Iphedi lokuya esikhathini, noma i- simply pad, (eyaziwa nangokuthi inabukeni ye-sanitary, ithawula le-sanitary, i-feminine napkin noma i-sanitary pad) into emuncayo egqokwa abesifazane ngezingubo zabo zangaphansi lapho besesikhathini, ukopha ngemva kokubeletha, ukululama ekuhlinzweni kwabesifazane, behlangabezana ne- ukuphuphuma kwesisu noma ukukhipha isisu, noma kunoma yisiphi esinye isimo lapho kudingeka ukumunca ukugeleza kwegazi esithweni sangasese.Iphedi lokuya esikhathini wuhlobo lomkhiqizo wokuhlanzeka kokuya esikhathini ogqokwa ngaphandle, ngokungafani namatamponi nezinkomishi zokuya esikhathini, ezigqokwa ngaphakathi kowesifazane.Amaphedi ngokuvamile ashintshwa ngokukhumula ibhulukwe nephenti, akhiphe iphedi elidala, anamathisele elisha ngaphakathi kwephenti futhi alibuyisele emuva.Amaphedi atuswa ukuthi ashintshwe njalo emahoreni angu-3-4 ukuze kugwenywe amagciwane athile angabhibha egazini, kulokhu futhi angase ahluke kuye ngohlobo olugugile, ukugeleza, nesikhathi agqokwa ngaso.