Can expired sanitary napkins still be used?

We must pay more attention to women's health care in daily life, especially during menstruation. Women's immunity will decrease during menstruation, so we must pay attention to strengthening health care. Women should pay attention to the choice of sanitary napkins during menstruation. If the sanitary napkins are not chosen properly, it will cause allergies in the female genitals. Sanitary napkins have a certain shelf life. If the sanitary napkin is out of date, we must be careful not to use it again. The following editor will introduce to you some common sense about women's menstruation.

Five common misunderstandings about vaginal care

Myth 1: It’s harmless to always have sanitary napkins and panty liners on hand

Some girls experience itching after using expired sanitary napkins. I went to the hospital for a check-up and found out that I had a vaginal fungal infection. The doctor determined that it was caused by using expired sanitary napkins.

Expert opinion: Sanitary napkins also have a shelf life. Any sanitary napkins and sanitary pads that are stored for too long are unhygienic because they may deteriorate due to poor storage environment. Especially if stored in a dark and humid environment, bacteria can still sneak in even with outer packaging. If you use expired or spoiled sanitary napkins, you will definitely get infected. Sanitary pads should not be used frequently, because even if they are advertised as breathable and dry, they cannot be truly breathable. Not only will they produce odor if used for a long time, they can also easily destroy the weak acid environment of the private parts.

Self-care prescription: Change the habit of using sanitary pads every day and change underwear frequently. It is best not to dry the underwear in the shade after washing. If conditions do not permit, scald the washed underwear with boiling water and then blow it with a hair dryer on high for three or four minutes. Do not buy cheap, unknown brand sanitary napkins. Choose regular products from regular manufacturers, and it is better to buy them as you use them. If you buy too much, they will expire. If you have not used them up, please put the sanitary napkins in the freezer of the refrigerator, because only this way of storage can prevent mold growth.

Myth 2: Cleaning must be done with cleaning fluid

Case: Many girls attach great importance to the quality of their personal life and are very careful about the care of their private parts. As long as they hear about a good vaginal care wash, they will buy it. However, she unexpectedly developed vaginal itching, which made the girl very confused and she went to the hospital to seek treatment. The doctor's prescription was: Don't use anything else, just use clean water to clean the vagina. As a result, he recovered after half a month.

Expert opinion: In fact, girls’ vaginal itching is purely a “rich disease” caused by washing, which is a very common mistake. The more you abuse the cleaning solution and the more you use it to wash your genitals every day, the higher your risk of bacterial vaginosis. Under normal circumstances, the vagina of a healthy woman is home to normal bacteria, mainly lactobacilli, which account for about 90%. Their main function is to protect the vagina. Like guards, they maintain the pH value of the vagina in a weakly acidic environment to prevent the growth of harmful bacteria. However, if you use various cleaning solutions to flush the vagina every day for no reason, it will kill the beneficial bacteria that maintain the normal acidic environment. This will instead encourage the growth of harmful bacteria and make it easy to suffer from bacterial vaginitis.

Self-care prescription: For safety reasons, doctors usually remind you to use only clean water to clean your private parts. In fact, doctors also know that clean water can only remove dirt but not kill bacteria, so using clean water is a helpless choice. When the body's immunity is reduced, harmful bacteria will take advantage of the opportunity to invade at any time.

It is recommended that female friends go for a gynecological examination and then choose a suitable cleaning solution according to their skin type to avoid allergies and other adverse phenomena. It is best to use warm boiled water when cleaning the genitals, change underwear frequently every day, and expose bedding to the sun frequently for sterilization. Women should maintain a good attitude during menstruation.