Coachella Valley High School teacher Perla Penalbar provides menstrual pads and tampons for students in a basket by her classroom door in Thermal, on March 28, 2024. Photo by Taya Gray/USA Today Network via ReutersMany young Californians aren’t properly taught about periods and feel isolated without a trusted source of information. A bill that would update a 2016 law to include age-appropriate facts about menstruation in sex education has garnered wide support, especially from teens.
Many young people don’t have a parent, guardian or trusted adult they can ask. I turned to online sources, where I encountered misinformation that only increased my anxiety. Disreputable health websites told me I could have cancer or a terminal disease. It took months before a doctor finally helped identify the treatable underlying health issue causing my irregular menstrual cycle.
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