More than two-thirds of women and girls have avoided playing sports during their period, a national survey found.
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00:00Many girls and women are missing out on playing sports due to period anxiety.
00:06If having a period was a reason that you are being held back that would just like
00:10break my heart because sport is such a massive part of my life and it's given
00:14me so much so I would hate for a young girl to really miss out on what it can give you.
00:19A national survey by charity group Share the Dignity found more than
00:24two-thirds of people have avoided playing sports during their period.
00:3076.5% skipped sports due to a fear of leaking and staining their clothes.
00:36Meanwhile, period pain, low iron levels and changing moods were among some other
00:42reasons to avoid playing sports.
00:45Some survey respondents also said they did not play sports at the time of their
00:50period because they couldn't afford period products.
00:55From school kids to elite athletes, there has been a global push to get rid of
01:00all white sports uniforms.
01:03I went on the pill to stop myself bleeding because I knew we had to wear
01:08white undershorts and I didn't want to face any embarrassment with that.
01:13Since 2023, the Matildas uniform was made to include anti-leak technology
01:19within their shorts to combat period anxiety.