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Reader Stories: Your Most Embarrassing Menstrual Moment

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Updated June 23, 2010

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Has your period ever been the source of embarrassment? If so, you are not alone. Almost every woman experiences at least one embarrassing menstrual moment over the course of her menstruating years. Did you ever find a spot of blood on your clothes during your period? Did you ever worry that your tampon or pad was not containing your menstrual flow? Let our readers know that they are not alone by sharing the story of your most embarrassing menstrual moment.

My Most Embarrassing Menstrual Moment Happened While On Date

I was in year ten and I was on a date with the hottest boy in the whole entire school. I had been getting belly cramps before but thought nothing of them. I put on my white panty hose, white mini ski…More

Heavy Bleeding At School

I was sitting on a chair and I sneezed really hard and I could feel a lot of blood come out but I didn't think I had leaked. Whenever I have my period I am always self conscious of standing up and st…More

Gushing Blood On First Date

I have endometriosis, which causes me to bleed very heavily. One day I was being intimate with my new boyfriend for the very first time and began to literally gush blood. I terrified him. He thought …More

My Period Started While I Was Registering For School

Okay, well this happened like a year and a half ago, but oh well. It was August, and my mom took the day off. My mom and I went to a Chinese restaurant for lunch. While we were eating, I started gett…More

The School Nurse Wanted To Call 911 When I Got My First Period

We were playing volley ball in gym class when my gym teacher shouted "time out". She ran over to me and began checking the back of my pants, saying "we have to get you to the school nurse." Of course…More

My First Period Was So Embarrassing

It was the first couple of weeks of my first high school year. The other girls used to talk about their periods, and I felt like I was missing out and really wanted to get my own period. I got my wis…More

She Discovered Blood All Over Her Pants At The Amusement Park

I was not sure how having a period worked, as I had just gotten my period at a young age. I went to an amusement park with my best friend, at the time, and her family. Upon going to the restroom, I d…More

First Period Embarrassment

She was staying at her grandparent's house, and her grandmother was at work. Her grandfather has a bladder problem at night and uses diapers for it. My daughter had to tell her grandfather she starte…More

I Was On A Church Youth Group Trip

I had always had long heavy periods and don't you know my period decided to start and I was without sanitary protection. I had not begun to use tampons yet and all the youth leader had were super tam…More

Bloodstain On White Dress

Since I have regular periods and I wasn't expecting this one to come that month so soon, I was obviously not armed with a sanitary napkin. I was walking out of the staff room when my principal (a lad…More

Had To Show Male Teacher Bloodstain

I wore white pants to school. I was in history class and I had a crush on my teacher.I had to explain my problem and remove my my coat from around my bottom because he didn't seem to believe me. Oh, …More

First Choir Solo

We all wore the same floor length dresses. I had started my period on the bus! When I got to school I was bleeding so heavy I did not know what to do, I told my teacher I was going home. My teacher t…More

Cat Loved Playing With Used Tampons

During that time of the month, and at that age I was (approx. 31), and bleeding normally and quite heavily. Like I said, my son and I just brought home a new little kitten, a very curious and mischie…More

The Hem Of My White Nurse's Uniform Covered In Blood

As a young dental assistant/office assistant (we did it all in those days,) I wore white uniforms. At that time they were either cotton or early synthetics such as rayon.I had been sitting at my desk…More

Fifth Grader Embarrased By Bloodstains At School

My flow was fairly heavy. I leaked onto my clothing while I was at school, and was MORTIFIED. I was embarrassed by the whole thing anyway, as I was told that this was the monthly "curse" by my mother…More

Long Walk To Catch Bus Triggered Unexpected Menstruation

I was living in a boarding school and during the weekends if you get permission you could go and visit your family. I entered a bus and before I reached my destination, I started having stomach pains…More

I Was Walking On The Beach With My Fiance

It was a gorgeous day, we went sightseeing down the quaint streets of Cape May to do a little shopping, stopped for a bite to eat and then went down to the beach area to stroll the shore. Rafael, my …More

I Used Vick's Vaporub To Lubricate A Tampon!

Obviously, I wish I had known more about what creams and/or ointments were the best to use. I think I was then deterred from using tampons well into my later years when I no longer needed any help f…More

18 Year Old Bleeds As She Walks Home

I was back from school to home when I came back my mom said "Oh my God look at your back there is a big spot of blood on your trousers." That meant when I walked back to home all the guys and people …More

Heavy Periods, And Unaware Of Huge Bloodstain In Restaurant

I was having extremely heavy periods, was wearing super-tampon and a pad. Went to a fast-casual Mexican restaurant, got a tray, ordered my custom-made burrito. I was wearing a t-shirt and denim short…More

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