A bridge too far ...?

bagatelle not much call for those in B & D’s flat but I imagine they were probably in the bedroom!

Not in the least embarrassed about buying , carrying or discussing my Tena ladies. In fact , in the unlikely eve that I kick Mr C into touch, they will help me fly on a trip wire in a floaty dress to marry my next strikethrough ~victim~ I mean husband!

Lyndiloo - I agree.

...and what about that dreadful vagisil ad Jenny eclair does on tv ? Cringe ???

I think we women should retain some decorum here. It's not classy to have your sanitary towels or panty-liners showing on the top of your shopping. And certainly not very sophisticated to be strolling around an office clutching a tampon! Get a grip, girls, and keep your privacy private!

I am middle of the road on this , I see no reason to either broadcast it or hide it.
The same with using the toilet, I have noticed that some people now wish to go into detail about that. To me unless you are ill then it’s a completely unnecessary subject.

"Friends of mine at uni (all lads) had a box in their flat bathroom with pads and tampons in it and “use as necessary” written on the front."

What, no condoms?

Friends of mine at uni (all lads) had a box in their flat bathroom with pads and tampons in it and “use as necessary” written on the front.

Bless them and their thoughtfulness, that box was raided often by their many visitors!

"you women have no shame"
this is the attitude we don't need. I would rather have too much openness than this. I love my stepdaughters attitude. She says things to her dad like"I wasnt able to go that day. I had my period and it was heavy." And why not!

My husband frequently shudders and says "you women have no shame" when a TV ad appears for pads/vaginal dryness/thrush etc. Men would much prefer to pretend intimate problems don't exist

Even to this day I could never discuss or hint at these functions with my husband or male doctors. Blimey - not even with your husband!!

That seems a very good reason for more openness about these matters. If you can't even write the word period on here, then something is amiss!! Not what we want for our children and GC.

I think its good that women don't have to be embarrassed about periods now. We were made to feel almost ashamed. However I still think young girls might find adverts embarrassing. They can be advertised in magazines. There is too much openness nowadays. Its gone over the top.
Lady tena adverts are shown much more than male.
The "I've just had an oops moment* ad should be banned. It gives the impression that a large percentage of young females have this problem. It doesnt even look nice. I hate it.
Grannybeck free bleeding sounds totally absurd
The lady who is embarrassed about prescription. The chemist shop will be so used to it they won't bat an eyelid.

I once got out of a parking ticket by telling the traffic warden (male) that I had had to dash and find a loo as my period had started unexpectedly. He was completely unembarrassed, as was I.

I have to be honest I prefer to keep things like that to myself. I don't even like to see them advertised, but perversely I'm grateful that they are, as I know about things like tena lady - I'm still too embarrassed to buy them though! I once had to explain to a (male) supervisor in a call centre why I had been unavailable to take calls for so long and I had to tell him I had an unusually heavy period and had flooded - I was mortified, but I am pleased that employers are being encouraged to be a bit more understanding about things like periods these days.

OMG, how things change! When I was a little girl my Mum asked me to go and buy some fire lighters. For some unknown reason I thought it was an euphemism for sanitary towels! You should have seen her face when I returned with a box of Dr. White’s

I think at work, he’ll would have frozen over before I openly discussed being on my period or carried openly my Always to the staff loo.

I once employed a female worker who mentioned this once, my facial expression must have made it plain that female solidarity did not mean sharing that unless it made you ill.

I defy anyone to assure working women that if you are open, some bloke on the quiet isn’t going to use it to undermine a woman’s work decision by saying to other blokes in the office ‘’You know she was on her period that week, don’t you?’’.

Just like to add that there are pads/ pants available for men as well, although rarely see adverts for them.
I personally wouldn’t want any personal items in my shopping bag to be on show, Hair remover, anything for dentures , personal hygiene , covers up grey products, potions for stomach , indigestion & definitely not the small bottle of gin !

What a shame I am sorry to hear it didn't work for you icanhandthemback. I am lucky it worked for me and now I can weight train and do high kicks to my hearts content. How patronising is that? X

I even used Innovo to try to improve my bladder weakness (was lucky enough to be chosen here on Gransnet for the opportunity to use and review it). Whether or not it strengthened my pelvic floor muscles or not, I can't honestly say, but for me there was no noticeable improvement in the number or frequency of 'oops moments'!

How patronising can you be Hilly60? I do my pelvic floor exercises, I have hormone treatment and still have difficulty. I have no problem in discussing it with my doctor, my husband or on here. If I had an allergy which caused my nose to run all the time, nobody would think anything of it so I'm not sure whey it should be any different for my bladder.

TV advertising for sanitary stuff started in 1971. A fact I remember well as I saw one, aged 16, whilst sitting with a new boyfriend and his family having Sunday tea around the telly. It couldn't have been more embarrassing for all concerned.

When I had my first p****d my Mum told me I had to stay away from boys, to not climb trees anymore and to stop whistling! I thought my world had come to an end. I gave up the tree climbing eventually but still whistle loudly when I am doing my carpentry work. I soon realized that I had joined the secret world of female bodily functions and resented it bitterly. Even to this day I could never discuss or hint at these functions with my husband or male doctors. As for the advert of the group of young women cycling talking about having an opps moment, why would any women think this is natural or a matter of course? Come on girls if you are having 'trouble downstairs' (still can only discuss this in euphemisms) get to the doctors and ask for a prescription of hormonal treatment to clear it up and do your pelvic floor muscles as this is not something we have to put up with. Leave the oppsies for the cat!!!

Thank you ILovecheese x

Merlotgran ??

Not interested in the freeflow - seems inconsiderate of others' seating and wasteful of clothing.

But being open about periods and incontinence products makes sense.

Morse was incontinent???