Huge issue. Periods are irregular for young girls. Also during soccer you sweat so may not realize it’s blood versus sweat.
If it’s an issue for even one girl - why? I would also be concerned about the see thru of white shorts.
This gave me great anxiety during the teen years. Two months ago I had a leak at 43 due to heavy periods.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm 33 and this has never happened to me. I only wear tampons and on the first two heavier days I wear a thong pantyliner too.

If you can wear a thong on your period days then you don’t have heavy periods.

Exactly. I wore tampons AND A PAD, and would still leak sometimes before I could get to the bathroom to change the whole set up. The day I found OB ultras changed my life. And sometimes they would still leak. I was heavy, but within the range of normal. But when mine got heavy, it was a river for several hours.

Oh yeah this is a terrible idea. I mean really for any kid, bc they will look filthy and get sweat and grass stains. But especially for teenaged girls. I definitely had period leaks as a teenager even though I never do as an adult bc the whole menstruation thing was so new I didn’t know when it would happen or how often I needed to change stuff, or I’d forget to change it or forget to bring pads to school.

Anonymous wrote:Honestly, every time I see a young girl in white shorts I think about this as a possibility. I never knew when my periods was coming when I was a kid. I would have hated to wear white shorts.

This. Girls are not tracking their cycle at 13.

Anonymous wrote:For girls with heavy periods, it is indeed an issue.

+ one million.

It took me years to figure out how to mange my incredibly heavy period well enough that I didn't bleed on my clothing. Thank GOD my high school uniforms almost always included red bottoms! Even as an adult I'd get caught off guard sometimes. Now I have an IUD so it's a non-issue, but white shorts SUCK. Also, you can see underwear through it, which also sucks.

I would say I have had leaks that others could see at a minimum 20 times. Twice I had those leaks go all the way down to my knees... like a crime scene (in my 40's, treated with an ablation)

As a teen probably 5 times. I remember we would tie our jackets around our waist when there was an "issue".

Not minuscule. Though I think we need to teach people that seeing blood accidentally is not a huge deal.

Anonymous wrote:I'm 33 and this has never happened to me. I only wear tampons and on the first two heavier days I wear a thong pantyliner too.

If you can wear a thong on your period days then you don’t have heavy periods.

I literally ALWAYS leak. Also, I played on a boys soccer team when I was 12. I got my first-ever period DURING a game. Yes, we wore white shorts. Was absolutely one of the most traumatic moments in my childhood.

Honestly, every time I see a young girl in white shorts I think about this as a possibility. I never knew when my periods was coming when I was a kid. I would have hated to wear white shorts.

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Anonymous wrote:What's the opposite of miniscule? I vote for that.

The odds of a leak aren't even miniscule on any given day during a period, let alone overall, especially for teenaged girls who might not be regular yet.

Majuscule.

LOL. Yes!!!

Anonymous wrote:What's the opposite of miniscule? I vote for that.

The odds of a leak aren't even miniscule on any given day during a period, let alone overall, especially for teenaged girls who might not be regular yet.

Majuscule.

What's the opposite of miniscule? I vote for that.

The odds of a leak aren't even miniscule on any given day during a period, let alone overall, especially for teenaged girls who might not be regular yet.

I'm 33 and this has never happened to me. I only wear tampons and on the first two heavier days I wear a thong pantyliner too.

For girls with heavy periods, it is indeed an issue.

This came up in another context, discussing white shorts as part of girls' soccer uniforms.

I'd like to ask the women here whether they have ever had a leak while menstruating -- in particular while wearing white clothing -- and whether they agree or disagree that the odds of white shorts causing embarrassment are indeed miniscule.

Thank you!

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