Be Eco-friendly, Use Menstrual Cup During Menstruation

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Menstruation is a major stage in a girl’s puberty years. It is the physical transformation of a girl turning into a woman. It usually starts between ages 8 to 15. When a girl starts to menstruate, the pituitary glands produces hormones in the body that will then stimulate the production of other hormones called estrogen and progesterone which cause physical development in a girl’s body such as breast development, pubic hairs growth and body shape improvement.

Menstruation happens three to five days every month. However, there are also teenagers who menstruate irregularly. They usually miss a month or two before they will menstruate again. After years of menstruating, a woman can predict when her period will come. The duration of a women’s period vary. Some may experience periods that would last for 3 days and others may experience longer period like seven days.

Having period is never easy. Women tend to worry on the amount of blood they are going to lose and fear that maybe their pads are misaligned and blood will come out of their pants and skirts. Actions of those who have periods are then limited. Also, wearing sanitary napkins or tampons can be irritating. Sanitary napkins contain plastic and chemicals that can irritate skin and usually can result to rashes. Rashes can be very itchy, painful and may cause vaginal yeast infection. So when having period, it is advisable to change pads with regular interval to prevent bacteria from forming to that specific region. One can also use tampons or menstrual cups to prevent further skin irritation. Also, avoid wearing tight jeans and under wears that do not allow your skin to breathe. Warm compress can also help relieve irritated skin from painful and very itchy rashes.

Menstrual cup may be new to you however this is one of the most used menstrual products in United States nowadays. It is a latex-free “cup” shaped container inserted to the vagina for the collection of menstrual fluids.

Aside from being rashes-free, using menstrual cups is cost-effective and eco-friendly. How many sanitary napkins you can use every menstrual period? Multiply it by 12 for 12 months in a year and then multiply it by about 35 to 40 years, average woman’s menstruation span. If you are using about 3 pads a day, that would be about 10,000 pads you’ll use in your lifetime. How many women are experiencing menstruation period every day and just imagine to where these pads go after being used.

By using, menstrual cup, you can help our environment as you will simply clean and re-use your cup for 5 to 10 years thus using cups is also very cost-effective. It is also very convenient and comfortable to use, you can bid goodbye to anxiety itchiness, painful rashes and tensions for having blood stains on your pants or skirts. Traveling also is definitely made easy.

Using menstrual cups for the first time is difficult. It may feel awkward but you’ll just get the hang of it in time. Manufacturer’s manuals, countless articles and demo videos are available online for you to use and read.

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