Mountaineer shares how she handled her period at 16,000 feet with no sanitary pads
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Mountaineer gets her period at 16,000 feet, makes sanitary pad with tissue paper
Though mountain expeditions can take a toll on a person’s endurance, for mountaineer Yogeshwari Bohare, an unplanned stay at 16,000 feet posed a challenge, adjusting to menstruation without sanitary napkins. A mountaineer and explorer from Maharashtra, Bohare posted a video on her Instagram account, in which she demonstrated what she did when she had her […]
Yogeshwari from Maharashtra candidly shared the special aspect of women's lives on social media, overcoming obstacles.
They made a makeshift pad by folding tissue papers into a thick layer and securing the sides with medical tape. They reminded that menstruation does not stop during mountaineering, and that such challenges faced by women are rarely discussed in society.
A woman from Maharashtra started menstruating during an expedition at an altitude of 16,000 feet. With no sanitary pads or anyone to help, she fashioned a makeshift pad from tissue paper and medical tape.
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