Is this normal? The answers to the seven most Googled questions about periods

Liz Connor speaks to Dr Sarah Jarvis to demystify what’s healthy, what’s not, and the symptoms you should keep an eye out for

Is PMS a real thing? Very much so.

Whether you call it your ‘Auntie Flow’ or you tell people that it’s your ‘time of the month’, there’s a lot of language we use to avoid talking about periods.

Yet the average woman will menstruate around 500 times in her lifetime, so while they’re not exactly fun to deal with on a monthly basis, periods are a taboo that needs to be addressed, if women are to feel empowered and educated about their menstrual health.