to worry about periods on love island?

[dumbmum1]

Yes, I know I'm BU to watch the show in the first place, obviously .

But does anyone else wonder how on earth those women cope with their periods when they spend the entire time on camera wearing thong bikinis or equally skimpy silky pyjama shorts while in bed spooning with a man they met the day before ? Surely every now and then they must be desperate to wear a great big pair of comfy pants padded with copious sanpro.

They are probably on the pill and not taking breaks so no periods.

I would imagine they likely use hormone contraceptives that stop periods for extended periods (ha) of time.

I imagine they take something to stop them for the time they're there.
I wouldn't fancy wondering around in a thing all day but then again if I looked like them I probably wouldn't care

As pp say probably back to back pill or norethisterone?

My sister on the coil. She said she doesnt get periods and hasnt in years, so maybe they dont either!

Since I’ve gone on the mini pill (4 months ago) I haven’t had a bleed. I assume the producers make sure they’re all on some form of contraception.

It's actually all a bit gross when you think about it. God forbid they'd need to give in to nature and stick a pair of knickers on...what a let down that would be. They just have to be Barbies 24-7. Modern 'entertainment'

Until I was ttc I hadn't had a period for 6 years. Mini pill is amazing!

Pill obvs. You can't imagine the producers wanting to deal with the publicity associated with unwanted pregnancies?

TBH periods wouldn't stop me doing these things, but I dont seem to suffer too much on my period.

No matter what sway the producers have, I can't imagine any of the women signing up for weeks and weeks of casual sexual encounters without going "hmm maybe I should get a hormonal contraceptive". So they're probably all on something that stops their periods in one way or another.

I wouldn't be surprised if they've been asked to prevent periods so they can continue wearing skimpy things, have sex without consequence etc

Back to back pills of course op.

taking the pill non-stop didn't stop me bleeding....did stop me getting pregnant...but not bleeding.

Guess this would have ruled me out of love island...though the fact I'm ugly would have been more of an immediate problem.

Don’t watch it, but of course their periods are hormonally prevented.

Yes probably SlothMama

Caught it last night with my teen dds. Utter utter utter bollocks

I didn't think plastic barbie dolls had periods.

I haven't had a period since 2015 due to the contraception I'm on - my periods were fairly light to start with so even on my placebo pill week nothing happens. It's fab

Also, we see a tiny fraction of what happens on the show as most of the day is edited out. They may well be on their periods and just in a tampon changing regularly - we don't know!

I don't watch it but I used to think 'get me outa here' in the jungle would be tough but at least they wear baggy shorts and the toilet is private, so actually it's probably fine in the jungle.

I agree, heaven forbid women /barbies menstruate. The perception of a woman who had to accommodate menstruation would disgust the public

This kind of program is very self-selecting though. Just as you are hardly likely to go on it if you are an insightful, prudish introvert with a figure like a Soviet shot-putter (if female) — neither is it going to be for you if you have the remotest history of problem periods.
Incidentally, my periods were great when I was the age of most of the LI contestants. Av 32-day cycles, one day of heavyish (but manageable) then easy the rest, couple of paracetamol at the start, little to no bloating. And I was never on any kind of hormonal contraception (barriers all the way). Things went downhill once I was in my 30s, but I really don’t think trouble-free periods in your 20s is (or should be) anything unusual.

Surely every woman knows there are ways to stop periods?

im so glad its not just me that was thinking it.... but then again, i have been on the implant since january and havent had a bleed since.

I'm on the mini pill and never have periods. My periods have never stopped me wearing a bikini or swimming etc though.

Surely it's as simple as PPs have said? I've not had a period in 4 years from running my pills back to back