Question (for women mainly)
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As a woman myself, when reading stories that involve long journeys or survival situations I have always been curious about what the women did during their periods because this is almost never talked about or dealt with in media, but it is a very real and significant part of life for us. Would you appreciate periods being addressed in situations where it's not obvious (example: stranded on an island for a long time or on a long voyage)?
Maybe I'm weird but ignoring it in such situations seems odd because I'm always thinking what did they do if they were on their period and how can she be hiking for 6 months without it ever coming up? I have read some historical fiction that addressed it briefly but how accurate those portrayals were is up for debate. It was nice to at least acknowledge that this is a natural thing that in a real person would need to be handled and would become an issue if it weren't.
I just wanted to address this in my own writing but was curious if I'm the only one who cared about this. The norm seems to be removing periods from existence entirely but that just isn't realistic.