, 1 egg develops and is released during each menstrual cycle. After ovulation, the egg lives for 24 hours.

Pregnancy happens if a man's sperm meet and fertilise the egg. Sperm can survive in the fallopian tubes for up to 7 days after sex.

Occasionally, more than 1 egg is released during ovulation. If more than 1 egg is fertilised it can lead to a multiple pregnancy, such as twins.

A woman can't get pregnant if ovulation doesn't occur. Some methods of hormonal contraception - such as the combined pill, the contraceptive patch and the contraceptive injection - work by stopping ovulation.

When are you most fertile?

"Theoretically, there's only a short time when women can get pregnant, and that is the time around ovulation," says Belfield.

It's difficult to pinpoint exactly when ovulation happens but in most women, it happens around 10 to 16 days before the next period.

"It's not accurate to say that all women are fertile on day 14 of the menstrual cycle," says Belfield. This might be true for women who have a regular, 28-day cycle, but it won't apply to women whose cycles are shorter or longer.

For more information on fertility awareness, see the FPA guide to natural family planning.

Normal vaginal secretions

Vaginal secretions (sometimes called vaginal discharge) change during the menstrual cycle. Around the time of ovulation, they become thinner and stretchy, a bit like raw egg white.

See your GP if you are concerned about a change in your vaginal discharge.

Read more about getting pregnant, fertility and period problems.

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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common condition that affects how a woman's ovaries work.
The 3 main features of PCOS are:

irregular periods - which means your ovaries do not regularly release eggs (ovulation)

excess androgen - high levels of "male" hormones in your body, which may cause physical signs such as excess facial or body hair

polycystic ovaries - your ovaries become enlarged and contain many fluid-filled sacs (follicles) that surround the eggs (but despite the name, you do not actually have cysts if you have PCOS)

If you have at least 2 of these features, you may be diagnosed with PCOS.

Polycystic ovaries

Polycystic ovaries contain a large number of harmless follicles that are up to 8mm (approximately 0.3in) in size.

The follicles are underdeveloped sacs in which eggs develop. In PCOS, these sacs are often unable to release an egg, which means ovulation does not take place.

It's difficult to know exactly how many women have PCOS, but it's thought to be very common, affecting about 1 in every 10 women in the UK.

More than half of these women do not have any symptoms.

Symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

If you have signs and symptoms of PCOS, they'll usually become apparent during your late teens or early 20s.

They can include:

PCOS is also associated with an increased risk of developing health problems in later life, such as type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol levels.

What causes polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)?

The exact cause of PCOS is unknown, but it often runs in families.

It's related to abnormal hormone levels in the body, including high levels of insulin.

Insulin is a hormone that controls sugar levels in the body.

Many women with PCOS are resistant to the action of insulin in their body and produce higher levels of insulin to overcome this.

This contributes to the increased production and activity of hormones like testosterone.

Being overweight or obese also increases the amount of insulin your body produces.

Treating polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

There's no cure for PCOS, but the symptoms can be treated. Speak to a GP if you think you may have the condition.

If you have PCOS and you're overweight, losing weight and eating a healthy, balanced diet can make some symptoms better.

Medicines are also available to treat symptoms such as excessive hair growth, irregular periods and fertility problems.

If fertility medicines are not effective, a simple surgical procedure called laparoscopic ovarian drilling (LOD) may be recommended.

This involves using heat or a laser to destroy the tissue in the ovaries that's producing androgens, such as testosterone.

With treatment, most women with PCOS are able to get pregnant.

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Endometriosis (pronounced en- doh - mee - tree - oh - sis) is the name given to the condition where cells similar to the ones in the lining of the womb (uterus) are found elsewhere in the body.

Each month these cells react in the same way to those in the womb, building up and then breaking down and bleeding. Unlike the cells in the womb that leave the body as a period, this blood has no way to escape.

In the UK, around 1.5 million women and those assigned female at birth are currently living with the condition, regardless of race or ethnicity. Endometriosis can affect you from puberty to menopause, although the impact may be felt for life.

During the menstrual cycle, the body goes through hormonal changes each month. Hormones are naturally released which cause the lining of the womb to increase in preparation for a fertilized egg. If pregnancy does not occur, this lining will break down and bleed - this is then released from the body as a period.

In endometriosis, cells similar to the ones in the lining of the womb grow elsewhere in the body. These cells react to the menstrual cycle each month and also bleed. However, there is no way for this blood to leave the body. This can cause inflammation, pain and the formation of scar tissue.

