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According to a report by the WaterAid organization, 50% of girls in Iran and one on ten in India think that the menstrual cycle is a disease.
In situations of poverty, many girls are forced to use dirty rags and leaves as absorbents: this can cause infections and serious illnesses, that can lead to death.
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Menstrual cramps are painful sensations that affect many women before and during a menstrual period. The pain, also known as dysmenorrhea or period pains, ranges from dull and annoying to severe and extreme.
Lots of girls experience cramps before or during their periods. Cramps are caused by prostaglandins, chemicals a girl's body produces to make the muscles of the uterus contract. The contracting muscles help push the blood out through a girl's vagina during her period.
Emotional stress can increase the chance of experiencing menstrual cramps.
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Tampons and pads are necessary items that half the population must acquire a dozen times a year for about 40 years of their lives. They are not optional. In fact, as well as nappies, sanitary napkins hygiene products are still considered luxury products in Italy, with a tax of 22%.
Written by Erica Rosso and Marzia Cisonni