Feminine hygiene

Feminine hygiene is a general euphemism used to describe personal care products used by women during menstruation, vaginal discharge, and other bodily functions related to the vulva. Sanitary napkins (American English) / Sanitary towels (British English), pantiliners, tampons, menstrual cups, and feminine wipes are the major categories of feminine hygiene products.

In the 1930s, the term was used in the United States to refer instead to birth control.^[1]

See also

• Douche
• Sanitary napkin
• Pantiliners
• Tampons
• Menstrual cup
• Menstruation
• Vaginal discharge
• Vulva

References

1. ^ Andrea Tone "Contraceptive consumers: gender and the political economy of birth control in the 1930s". Journal of Social History, Spring, 1996.

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