In the U.S. as of 2022, still some 17 percent of adults said they avoid talking about menstruation, something that occurs monthly to half the female population (the other half are not of reproductive age). Moreover, one in eight adults said they avoid talking about menopause. This statistic shows the percentage of adults in the United States who avoid talking about menstruation or menopause as of 2022.
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Percentage of adults in the United States who avoid talking about menstruation or menopause as of 2022
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Avoid talking about menstruation
17%
Avoid talking about menopause
13%
0%2.5%5%7.5%10%12.5%15%17.5%20%
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Essity. (October 2, 2022). Percentage of adults in the United States who avoid talking about menstruation or menopause as of 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1424427/menstruation-and-menopause-taboo-us/
Essity. "Percentage of adults in the United States who avoid talking about menstruation or menopause as of 2022." Chart. October 2, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1424427/menstruation-and-menopause-taboo-us/
Essity. (2022). Percentage of adults in the United States who avoid talking about menstruation or menopause as of 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1424427/menstruation-and-menopause-taboo-us/
Essity. "Percentage of Adults in The United States Who Avoid Talking about Menstruation or Menopause as of 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1424427/menstruation-and-menopause-taboo-us/
Essity, Percentage of adults in the United States who avoid talking about menstruation or menopause as of 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1424427/menstruation-and-menopause-taboo-us/ (last visited June 15, 2025)
Percentage of adults in the United States who avoid talking about menstruation or menopause as of 2022 [Graph], Essity, October 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1424427/menstruation-and-menopause-taboo-us/
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