Endometriosis can have a significant impact on a person's life in a number of ways, including:

Chronic pain

Fatigue/lack of energy

Depression/isolation

Problems with a couple's sex life/relationships

An inability to conceive

Difficulty in fulfilling work and social commitments

However, with the right endometriosis treatment, many of these issues can be addressed, and the symptoms of endometriosis made more manageable.

It's important to remember that:

Endometriosis is not an infection

Endometriosis is not contagious

Endometriosis is not cancer

As a charity, Endometriosis UK relies on support from people like you. If you found this page helpful please consider making a donation. Thank you.

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Menopause is when your periods stop due to lower hormone levels. It usually affects women between the ages of 45 and 55, but it can happen earlier.

It affects anyone who has periods.

Menopause can happen naturally, or for reasons such as surgery to remove the ovaries (oophorectomy) or the uterus (hysterectomy), cancer treatments like chemotherapy, or a genetic reason. Sometimes the reason is unknown.

Perimenopause is when you have symptoms of menopause but your periods have not stopped. Perimenopause ends and you reach menopause when you have not had a period for 12 months.

Menopause and perimenopause can cause symptoms like anxiety, mood swings, brain fog, hot flushes and irregular periods. These symptoms can start years before your periods stop and carry on afterwards.

Menopause and perimenopause symptoms can have a big impact on your life, including relationships and work.

There are things you can do to help with symptoms. There are also medicines that can replace the missing hormones and help relieve your symptoms.

Page last reviewed: 17 May 2022
Next review due: 17 May 2025

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What It Was Like Growing Up Black, Female, Autistic and Undiagnosed by Ayanna

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I always knew something was "wrong," or as I prefer to say, "different" about me, but I didn't know what, and nobody else did either, including my parents, family and educators. I didn't speak much. People would say hello to me and I would ignore them or just turn away. I would go sit in the corner and draw for hours because it was an easier way for me to communicate than speaking. People would ask, "What's wrong with her?" Most of the time, I would just be called "crazy," moody, shy or a brat, but I was far from any of those things. I had anxiety, but none of us knew what it was a the time, and I was autistic, which no one knew either.

Art has always been my escape - drawing, painting, theater and dance were my communication tools. It was a place for my emotions when they didn't fit anywhere else. I did not have a lot of friends and I was bullied most of the time. I didn't understand I was being teased or tormented. I just felt like I was being treated differently. When I was in plays as a child, I would always get the role I auditioned for, and sometimes that meant a friend who auditioned for the same part would stop speaking to me, call me names, and get others to stop speaking to me as well.

Many don't feel people with autism are worthy of living their dreams. I think Hollywood, Broadway, and even smaller theater groups often depict a horrible representation of autistic actors, models, etc. There are plenty of autistic performers capable of playing autistic and non-autistic roles, but they won't be cast. They will easily cast a non-autistic person to play an autistic person, or a non-disabled person to play a character with some other type of disability before even looking within the community.

I had a late diagnosis, I believe partly because there is a myth that Black girls don't have autism, so it would never be something they would think to test me for. When I was diagnosed, it hadn't been the first time I had heard I could possibly be on the spectrum. Years before, my therapist had mentioned I seemed like I could be on the spectrum, but never did anything about it or took any further steps to help me get some answers. When my team of doctors sat down to discuss it with me, they asked me if anyone ever mentioned to me I may be on the spectrum. I was hospitalized at the time, so this is where my evaluation was done. It took hours; I couldn't focus or sit still and I was getting aggravated. We took several breaks and they were very understanding.

My test results were not a surprise to me. It was hard to accept, but it was also a huge weight lifted off my shoulders. There was a reason I am the way I am. There was a reason I struggle to communicate, have sensory issues, have nonverbal periods etc. It gave me a better understanding of myself. Learning I was autistic changed my life because I could now teach people how to and not to treat me. I could now handle situations better because I was aware of the reason my mind reacts to situations and information the way it does. I understood I was not having tantrums, I was having autistic meltdowns. I understood I wasn't having shutdowns, I was experiencing autistic burnouts.

In many ways, it did not change me. My character, my heart, and my outlook on life are all still the same. I was still the same inside. I was still me, I just now know what I've dealt with my entire life. Common misconceptions I have seen include: "Black people do not get autism," "people with autism are 'stupid,'" and "people with autism have no empathy."

