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Travelling with periodsYou have three basic options...  Going Prepared It’s not a bad idea to pack enough of your favourite sanitary protection to last your entire trip, especially if you’re going to a non-western country. This may sound extreme, but it can make all the difference to how you feel when that time of the month comes around. If you normally use tampons, take a few sanitary towels too. It’s not advisable, health-wise, to use tampons in dirty roadside toilets which have nowhere to wash your hands. Don’t forget to keep them in a watertight container. Going Native Feeling adventurous? Short on space? You could just buy your protection when the need arises. Most western countries have plenty of different products to choose from. Even if you’re going to a non-western country, so long as you’re somewhere with a good range of shops you’re bound to find something. It just might not be what you’re used to. Going Without Talk to your doctor about taking the pill without a monthly break in order to avoid having a period altogether when travelling - just don’t do this without getting medical advice first. Some women find that drastic changes in climate, diet and lifestyle mean their periods stop of their own accord when they’re travelling. Cool - or scary - depending on how you look at it. Comments Gapyear.com member La Chinita says... "I wouldn't recommend starting the pill just to avoid periods on your trip, as when I started mine it took three months for the uncontrollable mood swings to level off - not the best way to spend your once-in-a-lifetime holiday! However, I think there is a pill specifically for avoiding periods which has no contraceptive capabilities at all. Ask your doc."  Click here >> for Instead Softcups: a great alternative to tampons or towels designed with female travellers in mind. Click here >> for a female gapper's take on travelling with periods Click here >> for female travel health advice |
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