The lowdown on periods.
periods information reviewed by doctors at The Lowdown. Find information on symptoms, treatments and questions we often get asked.
Can you flush tampons?
Period constipation
Irregular periods: what causes them and how can you manage them?
What does the colour of blood in your period mean?
What can cause painful periods?
Stabbing pain in the bum when on your period? Why does it happen and how to treat it?
Period pain relief: how to ease the pain
Bleeding between periods
Mythbusting: are painful periods a sign of good fertility?
Periods on the pill – are they real or fake?