These are false. I'm Black and I have autism. I'm not "stupid," although I may need things explained to me in a different way than a non-autistic person. I'm also very empathetic. Everyone has dealt with others not believing in them and I've dealt with this too, but the people who don't believe in me do not matter to me. Those who really care about you and value their relationship with you will believe in you and your dreams.

I live with autism, I do not suffer from it. I'm a naturally happy person. No matter what is going on, I'm going to smile, I'm going to laugh, and I'm going to be grateful. It could always be so much worse. Like many people living with autism, I do experience seizures, but even with that, I am not suffering. It's hard, it's dangerous, and it has caused lingering damage, but I'm not suffering. I'm just living differently.

I've had over 115 seizures. July of last year was my worst experience with them, and they caused the most lasting damage. They were the most violent and the hardest to wake up from. I experienced memory loss, which I still deal with, and my speech was affected but I'm working toward getting it back to where I started. The types of seizures I've had are grand mal seizures. I'm on medication, but for some reason, it stopped working for a while. Even when I'm doing really good, one will slip through here and there. Right now, I'm experiencing a lot of episodes, but we haven't figured out why yet. I take 26 pills a day (down from 33) so I feel like that's an improvement.

When I draw, paint, and design, I don't only create things with autism in mind. I've made awareness art for breast cancer and other illnesses as well. When we had a surge in police killings, or when they were more publicized and more awareness came to the issue with cases like Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, I made pieces in tribute to them, to raise awareness and show my support and honor their lives. This is the way I knew how to express what I was feeling about the issues. I didn't know another way to communicate it.

I hope others know staying positive helps a lot. You may be living with challenges, but that doesn't mean you still can't be blessed. I am very blessed. I always want those living with autism (or any other challenges) to know they should never put limitations on themselves and they should definitely not let others put limitations on them because I believe God puts no limitations on you. If you have a dream and passion is there, you can do it. Some days will be really hard but others will be really great. I choose to focus on the really great.

If had to give advice to others with similar or any challenges, it would just be to focus on the really great. Every day will not be wonderful, but we have the next coming day for another chance at happiness, another opportunity for joy, and another day to fight again. Even though it may get extremely hard, never give up, know the pain won't last forever, and hold on. Forget all the rules written for people with autism and live your life the way your heart desires for you to live it. Don't accept something is wrong," just know you are different, and different is beautiful. Different is special.

My relationship with my family and friends varies depending on who it is. I don't have a lot of friends, but the ones I do have are very understanding. They understand sometimes I need my space, but also sometimes I may be a little needy and need extra support. They know what my interests are and we do things I like doing. They understand some things I just cannot do things because of my health and they understand.

I have a lot of family members and a lot of cousins who are very protective of me, even the younger ones. I think they are still learning about autism and their understanding of me, but they have never treated me differently because this is how they've always known me. They understand I just can't do everything. Sometimes it makes me sad or I feel alone but I'm used to it. Even though I don't always understand why things happen the way they do as far as my health and challenges, I still never question God. I just trust in Him, and it works for me.

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led the Decolonising Menstruation project, a collaboration between Bloody Good Period and Decolonising Contraception, a collective formed by Black people and people of colour working in sexual and reproductive health. The year-long programme was funded by The Body Shop.

Most of Diana's careers have been as a portrait & photo-activism photographer, a little bit of filmmaking around women's representation, the female gaze, sex positivity and representation. Her activism is focused on campaigning for gender and race equity, highlighting underrepresentation or inaccurate representation in music, art and environmental justice - mainly in the UK and Mexico - along with other social justice issues in Mexico, and brings an intersectional approach to sex-positive activism to support those experiencing gender-based violence and prevention. Diana also recently graduated from Goldsmiths, University of London with an MA in Race, Media & Social Justice.

In this blog, Diana tells us about Decolonising Menstruation, and why decolonisation is so bloody essential. This blog is co-written by Diana and BGP blog volunteer Heidi Stedeford.

Decolonising Menstruation aims to create menstrual equity and end period shame, focused within the unique circumstances of Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC)* communities in England & Wales. We did this through a series of creative workshops, encouraging participants to be more comfortable with their cycle and themselves and create an outcome that reaches and benefits their wider communities.

