Disclaimer: This answer comes from research I have personally done, and may not reflect the feelings of someone from India. I live in the USA, and I have never been to India. That said, I love learning about new cultures. I was surprised to learn that menstruation is seen as a taboo and something to be ashamed of in India. This said, I don’t hate that about the Indian culture. All cultures have a period like that, even here in the USA.
However, I believe that if Indian doctors were to have more open and frank conversations with their patients about menstruation and why it’s a natural process, the taboo could be lost to time. Granted, it’s not an easy conversation to start, but someone has to start
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