International Menstruation Day: Sanitary napkins, the “intimate assistant” for women during menstruation

May 28 every year is the International Menstruation Day that attracts global attention. On this day, we focus on women’s menstrual health and advocate respect and understanding of women’s needs and experiences during this special period. When talking about menstruation, we have to mention sanitary napkins - this "intimate assistant" that accompanies women through every menstrual period.

Sanitary napkins have long become an indispensable part of life for women. During menstruation, sanitary napkins provide women with a clean and comfortable environment, effectively absorb menstrual blood, prevent side leakage, and greatly improve women's comfort during menstruation. Proper use of sanitary napkins can not only reduce women's discomfort and embarrassment during menstruation, but also effectively reduce the risk of infection caused by residual menstrual blood.

Sadly, however, even though sanitary napkins play such an important role in modern women’s lives, there are still many women who do not have access to or use high-quality sanitary napkins due to financial, cultural or social reasons. This not only affects their quality of daily life, but also poses a potential threat to their health.

On this special day, International Menstrual Day, we would like to emphasize the importance of sanitary napkins to women’s menstrual health and advocate joint efforts from all sectors of society to ensure that every woman has access to safe and reliable sanitary napkins. This is not only respect for women's basic physiological needs, but also maintenance of women's health and dignity.

At the same time, we must also realize that it is equally important to improve women's awareness of the correct use of sanitary napkins. Using sanitary napkins correctly, changing them regularly, and keeping your private parts clean are healthy habits that every woman should pay attention to during her menstrual period.

On International Menstrual Day, let us once again emphasize the importance of sanitary napkins in women's menstrual periods, and call on the whole society to pay attention to women's menstrual health, break menstrual taboos, protect women's health, and provide them with more care and support. It is our common responsibility and pursuit to enable every woman to live a comfortable and healthy life during menstruation.

There are several common misunderstandings about menstruation:

1. Menstrual blood that is dark in color or has blood clots indicates gynecological diseases.

This is a misunderstanding. Menstrual blood is also a part of the blood. When the blood is blocked and not drained out in time, such as sitting for a long time, the blood will accumulate and change color. Blood clots will form after five minutes of accumulation. It is normal for blood clots to appear during menstruation. Only when the size of the blood clot is similar to or larger than a one-yuan coin, you need to go to the hospital for further examination.

2. Dysmenorrhea will disappear after getting married or giving birth.

This view is not accurate. While some women may experience less menstrual cramps after marriage or childbirth, this is not the case for everyone. The improvement of dysmenorrhea may be related to personal physique, changes in living habits or changes in hormone levels, but it is not a universal rule.

3. You should rest and not exercise during your menstrual period.

This is also a misunderstanding. Although strenuous exercise is not suitable during menstruation, especially strength exercises that increase abdominal pressure, you can choose soft gymnastics, walking and other gentle exercises, which can promote blood circulation, help muscles relax, and allow blood to drain more smoothly.

4. It is abnormal if the menstrual period is too short or the cycle is irregular.

This statement is not entirely correct. It is normal for menstruation to last for 3 to 7 days. As long as the menstrual cycle can last for two days, there is no need to worry too much. At the same time, although the ideal menstrual cycle should be every 28 days, an irregular cycle does not necessarily mean it is abnormal, as long as the cycle is stable and regular.

5. Sweets and chocolate can improve menstrual cramps

This is a misconception. Although sweets and chocolate contain a lot of sugar, they do not improve menstrual cramps. Conversely, too much sugar may interfere with your body's ability to absorb minerals and vitamins that may help relieve menstrual cramps.

6. Don’t wash your hair during menstrual period

This is also a common misunderstanding. You can actually wash your hair during your menstrual period, as long as you blow dry it immediately after washing to avoid your head getting cold.

TIANJIN JIEYA WOMEN'S HYGIENE PRODUCTS CO.,LTD

2024.05.28