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Impact on girls’ and women’s healthAccording to a gynaecologist from the region, a woman’s body is most vulnerableto infections during the menstrual period. The fact is, blood acts as an excellentmedium for the growth of bacteria. Poor personal and vaginal hygiene can leadto bacterial growth in menstrual blood and then in the female genital tract, beforespreading to the rest of the body.But this information barely reaches patients who only seek medical help in the eventof a serious problem. The medical consequences are often infection, tubal obstructions,infertility, and the worsening of certain diseases. Some 23.5% of respondents saidthat they had experienced infections during their menstrual periods.Analysis of the impact of menstruation on the living conditions of women and girlsThese health problems are further compounded by drying sanitary protection in darkplaces that expose them to bacteria and microbes. About 40% of girls and womensurveyed dry their protective cloths in their bedrooms, away from the sunlight thatkills germs.Marguerite, a health worker from Kedougou hospital, presents birth control methods56