What were periods like for medieval women?

by because_lions

For both poor and noble women, what were periods like? Did they have any medication, were they ever taught about it, what did they use to catch the blood?

voyeur324

/u/sunagainstgold gave a detailed answer to How did women deal with periods in medieval times?

/u/caffarelli has previously talked about what someone did while menstruating on a trip.

EDIT: There's also an AskHistorians Podcast Episode about women's health in Early Modern England. Not medieval, but still very interesting. feat. /u/historianjen