Menstrual Hygiene: Facts VS Myths | Anwesha Adhikari

Menstruation is a matter of pride for every woman. Let’s together erase those stigmas of menstruation.

It’s a natural cycle, a normal vagina bleeding in women’s body every month preparing for pregnancy. The blood we release is not impure. A child is born from that blood, so then, are we all impure? And another superstitious belief is if we touch our brother or father during the days, their life span will decrease. And how can we forget that if we touch plants during those days, plants die? This means fake feminism was started since ancient times, that’s interesting. Furthermore, we females aren’t allowed to enter temples while we are at the peak of our mensuration cycle.

Let’s dissect some age-old fact with modern findings, shall we? First of all, let’s see it for what it is really is “A Natural Process”. More importantly, it is a physical process and not another way to belittle women. It starts at a certain age and it ends at a certain age. Another fact to remember, it does not kill anyone or decrease the life span of brother or father. And, plants don’t care who touch them regardless of caste, color, status, race, gender, or as far as we know anything at all.

Along with all this, Menstrual hygiene is very important. Using dirty or damp menstrual clothes or sanitary pad causes harmful diseases like urinary tract infection. So, on this special day of menstrual hygiene, let’s aware each girl to change sanitary pads every four hours and to keep their vaginal area clean. In order to dispose sanitary pad make sure you wrap it up in a waste bag and keep it in a non-degradable waste bin. Bathing and using clean inner ware is also a way to promote your menstrual hygiene and to be free from yeast diseases. To conclude, let menstrual hygiene be a topic of discussion in every part of the world.
The bottom line, Chaupadi pratha must be eradicated. It is based on some stupid misinterpretation of mensuration. One small step against prejudice is one big step towards equality.
-Anwesha Adhikari
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