Destigmatizing Periods

(Newswire.net — January 5, 2018) Cheyenne, Wyoming — As a natural and healthy occurrence, it’s surprising that a woman’s menstruation cycle is so demonized in the minds of many. The hormonal changes which takes place roughly on a monthly basis are all part of facilitating the possibility of a fertilized egg embedding itself in the walls of the womb for nourishment. Menstruation is merely the expulsion of the wombs’ extra thick layer of life preserving blood, whenever pregnancy doesn’t transpire. 

“The stigma associated with menstruation continues across the globe today, with many women finding it embarrassing or difficult to talk about periods even to their family members or friends,” reports No More Taboo: Breaking taboos around menstruation and sanitation, a British research paper (2016). “In some cultures, instances of ‘menstrual seclusion’ are common, where menstruating women are excluded from preparing food, using communal vessels and entering spaces of worship.” 

On hand periods are scorned while on the other hand, the sanitary solutions available are classified as a luxury item which runs the average British woman well over £3500 annually. This paradox cannot continue as it undermines the dignity of women worldwide. 

“The main method by which women manage their period is through buying and using disposable sanitary products however, for the economically marginalized, affording sanitary products may be difficult or even impossible,” says Shailini Vora, Director and UK Programme Co-ordinator of No More Taboo. “Having good menstrual hygiene is not only important to protect women against negative social reactions that follow overt leaking or staining, but also to avoid the possibility of damaging reproductive and gynaecological health.” 

While the cost and general discontent many associate with menstruation is rife, in the United States for the over 50,000 disadvantaged women living on the streets it’s an even graver situation being faced as access to feminine hygiene products is a rarity not a norm for them. 

Women from all walks of life need to be supported as needs be throughout their period with care and respect. Feminine hygiene products really ought to be reclassified as basic necessity items since they only exist to address a natural reoccurring sanitary event.

During a woman’s period, vagina’s pH level are affected and irritations may be triggered by yeast and the likes. Anti-fungal agents are often the extra protection gynecologist recommend to tend to such issues so vaginal suppositories like the HealthyWiser™ Femme-Fresh™ treatment which adheres to a medically approved boric acid formulas are ideal for delivering relief.