Every woman till menopause has to face a menstrual period, which is sometimes painful. In this menstrual cycle of about four days a month, personal hygiene is very important. During period, cleanliness is also very much necessary. It impacts your health as well as it will help you in preventing many types of infection. The primary and important thing is to change your pad frequently during this cycle. Here we try to know about Menstrual Hygiene And how you should take care by changing your sanitary pads when on periods.
*Good quality of sanitary napkins need to be used. You must change it according to your requirement but you need to ensure that it should not be used for a longer period.
* The reason behind changing sanitary napkins frequently is that the menstrual blood gets contaminated with the body’s innate organism.
* Not only on the heavier day but even in light flow, the blood gets contaminated due to dampening pad.
* Hence, organisms tend to multiply in moist and warm conditions and may lead to vaginal infection, urinary tract infection, and skin rashes.
* Whether the flow of menstrual blood is heavy or less, sanitary pads should be changed frequently.
* sanitary pads need to be changed according to your requirement, depending on the flow of menstrual blood. But experts say that sanitary pads should be changed once every four hours.
* In heavier day, woman mostly uses two sanitary pads or cloth and pad or tampons with sanitary pads. This is not a healthy option.
* One of the healthiest and best ways to take care of your menstrual cycle is to change sanitary pads frequently. Don’t use the pad for more than three hours. Discard sanitary napkins with proper care. Wash your hands properly, after changing pads. Seek medical attention if you find any rashes.
Source – timesofindia.indiatimes.com
