THAT TIME OF THE MONTH (TTOTM)
A good personal
hygiene is the first step to a good health. It not only protects you from poor
health, but also shields those around you from suffering illness that arises
from poor personal habits such as washing of hands, brushing, using sanitary
pads, washing the intimates, these may all look dulling and tedious, but they
all come under important personal hygiene. In the year 2013 alone it was
estimated that over 7 billion Naira was
spent by Nigerian women on ; wigs, human
hair, make ups…etc, basically, that entire amount was spent on “ becoming someone else” . Shockingly a lot lesser was
spent on hygiene and healthcare products . A survey in the western part of
Nigeria alone showed that more than 70%
of the women that still menstruate do not make use of sanitary pads , 85% use
one sanitary pad a day during menstruation.
Menstruation is the monthly shedding of the lining of the
uterus (womb) which is released through the vaginal . An average woman have
about 500 periods in a life time. Beginning from around 12/13 (though there is evidence to
suggest that bleeding is commencing earlier than this) until about 50 years of age (though menopause can start and finish
anywhere up to 10 years either side of this time). Menses (or bleeding) is
supposedly what changes us from a girl into a woman. The average blood loss
during menstruation is 35 milliliters. This legibly spells out the importance
of sanitary pads and hygiene products, Sanitary
pads being most widely used method for menstrual management are available in
many verities with different absorbency levels and sizes. Most popular ones are
regular, maxi and ultra-thin pads. The growth of sanitary protection market is
driven by urbanization and increasing hygiene awareness which is championed locally in Nigeria by companies like
WemyDrBrowns&Nightingale, P&G, Lady care etc. However, growth of
sanitary protection still remains under-penetrated in major parts of Nigeria as a result there are many cases of bacterial
vaginosis, vulvovaginal candidiasis, these are all inflammation of the vagina
and vulva( the external female genitals). For more information visit http://www.wemydrbrowns.com. Or follow
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