India, May 23 -- If you tend to choose pads over tampons and menstrual cups whenever possible and feel inserting a tampon is still a process, you're approaching these menstrual hygiene products from the wrong angle. Busting common myths and sharing tips on the safe use of menstrual cups and tampons, Dr J Ravichandran says, "In urban India, even though menstrual hygiene is receiving attention in mainstream health conversations, tampons and menstrual cup use continue to be wrongly positioned." He goes on to say that this further propagated some health practitioners, who term it as "dangerous and filthy based on unfounded fear." As a result, people continue to be confused and reluctant to use these hygienic and eco-friendly sanitary options. There are also challenges with access to credible information and a lack of opportunities for proper demonstrations. He shares that less than 0.3% of women who menstruate use menstrual cups, according to the National Family Health Survey conducted in India. This isn't because they aren't safe or effective; rather, it's because schools, clinics, and homes don't introduce or explain them. Less than 50% of adolescent girls in rural India receive any formal education about menstruation before their first period, and this lack of awareness is the real challenge, not the product....