Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Before her endometriosis diagnosis, my guest @demisantanabrown was playing football at just 14, wearing five pairs of knickers under a white away kit because no one had told her that heavy periods weren't normal.
If you experience flooding, need to change your sanitary protection every one to two hours, or find yourself avoiding daily life because of your heavy periods, you should seek advice from a healthcare professional.
There are effective treatments available, so this isn't something anyone needs to just put up with. Many women benefit from being prescribed progesterone (different to the synthetic progestogens in contraceptives) as progesterone can lead to periods being lighter and less painful.
Before her endometriosis diagnosis, my guest @demisantanabrown was playing football at just 14, wearing five pairs of knickers under a white away kit because no one had told her that heavy periods weren't normal.
If you experience flooding, need to change your sanitary protection every one to two hours, or find yourself avoiding daily life because of your heavy periods, you should seek advice from a healthcare professional.
There are effective treatments available, so this isn't something anyone needs to just put up with. Many women benefit from being prescribed progesterone (different to the synthetic progestogens in contraceptives) as progesterone can lead to periods being lighter and less painful.
