Nepal, March 4 -- Experts have emphasized that menstruation is a public health and gender discrimination issue, challenging society's view of it as a personal matter. At an extensive discussion program in the capital on Monday, they highlighted the severe impact of social discrimination against menstruation on women's health.

Senior gynecologist Dr Swaraj Rajbhandari, addressing the event, stressed that treating menstruation as a private issue and upholding social discrimination harms women's physical, mental, and social health.

Poor menstrual hygiene causes various diseases in many women, Dr Rajbhandari said

She added that 43 percent of women in the menstruating age group suffer from health issues such as excessive vaginal discharge, ...