Embarrassing? (Ladies opinion)

I can relate to that. If I were you, I would bring an extra change of scrub pants and underthings during that time. Ive leaked through my scrubs , but luckily they were a dark color.

I don't think this is an embarrassing question or anything you should feel ashamed of posting

While I don't have heavy periods myself, I know a few women who do, and they say that they have switched over the diva/moon cup because it holds a lot more of the flow for a longer time period (12hrs or so), versus pads/tampons that need to constantly be changed because of saturation. If you prefer to stick to pads/tampons: double up. Wear a tampon of the highest absorbency and pad. That way at least if the tampon leaks before you can get to it, you have a back=up!

Is it possible to go on the pill to decrease the heaviness, or possibly go on a specific pill to stop periods from happening except for only a few times/year?

Good luck. Sorry about the white uniform. What a ridiculous idea in a mostly female profession.

When in doubt, use double protection. Applies to many things. I use a tampon and a pad and I just change them routinely throughout the day at clinicals.

I went through this, as we had to wear white uniform in the program I was in, and I hated it during that "time", especially since I have very heavy periods. I wore double protection, a tampon, and then a extra long pad. And to keep everything from shifting, I wore a flesh toned control top (basically the spandex tummy control undergarment) like this: Cupid - Light Control Brief with Tummy Panel 4-Pack Style 2106: Intimates : Walmart.com

It helped keep everything in place and no shifting whenever I was moving around or bending down. And then I would just change the tampon and pad a few times a day, depending on the flow. Thankfully, it all worked and I didn't have any problems.

Our pants are white as well. I wear high absorbency and also a panty liner (we are required to wear nude full bottom undies). I never had a problem.

Well i will tell you that it has never failed that I will start on clinical days..What I do is double up on protection, go to the bathroom frequently (as possible), and I wear black leggings underneath as well. So far so good and I graduate in a couple months Good Luck!

The suggestions by other posters are all fine but I would like to add that they make special protective underwear for urinary incontinence that might be appropriate to adapt/wear. I'm sure you could go on line but it might just be as easy to go to the store and check out a bag of those undies. They sell them in the same aisle just next to the monthly sanitary stuff. They also sell them in health catalogues. (They're white and disposable.)

I always just wore a pad plus a tampon and went to the bathroom every two or three hours to double check. Never had any problems.

Extra protection, change frequently. I also have an app to keep track of my cycles so I don't get caught off guard. My uniform is white and I haven't had an accident yet.