Unpleasantness and physiological responses in using sanitary napkins.

Sterile versus nonsterile clean dressings.

BACKGROUND Many patients cannot afford sterile dressings. In St John, New Brunswick, clean dressings have been used instead of sterile dressings for years, with no apparent ill effects. No previous studies have compared the sterility and cost of clean versus sterile dressing materials. OBJECTIVES THE GOALS OF THE PRESENT STUDY WERE TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: how much more sterile are ...

Menstrual hygiene management and school absenteeism among female adolescent students in Northeast Ethiopia

BACKGROUND Adolescence in girls has been recognized as a special period marked with the onset of menarche. Even though menstruation is a natural process, it is associated with misconceptions, malpractices and challenges among girls in developing countries. However, much is not documented; school-absenteeism and dropout are a common problem among girls in rural Ethiopia. Focusing among school gi...

Tampons and Sanitary Napkins are Medical Appliances Exempt from Chicago Sales Tax

Assessment of menstrual hygiene among reproductive age women in South-west Delhi

Background The issue of menstrual hygiene is inadequately acknowledged in our nation. The use of sanitary pads and washing the genital area are essential practices for good menstrual hygiene. Poor menstrual hygiene may lead to itching or rashes in the perineal region, bad odor, and sometimes, major complications such as pelvic inflammatory disease and toxic shock syndrome. Therefore, the object...

Drywounds matter: the use of occlusive sterile sanitary napkin dressing in hip and knee replacement wounds.

The worst fear of a joint replacement surgeon is infection. Many factors are known to contribute to the development of infection in a surgical set-up. Post-operative wound soakage is one of them. Wet wounds lead to repeated dressing, exposing the wound for contamination, risk of infection and increased length of hospital stay (1). Therefore any attempt to avoid this scenario is desirable. We re...