One in 4 Gen Z adults ‘weren’t shown how to use sanitary products’ before period

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ONE in four Gen Z adults were not taught how to use menstrual products prior to experiencing their first period, according to research.

A study of 1,000 adults who have periods found 23 per cent of those aged 25 and under were left to discover it by themselves, with 27 per cent turning to the internet for help.

While a third simply figured it out “through trial and error”...