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Reading in the book "Growth and change" about menstruation and puberty (Tanzania) Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) or menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) is the access to menstrual hygiene products to absorb or collect the flow of blood during menstruation, privacy to change the materials, and access to facilities to dispose of used menstrual management materials. [1]
Period poverty is a term used to describe a lack of access to proper menstrual products and the education needed to use them effectively. [1] In total, there are around 500 million women and girls that cannot manage their periods safely due to lack of menstrual products and for fear of shame. [ 2 ]
[2] [3] [4] Pantyliner: Similar to a menstrual pad, they are smaller, thinner and used for lighter periods, intermittent bleeding and vaginal discharge, or as a supplement to a tampon. [2] [3] Tampon: Inserted inside the vagina to absorb menstrual blood, can also be used while swimming, available in different levels of absorbency. [2] [3] [4 ...
Tampon tax (or period tax) is a popular term used to call attention to tampons, and other feminine hygiene products, being subject to value-added tax (VAT) or sales tax, unlike the tax exemption status granted to other products considered basic necessities.
Menstrual cups are made of elastomers (silicone rubbers, latex rubbers, or thermoplastic rubbers). [1] [2] A properly fitting menstrual cup seals against the vaginal walls, so tilting and inverting the body will not cause it to leak. [3] It is impermeable and collects menstrual fluid, unlike tampons and menstrual pads, which absorb it. [4] [5]
Awareness raising through education is taking place among young girls to modify or eliminate the practice of chhaupadi in Nepal. Chhaupadi (Nepali: छाउपडी [t͡sʰau̯pʌɽi] ⓘ) is a form of menstrual taboo which prohibits women and girls from participating in normal family activities while menstruating, as they are considered "impure".
[1] In developing countries, women's choices of menstrual hygiene materials are often limited by the costs, availability and social norms. [2] [3] Adequate sanitation facilities and access to feminine hygiene products are important but opening discussion making adequate education for women and girls is of equal importance. Research has found ...
It also called for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to monitor dioxin levels in similar hygiene products. [1] [2] [3] First introduced in 1997 (but renamed in 1999), the bill is named after Robin Danielson, who died in 1998 of toxic shock syndrome, a rare bacterial disease linked to high-absorbency tampon use. [4]