An
average woman according to research uses about 10,000 sanitary products during
her lifetime, it makes sense that researchers and women are giving serious
consideration to their menstrual management methods. It’s actually a
good thing that nowadays, Filipinas have become more open when it comes to
using the different methods in dealing with Aunt Flo’s (a euphemism referring to the menstrual cycle) monthly
visit. Although admittedly, growing up, I had only been introduced to sanitary
pads. It’s not that I hadn’t heard of tampons but rather there were so many
misconceptions I had of them. And if it hadn’t been to a recent invitation by
Platex Philippines, I wouldn’t have gotten to know the advantages of using
tampons. The said event helped me to open my eyes and assured me that all my
fears about using tampons were unfounded.
I
learned that it is more convenient to use tampons down there. But because most
Filipina women had this misconception about tampons, there’s a lot of untrue
and unnecessary fears that held us from trying to use them. During the said event, an OB-Gyne specialist gave a small lecture about how to properly deal with menstrual period, personal hygiene and the advantages of giving tampons a try.
