Periods: The word is no longer taboo. Both women and men, in recent times, have spoken out about menstrual health and there has been quite a lot of awareness over it through films and other medium.

While sanitary pad access has improved, many women still face infections due to incorrect hygiene practices. Experts highlight the importance of changing pads every four to six hours, wiping front to ...

"Mostly, sanitary pads are safe to use, however, few ongoing studies have reported the incidence of genital cancer with the usage of sanitary pads that use absorptive agents like dioxin and ...

I, like countless preteen sensations before and after me, learned many of the hard facts about puberty, periods, and breast enlargement exercises from Judy Blume's Are You There, God? It's Me, ...

Wearing certain types of sanitary pads causes uterine and bladder cancer and has resulted in the death of 56 girls. 56 girls died because of using whisper, stayfree, etc. One Single pad for the whole ...

Controversy has erupted in China after the discovery that sanitary pad manufacturers have been consistently producing pads shorter than indicated on the packaging. At least one pad manufacturer has ...

Sanitary pads are one of the most frequently chosen period products and even though they are being replaced by other environment-friendly alternatives like menstrual cups, period underwear, reusable ...

When an Indian man invented a simple machine for poor rural women to make cheap sanitary pads, the idea was to provide jobs for some, and hygiene for millions - often for the first time. The story ...

Periods are a biological process that women go through. With the thousands of pads we wear and dispose, we expose our intimate regions to an array of chemicals. This not only irritates our sensitive ...

High amounts of chemicals linked with heart disorders, diabetes and cancer, have been found in popular sanitary napkins sold in India, according to a study done by a Delhi-based environmental NGO. The ...

Bidets are bathroom fixtures that use a stream of water to clean you off after using the bathroom. Bidets have been popular in Asia, South America, and Europe for many years, and are standard plumbing ...