'Periods are still seen as something that should be kept secret for fear we scare the men-folk'

When I first began writing, I had my own blog. The most popular piece I ever posted was when I shared embarrassing period stories and asked other women to comment underneath with their own, writes Louise O'Neill.

It was glorious — so many gals, so many hilarious tales to tell — because the vast majority of women will have had a period ‘disaster’ but too often, don’t have a space in which to talk about them.

Despite the fact that over 50% of the population either currently menstruates (or have menstruated in the past/will in the future), periods are still seen as something that should be kept secret, for fear we scare the men-folk, no doubt.