India, May 28 -- Still, wondering what to do with the bloody panties? Here are 5 period hygiene tips and health tips that I wish I had known sooner!

Periods, periods and periods, half my life has been spent noting down my cycle dates, clean underwear with cold water, and curling up in bed in abdominal pain!

Did I say clean my blood-soaked underwear with cold water? YES! I thought it was a piece of common knowledge, but talking with my best-friend, I realized, not everything we take for granted is actually common knowledge. So anytime blood touches your clothes; be it period or murder, clean them with cold water! Even better if you rub it with a block of ice.

Growing up when in Biology class, teachers would teach us about the 28-day cyc...