Common problems include: My periods are irregular, my cycles are very painful, my marriage is fixed, I want to postpone my chums. Since years, as doctors, we have been helping women to fight with the above menstrual problems. The avenue of menstrual hygiene has been a concern and is usually addressed while educating adolescents about various health issues. Many of you may be remembering attending the teen health session in school which was followed by the distribution of a complimentary Carefree pack.
We were highly convinced with the use of sanitary napkin as it took away the odd chore of washing amidst the busy schedule & ensured a stain free day out. As time passed sanitary napkins which were a luxury for affluent women became a necessity and markets were flooded with the cheaper makes of napkins. The situation today is more than 90% of the women are using sanitary napkins. Let’s…
