Sanitary napkin

The Sanitary napkin (also easy Bandage called) is a product of menstrual hygiene that catches the menstrual blood and neutralizes its odor. They are put in their underwear and changed when they go to the toilet.

What are sanitary napkins?

Sanitary napkins are highly absorbent, thin liners for underwear that are used by menstruating women. They are designed to catch the menstrual blood and store it as dry as possible until the sanitary napkin can be replaced with a new one. This way, the blood will not drip into your underwear or clothes.

Sanitary towels are most often used for one-time use, but there are also multiple-use variants. The disposable sanitary napkin is made of man-made materials that prevent the liquid from leaking out. Inside there is a highly absorbent core that catches the blood and stores it firmly. Modern sanitary towels also have components that neutralize odors.

Reusable sanitary napkins are worn with a special monthly panty, popular in the previous century, in which reusable cloth napkins can be attached.

Shapes, types & types

The sanitary napkin has a smooth, leak-proof surface and an absorbent core inside. At the bottom of the bandage there is an adhesive strip that can be used to attach it to the underpants. Sanitary napkins are intended to be worn in ordinary underpants, only with thongs and thongs the napkin can become too wide. In addition to the adhesive strip, some products have so-called wings on the edges of the bandage, which are glued under the panties and are intended to give it a better hold.

There are different levels of sanitary napkins for single use depending on the intensity of the menstrual period. While some sanitary napkins are designed for very light bleeding, others last a whole night without a change and are not only more absorbent, but often longer.

Sanitary napkins are also used in obstetrics, but they are extremely absorbent because they are confronted with weekly bleeding or amniotic fluid. These are also known as templates. In addition to the disposable sanitary napkins, there are also reusable sanitary towels today. In the past century, they were the common way of collecting menstrual blood. Today they are put into normal-looking monthly panties and washed after the change.

Structure & functionality

The function of the sanitary napkin is to collect leaking menstrual blood and to store it safely until the napkin can be replaced. Individual requirements can also be the special flexibility of the sanitary napkin, as it is used for sports, for example, or the user moves a lot while sleeping. The sanitary napkin protects the entire genital area and can collect the menstrual blood as soon as it emerges from the vagina.

The most important part of the sanitary napkin is the absorbent core inside. The menstrual blood is bound in this, the leak-proof surface of the bandage keeps it in the core. The absorbent middle of modern sanitary napkins often contains components that ensure that no unpleasant odors arise. These can arise quickly due to the odor of the menstrual blood and when the sanitary napkin is worn for a long time and are very unpleasant for the woman concerned.

Reusable sanitary napkins made of fabric also have an absorbent center, the fabric can also be coated to protect against leakage.

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Medical & health benefits

In many religious communities, the sanitary napkin is the only permitted means of collecting menstrual blood. Tampons, menstrual cups or other means that are inserted directly into the vagina are suspected of damaging the hymen of women, so they are forbidden, especially for unmarried and young women. From a medical point of view, these fears are mostly unfounded, as in most cases the hymen tears through normal, everyday movement.

Sanitary napkins are generally well suited for women who suffer from vaginal dryness when using tampons or who have difficulty inserting tampons. In the case of fungal infections, sanitary towels are also recommended instead of tampons, as the fungus can multiply better through the tampon and the infection may not go away as quickly as it would heal without the tampon. Since the tampon dries out the mucous membrane, the vaginal fungus has an even better opportunity to multiply.

Sanitary towels are hygienically harmless if they are changed frequently enough every few hours. They are also recommended for the first menstrual period immediately after birth - especially if the woman was operated on on the vagina at birth or if a perineal incision was necessary. Due to the long healing time, inserting a tampon can still be painful or at least uncomfortable.

Depending on the strength of the menstrual bleeding, the sanitary napkin must be selected to be absorbent; in exceptional cases, the medical templates are required for this. However, this is usually only the case after operations or after giving birth, when the bleeding is much heavier and longer.