Skip to content
Infano-logo
  • Health & Fitness
  • Sexual Health
  • Mental Health
  • Periods
  • Pregnancy
  • Parenting
  • PCOS
  • HerStory
  • Campaign
  • Download App
  • pink-search-icon
    • Close
Infano-logo
  • Health & Fitness
  • Sexual Health
  • Mental Health
  • Periods
  • Pregnancy
  • Parenting
  • PCOS
  • HerStory
  • Campaign
  • Download App
  • pink-search-icon
    • Close
  • Health & Fitness
  • Sexual Health
  • Mental Health
  • Periods
  • Pregnancy
  • Parenting
  • PCOS
  • HerStory
  • Campaign
  • Download App
  • pink-search-icon
    • Close

Periods and Pandemic : How the world is dealing with it?

Written By: Infano
June 22, 2020
  • Full Read
Spread the love

#MondayMenstruation

Lockdown due to coronavirus all over India has made it difficult to fulfill the basic hygiene requirements! In India, the extension of lockdown had a severe impact on the accessibility to these hygiene products. Due to this reason, it is getting difficult for women to sustain their hygiene in secrecy and dignity.  

How exactly is the government resolving this situation??

The government of India, consisting of both central and states, along with several NGO’s is trying their level best to create awareness about the importance of maintaining menstrual hygiene. They have also tried imparting some safe practices, especially among adolescent girls who need to let about these practices to avoid unfortunate diseases. It is important to teach these safe hygiene practices into young girls to help them for getting afflicted with disastrous diseases caused due to poor menstrual hygiene.

Owing to the efforts made by the government, many subsidies got enacted regarding free supply to sanitary napkins to the girls living in rural areas or to those who cannot afford these napkins. The government has tried to

  • Low-cost variants have been efficiently made available through local production
  • Free distribution
  • subsidized prices. 

The government is seeing its efforts ripe as a fruit for the past few decades. Women all over India have started accepting and using more hygienic and safe practices. 

But due to the lockdown and high price rise in some areas, women have been necessarily forced to adopt their old ways of dealing with menstruation. Due to unavailability and access to the hygiene maintaining products, girls are adopting various Orthodox methods:

  • Same menstrual napkin used for a prolonged duration.
  • Using old clothes and rags instead of napkins

What about using the Reusable sanitary napkins?

Due to unhygienic conditions, women develop urinary tract infections. The scarcity of water also has eliminated the usage of reusable napkins. These napkins need to be thoroughly washed and dried before second use. The scarcity of water is not the only obstruction in the usage of reusable napkins but also plays a key role in the cleaning process. This problem often doesn’t allow women to clean and sanitizer themselves as often as they should. 

In normal conditions, when women have RTIs, they would avoid going to doctors in rural areas. With other health assistance halted and the health workers engaged in the ongoing pandemic response actions, RTI symptoms resulting from poor menstrual hygiene go unaddressed. Hence, some actions should take place to give these women access to hygiene essentials.  

How to resolve the hygiene crisis?

Following steps can help the women suffering from such conditions:

  1. Necessary ease can be easily laid on essential menstrual products through the public and private sectors. Large-scale producers of sanitary napkins should facilitate the supply to local shops and medical stores. They can also facilitate the supply across various states.
  2. The manufacturers can ensure that commercial prices are well within MRP. The girls and women who are incapable of accessing the disposable sanitary pads have initiated making homemade pads at home. This, in a way, is critical if they don’t follow the correct procedure to make it! There are a number of organizations like Jatan Sansthan who give guidelines to pads at home under hygienic conditions.
  3. Quarantine facilities should have isolated facilities, especially for women. They must provide underwear and sanitary napkins to the females. 

In times of such catastrophe, often compromises with hygiene and the health of women is recklessly made. These compromises can lead to uncertain diseases leading to even her death! Thus it becomes important to take some actions for a woman’s dignity and rights.

HygieneMenstruationMondayMenstruationPandemicPeriodssanitary

Infano

Infano is a platform that aims to impact every facet of a woman's life - health, career, motherhood, lifestyle, and much more. We are a team of like-minded individuals who wish to be a support to women from all walks of life and in everything they do. Our aim, through our posts and articles, is to bring to light the issues and problems that women face in their day-to-day life, to try and make their life a little easier and a little better, provide the latest news updates of women around the world, and to highlight their big and small achievements. We celebrate womanhood each and every day.

Leave a Comment Cancel reply

Infano Care

#MyStory: How I am fighting with Endometriosis

Written By: Infano
September 17, 2020 | 09:00 PM |
2,368
  • Full Read
Spread the love

I got my first period at the age of 13. Always painful, heavy and irregular. My gynaecologist said the condition will improve with age. And yes, it did. The irregular periods were gone by the age of 16-17. But what never left my company was this pain, this unmerciful and burning pain. I remember sometimes I used to faint because of the pelvic pain and heavy bleeding. I see many girls who play, swim, party and lead a normal life even when they are menstruating. I would say “Girls you must be God’s favourite”.

So, I considered myself a not so favourite of God and started leading my life accepting the monthly challenges. But then my life took another turn. When I was 26, I started getting random cramps. Cramps like mini ninjas were trying to kill me from inside. Getting down from my bed in the morning became like a battle. I rushed to my gynaecologist. And after all the scans and tests, I was diagnosed with Endometriosis, a chronic illness I have to live with.

