Women or hygiene, pads - one of the main items used by women for the collection of menstrual blood, so in order to maintain hygiene during menstruation. Unlike previous years, now for women is not a problem of availability of gaskets, and the problem of choosing from a variety of options.

Now on sale there are as many different types and grades of products to choose from them something that is right for you, at first glance seems impossible.

Gaskets in antiquity

Women's laying there for a long time. They appeared at the same time, when women were menstrual cycles. For centuries, women have used different kinds of napkins, to control the flow of blood during menstruation. In the past, women often used as spacers folded several times tissue. The material for gaskets could be anything: grass, animal skin, cotton, etc. In the history of the left post Hypatia, one of the first Greek women mathematicians, who lived in the fourth century, who threw a homemade cloth menstrual lining to man as a sign of contempt for the fact that he refused to express his admiration for her.

Disposable pads

An important milestone in the history of the emergence of feminine sanitary pads disposable pads that was due to Benjamin Franklin, came up with the means to care for the wounded soldiers. And only in 1898 of Johnson & Johnson launched the first disposable sanitary napkins, and in 1920 - laying enhanced, packaged in hygienic packages. Initially, not all women can afford to use the pads due to their high cost.

Then the problem had been resolved, how to keep the pad in place and how to make sure that it does not leak. First pads extended at both ends to be able to fix them on a special belt at the waist. The next step was to use the adhesive tape on the bottom of the gasket for attachment to the crotch and fixing the panty liner. This option products gained popularity and by the mid-1980s replaced the options attached to the strap. Today there are many forms of gaskets and materials for their manufacture, for example, to reduce the thickness.

Return reusable pads

In the 1970s there was a tendency of using pads for repeated use. The reasons were financial, ecological character, comfort women and even health. This trend is occurring in our days.

Types of feminine sanitary pads

Today, women during menstruation can use a variety of types of sanitary napkins. They can be disposable or reusable.

The following types of products for menstruation:

• Sanitary napkin. Usually they have a rectangular shape and fixed to the underwear to absorb menstrual blood. It is the most common product for menstruation.
• Tampons. This product is a disposable cylindrical shape of a specially treated material, usually contains wool. Tampons are introduced into the vagina.
• Menstrual cup. Is a cup-shaped caps. They are made of soft plastic or silicone rubber and placed inside the vagina to collect menstrual blood.
• Sea sponge. Used as tampons.
• Braided. The linen cloth is placed to keep the blood.
• Vnutrigubnaya gasket. Disposable pad small size of the processed cotton. It is embedded between the small lips, blocking the vaginal opening, thus absorbing isolation during menstruation.

Types of feminine sanitary pads

Today, the market can find many kinds of feminine sanitary pads:

• Regular pads. Gaskets for the absorption of medium-intensity discharge.
• Panty liners. Perfect in low bleeding at small secretions Discharges in women when there is cause for concern   or as extra protection when using tampons.
• Ultrathin pads. Very compact (thin) pads. Absorption capacity is slightly lower than that of regular gaskets.
• Maxi / Super. Laying to absorb more intense discharge. Conveniently used in the beginning of the menstrual cycle Menstrual cycle and its characteristics When menstruation usually stronger, or during heavy menstruation.
• Dance pads. Gaskets greater lengths to provide better protection in the supine position, the ability to absorb sufficient to operate effectively throughout the night.

Differences in production

Each manufacturer produces gaskets with characteristics different from other brands:

• Variations in shape and length of the absorption capacity to be suitable for different women.
• The presence of the flaps and the adhesive strip to fix the gasket and prevent leakage of blood.
• Gaskets can be flavored to destroy the odor of menses. In some women, these pads cause irritation.

The development of vaginal infections, nature and quantity of allocation is influenced by many factors. Is it possible to reduce the risk of vaginal infections? And how? There are a number of recommendations of doctors, which allows hedge against vaginal infections.

• Wear cotton underwear, not close. The cotton underwear body "breathe", which helps to maintain vaginal dryness (excessive humidity promotes the growth of bacteria). Some doctors also recommend wearing underwear not only during the day but at night, under the nightgown.
• Do not use vaginal sprays.
• Never use synthetic vaginal lubrication, including Vaseline Vaseline: old friend   sludge oils. This creates a lubrication of the vagina environment favorable for the development of infections.
• In the treatment of vaginal infections exactly follow the doctor's instructions during the designated course. Do not stop taking the medicine, even if noticeable improvement.
• During the course of treatment refrain from sex. Wait until the treatment is finished, and all symptoms disappear.
• Do not use the funds for personal hygiene, which can disrupt the microflora of the vagina, including shower gels, perfumed soap, lotion, bath foam.
• Do not wear tight-fitting clothes and: swimwear, athletic tights, tights, jeans.
• Vaginal infections are often accompanied by severe itching and burning. Do not brush the affected site infection, as this will only aggravate the disease and increase itching.
• If during the course of treatment with the use of vaginal suppositories and creams you begin menstruating, continue treatment, and in any case do not use tampons How to use sanitary pad - basic precautions Only sanitary napkins.
• If you treat vaginal infection on their own, but the symptoms do not disappear, consult your gynecologist and pass a medical examination. Forty-eight hours before the visit to the gynecologist, do not use any means of intimate hygiene, vaginal creams or suppositories.
• Always use condoms during sex, if not in a long-term monogamous relationship.
• After urinating or defecating crotch always wipe with a dry cloth or soft toilet paper, movement from front to back (from the vagina to the anus). If you wipe in the opposite direction, can be brought into the vagina an infection of the colon.

Keep in mind that compliance with the rules of hygiene, a normal eight-hour sleep Dreams: how to understand our dreams   and proper nutrition Proper nutrition - the basic precepts of healthy food   will protect you from all kinds of infections, including vaginal.