Emer O’Neill: There’s a lot of trauma behind periods that people don’t talk about

Things got traumatic for me when I began taking the birth control pill 

Emer O'Neill: I was a little bit later getting my period than most of my friends. There was a part of me that was thinking maybe there was something wrong with me

I grew up in a single-parent household with my mum where we talked about everything from a very young age. I was a little bit later getting my period than most of my friends, and there was a part of me that was thinking maybe there was something wrong with me that I haven’t got it yet.

When it did finally come, it was really inconsistent. I felt like I had my period all month.