I had not heard of endometriosis before nor had any member of my family. I had to do my own research by consulting the internet and doctor. Endometriosis is a disorder in which tissue similar to the endometrial tissue (tissue that forms the lining of your uterus) grows outside of the uterine cavity, on ovaries, fallopian tube, bowel, and tissues lining your pelvis. Some of the symptoms I suffered from were:

  • chronic pain during or in between cycles
  • heavy bleeding during periods
  • Fatigue/lack of energy/weakness

Some days can really be hard when the pain is to the extent that I cannot stand up straight or walk properly as the pain is down my legs and up my back. Lying curled up in bed in the fetal position around a hot water bottle becomes a common way of coping.

The treatment my doctor suggested is of combined oral contraceptive pills. These pills contain a mixture of estrogen and progesterone and works by suppressing ovulation and affects the production of female hormones in the ovary. The hormones in the Pill cause the uterus lining to become thinner, causing periods to become shorter and lighter, thus reducing endometriosis symptoms. I have been taking this treatment from past 3 years now with planned breaks in between. I can say that in my case the treatment did not work as effectively as expected. Instead it brought some side effects like weight gain and mood swings.

This is when I had to bring some changes in my lifestyle. And trust me these changes work as add-ons to the treatment.

  • Yoga and workout: There are yogasanas which are specially for Endometriosis pain relief. Workout is important because this treatment can cause an unproportionate weight gain.
  • Avoid dairy products: As suggested by an ayurvedic doctor because dairy products contain hormones which can affect the natural hormone generation of the body.
  • Add green vegetables and fruits in your diet.
  • Positive attitude:  This illness can sometimes play with your mind and you can feel sick and on your own. Don’t fall for it. Go out, spend time with people and try to lead your life as normal as you can. Just take one day at a time.

People often say, “You don’t look sick”. But I am not surprised, even I was not aware of it before. A surprising fact is that approximately 10 per cent of women in India are suffering from this debilitating illness, still, no one knows about it till they suffer themselves. So, I just want to bring this awareness among girls who are suffering from lethal pelvic pain or any other symptom. Don’t spend half of your life assuming that it is just normal period pain and go see your gynaecologist for correct diagnosis before it’s too late.

Share your story with us & we will share it with the world! #MyStory

EndometriosisHealthy lifestyleMenstruationmental wellnessMystorywomenWomen Health

Infano

Infano is a platform that aims to impact every facet of a woman's life - health, career, motherhood, lifestyle, and much more. We are a team of like-minded individuals who wish to be a support to women from all walks of life and in everything they do. Our aim, through our posts and articles, is to bring to light the issues and problems that women face in their day-to-day life, to try and make their life a little easier and a little better, provide the latest news updates of women around the world, and to highlight their big and small achievements. We celebrate womanhood each and every day.

Related Posts

Periods 3 mins Read

How to deal with depression and mood swings during menopause

Written By: Infano April, 27 2020 | 03:02 PM
Periods 6 mins Read

How Do I Convince My Mom To Let Me Get Menstrual Cups?

Written By: Sonali May, 28 2022 | 01:37 AM
Periods 3 mins Read

How Does Period Underwear Work?

Written By: Infano May, 3 2021 | 03:30 PM
Periods 5 mins Read

Everything you need to know about Menstrual Disc and How it differs from a Menstrual Cup

Written By: Sindhu Kambam May, 10 2021 | 09:13 PM
HerStory 6 mins Read

To Eradicate Period Poverty, This Startup Donates One Menstrual Cup On Every Purchase It Gets!

Written By: Sonali May, 26 2022 | 12:43 AM
Health & Fitness 2 mins Read

Menstruation- A Taboo In India

Written By: Infano April, 28 2020 | 06:40 AM
Periods 2 mins Read

The Down Side Of Hustle Culture: The Effects On A Menstruator

Written By: Anusha Ramesh May, 17 2022 | 03:00 PM
Periods 4 mins Read

Menstrual Cup; Why Should You Choose It?

Written By: Shweta Singh September, 6 2022 | 03:11 PM
Health & Fitness 2 mins Read

These Eco-friendly Period Products Can Change Your Monthly Cycle Entirely!

Written By: Sonali November, 2 2020 | 11:51 PM
Men For Menstruation 3 mins Read

Supporting Someone With PMS: #MyStory

Written By: Tasneem Akbari Kutubuddin May, 17 2021 | 09:00 AM
Periods 3 mins Read

Good Menstrual Health: 7 Period Red Flags You Shouldn’t Ignore

Written By: Tasneem Akbari Kutubuddin January, 26 2022 | 10:00 PM
HerStory 3 mins Read

A Bunch Of Young Minds Are Changing Perception Around Menstruation

Written By: Tasneem Akbari Kutubuddin May, 28 2021 | 09:00 AM
Health & Fitness 4 mins Read

How Accessible Is Menstrual Hygiene In India?

Written By: Misha January, 25 2022 | 03:50 PM
Men For Menstruation 3 mins Read

Like Charity, Menstrual Conversations Must Start At Home

Written By: Infano May, 21 2021 | 08:32 AM
Periods 3 mins Read

Not All Premenstrual Symptoms Indicate Good Menstrual Health

Written By: Tasneem Akbari Kutubuddin November, 4 2021 | 10:00 AM
Periods 3 mins Read

Menstrual cup/tampon guide for the first-timers

Written By: Shweta Singh April, 13 2022 | 03:46 PM

Subscribe to our Newsletter

To keep yourself updated with women-related news around the globe, articles, opinions, suggestions and exclusive offers that you should not miss, subscribe to our newsletter.

    Home | About Us | Contact Us | Terms & Conditions | Cancellations and Refund Policy | Privacy Policy
    © 2023 Infano Women's Health | Lifestyle | Success Stories • Powered by GeneratePress

    Insert/edit link

    Enter the destination URL

    Or link to existing content

      No search term specified. Showing recent items. Search or use up and down arrow keys to select an item.