Periods are an important part of every girl's life, it is as important as it is painful. During this time, women have to face many problems. Women have to go through this problem every month. No matter how much we have progressed, even today this topic is not talked about openly. Keeping in mind the comfort of women during periods, various types of sanitary pads are being sold in the market.

There is no dearth of companies selling sanitary pads in the market. Some companies claim that they will not stain while others claim that they will last for a long time and some talk about getting a peaceful sleep throughout the night, but do you know how big a danger these sanitary pads used by women during periods are and how harmful they are for health? Let us tell you today.

• Do sanitary pads really take 800 years to decompose?

Sanitary pads may provide comfort to girls, but do you know how much plastic the companies manufacturing them are using to make them? According to the 2018-19 report of the Central Pollution Control Board, 90% of the plastic used in sanitary pads is plastic, which generates 33 lakh tonnes of plastic waste every year in India, which is worrying.

A shocking report has come out about sanitary pads in India in the year 2021. According to the report of an environmental group named 'Toxic Links', 1230 crore sanitary pads were thrown into the dustbin this year. It is worth noting that one sanitary pad causes as much damage to the environment as four plastic bags.

On the other hand, if they are buried in the soil, they destroy the micro-organisms present in the soil, which also has a bad effect on greenery. Talking about the life of sanitary pads, most sanitary pads contain gum and super absorbent polymer (SAP), which can take 500 to 800 years to decompose.

• Can sanitary pads cause cancer?

According to the report of 'Menstrual Waste 2022' released in India, a chemical called phthalates is used in sanitary napkins. This chemical can cause a dangerous disease called cancer. Apart from this, it can also cause problems like infertility, PCOD, and endometriosis. It can cause paralysis as well as loss of memory.