General Article Heavy periods harm exam results and school attendance, study finds

Topic Selected: Puberty

Difficulty accessing toilets during lessons is harming the attendance and exam results of girls.

By Rebecca Whittaker

Heavy periods have been linked with lower attendance and poorer GCSE results in girls, according to a new study.

More than a third of schoolgirls (36%) who experienced heavy or pr...

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