Menstrual Health

The conversation about menstruation has for many years been labelled as a” women issue”. Mainly may be because women are the one who undergoes through it. Menstruation is a phenomenon unique to all females and its on-set the most important change in girls. This transition is often met with fear and anxiety due to a lack of knowledge and resources. Therefore, this is an issue that should be addressed open often. By depreciating women’s bodies, menstruation became stigmatized as shameful. We all ought to know that it is a normal biological process.

MHM day

Daily,millions of women and girls experience this phenomenon.
What is worrying is that periods do not pause for pandemics such as COVID -19. It continues to disrupt the normal lifestyle of the female gender. Despite that, there is a special date that is 28 May, which marks the annual Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) all over the globe. This day is mainly  for  creating awareness on the importance of good menstrual hygiene management.

A good menstruation hygiene can only be achieved when one has the right and enough resources. But it’s so unfortunate that some lack the resources. Lack of access to basic menstrual hygiene products has led to many women and girls using material such as pieces of cloth. As ladies, it is compulsory to keep clean during the period. Otherwise, it can cause infections or damage the reproductive system.

MHM PRACTICES

Some of the important menstrual health management include:
 Taking a shower regularly-during periods some blood may enter the space in the crust hence washing is the only way of cleaning it. It also prevents poor odor on the vagina.
 Avoid using soaps or vaginal products-the vagina has its own cleaning mechanism. Using soap can kill some good bacteria making way for infections.
 Discarding used sanitary towels-ensure that after using a sanitary pad or tampon, you carefully wrap and dispose appropriately. Afterwards make sure you wash your hands well.

 Proper cleaning of the vagina

 Changing regularly-it’s highly advisable that one should not stay with a pad to more than 4 hours. This can create an environment for harmful bacteria which can cause urinary tract infections and vaginal infections.
 Using cotton fitting pants-they are comfortable to walk around with.

 Using one method of sanitation-avoid trying out a new thing that the body is not used to. If you are used to pads use pads only but not tampons and pads and vice versa.

Lack of exercises, poor diets and bad lifestyle can cause some menstrual irregularities. However, every lady out there should be proud and not shy off about menstruation. Both genders should understand this issue and always raise awareness where possible.