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Dr. Ghada Hatem (Gynecologist)
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March 02, 2023
According to a new study, women lose up to 36 days of “life” per year due to their period pain. Many of them would have already canceled a date, a drink or even a weekend because of their period.
It’s a shock number. According to a new study conducted by Joii, an innovative brand in the period care sector, women lose up to 36 days of “life” per year due to period pain.
In Ireland, the loss amounts to 84 days per year
According to the survey results, many British women have already canceled a date (35%), a work-related event (34%) or a weekend away (28%) because of their rules.
In Ireland, the data was even more “worrying” according to the authors: 30% of women said “have already missed classesand 52% of them were forced to call in sick for work.
Another startling finding of the study: in the United Kingdom, women suffering from endometriosis lost up to 60 days per year and in Ireland the loss amounted to 84 days per year.
Finally, 45% of the women surveyed revealed that they had to put aside a sports session during their period because of excessive pain.
In the majority of cases, the candidates did not know the causes of their menstrual pain.
Nearly a third of them even said they did not know the symptoms of endometriosis, while 35% of the candidates indicated that they could not detect the symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Stopping work, the ideal solution?
This survey shows how painful periods are a handicap in the lives of many women. But for Dr. Ghada Hatem, obstetrician-gynecologist, very few women actually miss 36 days of leisure a year.
“When a woman is in pain and unable to work, she can ask her doctor for a sick leave. It’s a simple procedure that works, whatever the reason for stopping (menstruation, miscarriage, etc.). In fact, the paid menstrual leave set up by Spain is, in my opinion, more an announcement effect than real social progress.“, underlines the expert, before adding “The other good news is that very few women suffer 36 days a year. The vast majority have livable rules, fortunately. The women interviewed in the study must have various pathologies, such as endometriosis.”