Share of French people who could use cup as menstrual protection 2021, by age

While the Minister of Higher Education has decided to install menstrual protection dispensers in universities for the start of the academic year 2021, menstruation has recently been highlighted in the media and politics. It is in this context that the source wanted to know more about the uses of menstruating people in terms of sanitary protection. Yet, it appears that, although new types of menstrual protection have appeared in recent years, such as the cup, period panties, or washable protection, they are still used relatively rarely. In 2021, less than one in five French people under 19 years of age said they would use a cup as menstrual protection. In contrast, this proportion rose to 35 percent among people aged 20 to 29.

尽管高等教育部长已决定自2021学年开始在大学安装月经保护装置，但近期月经问题在媒体与政治领域受到了广泛关注。正是在此背景下，信息源希望深入了解使用月经保护产品的人群使用情况。然而，尽管近年来新型月经保护产品如月经杯、经期内裤或可水洗保护等已问世，但它们的使用仍相对罕见。2021年，不到五分之一的19岁以下的法国人称他们会使用月经杯作为月经保护手段。相比之下，这一比例在20至29岁的人群中上升至35%。