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Menstrual hygiene management refers to access to menstrual products to absorb blood flow, privacy to change materials, access to facilities to dispose of used materials, and broader factors linking menstruation to health and well-being. It includes access to menstrual products, private changing areas, and safe disposal facilities. Maintaining proper menstrual hygiene and management is important for women's dignity, health, empowerment and participation in education and public life.

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Menstrual Hygiene Day by Slidesgo

Menstrual hygiene management refers to access to menstrual products to absorb blood flow, privacy to change materials, access to facilities to dispose of used materials, and broader factors linking menstruation to health and well-being. It includes access to menstrual products, private changing areas, and safe disposal facilities. Maintaining proper menstrual hygiene and management is important for women's dignity, health, empowerment and participation in education and public life.

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MENSTRUAL

HYGIENE
MANAGEMENT
MENSTRUAL HYGIENE
MANAGEMENT REFERS TO -
• ACCESS TO MENSTRUAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS TO ABSORB
OR COLLECT THE FLOW OF BLOOD DURING
MENSTRUATION
• PRIVACY TO CHANGE MATERIAL
• ACCESS TO FACILITIES TO DISPOSE OF USED MENSTRUAL
MANAGEMENT MATERIALS
• IT CAN ALSO INCLUDE THE BROADER SYSTEMATIC
FACTORS THAT LINK MENSTRUATION WITH HEALTH,
WELL-BEING
WHAT IS OUR BODY MADE UP
OF?

• TRIDOSHAS
• PANCHAMAHABHUTA
• SAPTADHATUS
TRIDOSHAS
SAPTADHATUS
BREAST MILK RASA
MENSTRUAL BLOOD

RAKTA

MAMSA

MEDA

ASTHI

MAJJA

SHUKRA
FEMALE BODY
ADOLESCENCE
 THE AGE DURING WHICH A CHILD TRANSFORMS INTO AN
ADULT
 AGE – FROM 9 TO 18 YEARS

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS (FOR GIRLS):


1. GROWTH SPURT
2. BREAST ENLARGEMENT
3. PUBIC AND AXILLARY HAIR
4. WIDENING OF THE PELVIS
5. DEEPENING OF THE VOICE
6. MENSTRUATION
MENSTRUATION

 NORMAL VAGINAL BLEEDING THAT OCCURS


AS A PART OF A WOMAN’S MONTHLY CYCLE.

 USUALLY STARTS BETWEEN THE AGE OF 11 TO


14 YEARS AND CONTINUES TILL MENOPAUSE
I.E TILL ABOUT 51 YEARS.
MENSTRUAL CYCLE
Menstrual signs
Premenstrual signs  Vaginal bleeding
 Cyclical breast pain  Abdominal
 Acne cramps
 Constipation  Backache
 Mood swings  Bloating
 Anxiety and depression  Headache
 Food cravings  Fatigue
 Fatigue
ABOUT MENSTRUATION
 THIS BEGINS ROUGHLY 2 YEARS AFTER THE APPEARANCE
OF THE FIRST PHYSICAL SIGNS OF PUBERTY
 THE AVERAGE CYCLE IS OF 28 DAYS
 NORMAL FLOW VARIES FROM 2 TO 7 DAYS, THE MEAN
BEING 5 DAYS
 DURING THE FIRST FEW YEARS, THE PERIOD IS OFTEN
IRREGULAR AND THE FLOW VARIES
PROBLEMS RELATED TO
MENSTRUATION
1. MENORRHAGIA 2. OLIGOMENORRHEA 3. AMENORRHEA
EXCESSIVE FLOW INFREQUENT ABSENCE OF
MENSTRUATION MENSTRUATION

4. DYSMENORRHEA 6. PREMENSTRUAL
SYNDROME
SEVERE FREQUENT VARIOUS SYMPTOMS THAT
CRAMPS DURING ARE EXPERIENCED A WEEK
MENSTRUATION OR TWO LEADING UPTO THE
MENSTRUAL PERIOD
PRE MENSTRUAL SYNDROME

