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  2. Menstrual pad - Wikipedia

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    Menstrual pads Different sized maxipads Different brands on a shelf. A menstrual pad [a] is an absorbent item worn in the underwear when menstruating, bleeding after giving birth, recovering from gynecologic surgery, experiencing a miscarriage or abortion, or in any other situation where it is necessary to absorb a flow of blood from the vagina.

  3. Kotex - Wikipedia

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    The modern, commercial, disposable pads started in the late nineteenth century with the Hartmann [] company in Germany, and Johnson & Johnson in the United States. [2] In the UK, the Birmingham firm of Southall Brothers & Barclay was advertising "sanitary towels" in The Family Doctor and Home Medical Adviser in the early 1890s.

  4. Feminine hygiene - Wikipedia

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    Mothers were the primary source of information for 60 (37.5%) girls. A majority, 138 (86%), considered menstruation a physiological process. Only 78 (48%) girls were familiar with the use of sanitary pads during menstruation. In terms of practices, merely 18 (11.25%) girls used sanitary pads during menstruation.

  5. Cotton pad - Wikipedia

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    An 1898 patent by Jerome B. Dillon for a new type of umbilical bandage used an "antiseptic, absorbent cotton pad" to carry out its function. [9] In 1937, Joseph A. Voss invented a machine which unraveled rolls of cotton and cut them at a fixed interval into cotton pads, [10] starting the

  6. Cloth menstrual pad - Wikipedia

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    In developing countries, reusable or makeshift pads are still used to collect menstrual blood. [9] People in these countries most often resort to either staying in their rooms during menstruation or using pieces of old cloth/ rags, old mattress foam and even infection-causing items such as leaves, husks, disposed cement bags, etc. Lack of access to feminine hygiene products affects women and ...

  7. Student who sews sanitary pads for refugees now leads 1,000 ...

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    A student who began sewing reusable sanitary products for refugees during lockdown is now running a global network of 1,000 volunteers. University of Bristol student Ella Lambert, 21, learned to ...

  8. Always (brand) - Wikipedia

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    Always is an American brand of menstrual hygiene products, including maxi pads, ultra thin pads, pantyliners, disposable underwear for night-time wear, and vaginal wipes.A sister company of Procter & Gamble, it was first invented and introduced in the United States in 1983 by Tom Osborn, a mid-level employee at Procter & Gamble, then nationally in May 1984.

  9. Period underwear - Wikipedia

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    The market for period underwear has developed as a response to consumer preference moving away from traditional menstrual hygiene management products, such as sanitary pads and tampons. [1] Different brands use different, often patented, technology for anti-microbial action, moisture-wicking [ 2 ] and optimal absorption.