This involved a series of six tailored workshops with BIPOC with periods. We connected with these individuals through working with centres for Refugee and Asylum Seekers: and Refugee Women's Centre, both in North London, and Baobab Women's Project in Birmingham. Each workshop series included the same individuals so that we could cultivate a safer space for open discussion. We aimed for this work to be inclusive of all people with periods, including trans and non-binary people.

* Though far from ideal, I use the term BIPOC for lack of a better term. I like it because it attempts to build solidarity, while recognising that even though we all experience racism, we are not a homogenous group. BIPOC highlights the existence of anti-Blackness and Indigenous invisibility. Even though there is a very small Indigenous community in London, it is still here.

First of all, though: what is decolonisation, and just why is it so important right now?

There isn't any other work being done (at all) around decolonising our attitudes towards menstruation. I come from an academic background and haven't been able to find any academic research into pre-colonial or non-colonised menstrual practices. The few bits of work that have been done in this area, the research that does exist, is from a " white male gaze", an anthropological exotising and " othering " that often vilifies and distorts traditional practices.

Along with slavery, genocide, germ warfare, theft of land and natural resources, colonisation also destroyed languages, identities, traditions, customs, spirtual practices and communities. Racism and "whiteness" were created to justify these atrocities. And under the guise of "civilising", colonisation imposed rigid gender binaries, codes of conducts and values of worth and power assigned to men and women that did not exist prior to European arrival. Of course there were some gender roles prior to colonisation, but they weren't so rigid or controlling, and all roles were valued.

Asking how the sacred became dirty, we see time and again that under assimilation practices of colonisation, menstrual practices created to provide respite or comfort, were distorted to diminish and control women. A modification that was meant to help someone during their menstruation because their energy might be low, for example a person could sit while praying instead of kneeling or work in a different way to ease period pain became a modification a person had to do during menstruation and meant they became excluded.

It's really important to question why we think the way we do, who wrote the history, who decided what was "right" or decent, and who it serves. The universality of menstrual shame today says more about the patriarchy than it does about any one specific culture. At the same time, it's important to look at the nuances and manifestation in individual cultures of period shame, in order to unpack and break them down. So the workshops gave individuals space to think about their own lived experiences, what they have been taught or what has been omitted from their education and general comfort level to speak about menstruation and sexual and reproductive health.

How can you be in control of your body and look after it, if you don't know it?

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In the UK, there is definitely a big taboo around periods so the work we're doing is really

important. Being a person with a period, you sometimes think you know everything about menstruation, but then you find yourself discovering new things. I definitely found that during the sessions with participants, and it's not just specific participants, it's everyone. Quite a lot of participants have shared stories about their period and they've never talked about it before - they've had these life changing moments and they've saved it for thirty years.

I think talking about periods can help heal the discomfort or even trauma people might have around them. You realise you're not the only one going through things. I think that's how you break the taboo - normalising periods. That's what we're trying to do with participants. We are aiming to have a wider community impact as well so individuals beyond participants can benefit from these activities. For example, putting the posters we make in community centres and working with the wider community of people to see what different types of period products are needed.

Part 2, on its way soon, will look at what our Decolonising Menstruation workshops looked like and what they've achieved.

We have also been recommended these two pieces by the team at the Menstrual Health Hub, on research in the field around decolonizing menstruation and menstrual health practices: 1. Taq Bhandal's research

2. This thesis project from 2011 that looks at menstrual health practices in the pre-colonial Maori world.

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The directory helps autistic people, their families and the professionals who work with them to find local and national services. It includes residential, supported living and respite, employment support, diagnostic, schools and nurseries, social groups and leisure activities, solicitors and advocacy organisations. Please use the search bar below to find services in your area. We require your FULL postcode to provide the most relevant results for you.

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The UK's most comprehensive directory of services and support for autistic people, their families, and the people who work with them.

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Guides to mental health support and services

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Guides to mental health support and services

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Webpage, Resource, Support

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Autism and Periods: How to manage sensory overwhelm. Video Length: 16:11

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Autism and Periods: How to manage sensory overwhelm. Video Length: 16:11

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Information, Youtube Video, Personal Experience

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Autism and Periods: How to Manage Sensory Overwhelm

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A Visual Guide to your first Pelvic Exam

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A Visual Guide to your first Pelvic Exam

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Information, Resource, Webpage

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Resource, Webpage

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Information and resources for newly diagnosed or recognised Autistic Women & Non Binary Individuals, AWN Network

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Information and resources for newly diagnosed or recognised Autistic Women & Non Binary Individuals, AWN Network

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Resource, Information, PDF