Articles regarding the use of menstrual cups got published on the women’s web website

5 Problems 1 Solution

As shown in my picture above which states, “five problems one solution”. There are five main reasons one should not use tampons and pads:

Tampons and pads are non-recyclable

A woman menstruates for about 40 years from menarche to menopause (approximately a woman continuously menstruates for about 6.5 years) and in the course of this period a woman uses seven million pads which are non-recyclable.

Menstrual Cup, The New Taboo; Everything Women Need To Know About The Menstrual Cup

Menstruation has long been a topic of taboo and the advent of menstrual cups, an eco-friendly alternative has re-ignited debates over the "cup."

Menstrual cup has become the taboo of the hour and everyone seems to have their own reasons not to use it. People since eons in our country are not willing to discuss the topic of periods, use of sanitary products, sexual health and what not, openly with teenagers. Menstruation has been always considered as a hush-hush topic in India, most of the menstruating women find it shameful, feel disgusted and awful about it.

The taboo surrounding menstruation

Women feel hesitant to talk about it and try to skip the conversation as much as possible regarding periods and the sanitary supplies available in the market. Women cannot be seen as the sole culprit for this unacceptable behavior. Our society has imprinted it in our heads that menstruating is shameful.