Sonam Kapoor opens up about her personal experience with periods and about menstrual hygiene
| Updated: Jan 14, 2018, 10:14 IST
Menstruation, menstrual hygiene among other 'womanly issues' aren't really spoken about openly today. However, Sonam Kapoor intends to change that. And while she is all set to be seen on the big screen in Akshay Kumar starrer 'PadMan', a film inspired by Arunachalam Muruganantham, the inventor of low-cost sanitary napkins for women in rural areas, she is even doing her bit by openly talking about her personal experiences in the area.
During a media interaction, Sonam was asked about her reaction when she first got periods. To this, she replied, "I was 15 when I got my periods and all my friends had got that way before me. I was very upset that I had not got it. So when I actually got it I was very relieved because I kept telling my parents there is something wrong with me as I did not get my periods. So, I was very very happy."
When asked about whether she had any advice to give other women on periods, she said, "That was a joke but it is true. I guess hot packs help you a lot in pain, drink lots of water, actually workout more, people think that it is better to lie down but actually the more you move it is better." Talking about the conditions of women in rural areas when it comes to menstruation problems, Sonam said, ''To know that only 12% of women have access to sanitary napkins is a dismal number. We have a 1.6 billion population, out of which 50% are women, which is a huge number. Out of that only, 12% have access, the fact that millions of women don't have access to proper menstrual hygiene is scary, they use awful products for themselves, they use ash, they use leaves, it is a bad situation, there is a lot of stigmas attached to it.''
During a media interaction, Sonam was asked about her reaction when she first got periods. To this, she replied, "I was 15 when I got my periods and all my friends had got that way before me. I was very upset that I had not got it. So when I actually got it I was very relieved because I kept telling my parents there is something wrong with me as I did not get my periods. So, I was very very happy."
When asked about whether she had any advice to give other women on periods, she said, "That was a joke but it is true. I guess hot packs help you a lot in pain, drink lots of water, actually workout more, people think that it is better to lie down but actually the more you move it is better." Talking about the conditions of women in rural areas when it comes to menstruation problems, Sonam said, ''To know that only 12% of women have access to sanitary napkins is a dismal number. We have a 1.6 billion population, out of which 50% are women, which is a huge number. Out of that only, 12% have access, the fact that millions of women don't have access to proper menstrual hygiene is scary, they use awful products for themselves, they use ash, they use leaves, it is a bad situation, there is a lot of stigmas attached to it.''