PHYSICAL SIGNS AND EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL


SYMPTOMS SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
• Joint or muscle pain • Tension or anxiety
• Headache • Depressed mood
• Fatigue • Crying spells
• Weight gain related to fluid retention • Mood swings and
• Abdominal bloating irritability or anger
• Breast tenderness • Appetite changes and
• Acne flare-ups food cravings
• Constipation or diarrhea • Insomnia
• Social withdrawal
• Poor concentration
PERSONAL HYGIENE
1. TAKE BATH MORNING AND EVENING
2. ALWAYS WEAR CLEAN, NEAT, SUN-DRIED SOFT COTTON
CLOTHES AND UNDERGARMENTS
3. WASH AFTER ATTENDING TOILET
4. THE INNER THIGHS AND LABIAL FOLDS SHOULD BE CLEANED
PROPERLY IN A SQUATTING POSITION
5. DIRECTION OF WASHING SHOULD BE FROM FRONT TO BACK I.E
FROM THE VAGINA TO THE ANUS
6. MAKE SURE TO CHANGE SANITARY NAPKINS FREQUENTLY
DEPENDING ON THE FLOW (4 HOURS MAX)
7. DO NOT USE SOAP OR ANY OTHER SOLUTIONS TO WASH THE
PRIVATE AREAS
8. DO NOT USE DEODORANTS OR PERFUMES ON THE GENITALIA
9. USE ONLY SOFT, COTTON SANITARY NAPKINS
10. BEFORE THE ONSET OF FLOW IT IS COMFORTABLE TO TRIM THE
HAIR AROUND THE GENITALIA; SHAVING IS NOT RECOMMENDED
PUBLIC OR SOCIAL HYGIENE
 PROPER DISPOSAL OF SANITARY PAD – ROLL UP AND WRAP IN PAPER
 DO NOT FLUSH IT IN THE TOILET
 CLEAN AND FLUSH THE TOILET PROPERLY AFTER USAGE
 CLOTHES OR BEDSHEETS IF STAINED SHOULD BE WASHED WITH
SOAP AND WATER
 ACCESS TO PROPER SANITATION IS EVERY GIRL’S RIGHT
 PROVIDING PRIVACY AND SANITATION IS EVERY INSTITUTION
RESPONSIBILITY AND DUTY
 WHILE USING AN INCINERATOR REMEMBER THAT CLEANING IT
AFTER THE TEMPERATURE NORMALISES IS IMPORTANT
IMPORTANCE OF DIET
 DRINKING A LOT OF WATER DURING PERIODS
 EATING WATER-RICH FRUITS SUCH AS WATERMELON,
CUCUMBER
 LEAFY GREEN VEGETABLES
 GINGER TEA FOR PERIOD CRAMPS
 CHICKEN, FISH - RICH IN IRON AND OMEGA 3 FATTY
ACIDS
 TURMERIC HELPS TO REDUCE THE SEVERITY OF PMS
SYMPTOMS
 EATING DARK CHOCOLATE – RICH IN IRON AND
MAGNESIUM
 FLAXSEED OIL – SOOTHES CONSTIPATION (SYMPTOM
OF PMS)
 PEPPERMINT TEA, YOGURT, TOFU, LENTILS & BEANS
ARE OTHER FOOD ITEMS THAT CAN BE CONSUMED
DURING MENSTRUATION
MYTHS
 MENSTRUATION IS UNCLEAN
 IT IS UNHEALTHY FOR A GIRL TO BATHE DURING
HER PERIODS
 ONCE A GIRL BEGINS TO MENSTRUATE, SHE CAN
BECOME PREGNANT
 A GIRL HAVING PERIODS SHOULD NOT ENTER THE
KITCHEN OR TOUCH FOOD (THERE IS NO
SCIENTIFIC REASON BEHIND IT ) HOWEVER
ADEQUATE REST SHOULD BE TAKEN
FAQ’S
 WHY MENSTRUAL HYGIENE MANAGEMENT IS
IMPORTANT?
 IS TRUE THAT WE SHOULD NOT RUN WHEN ON
PERIODS?
 WHY DOES IT HURT WHILE ON PERIODS?
THANKS!
DR. LAXMI BHARNE

Do you have any questions?


laxmibharne@gmail.com
+91 9822586428
DVIJA NATURALS

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