Menstrual cups are gaining currency, albeit slowly

They are reusable after cleaning, and a sustainable option to pads and tampons. But opinion among Nepali women is divided over convenience.

When Sukeerti Shrestha first heard of a menstrual cup, in 2018, she was fascinated. That one can wear a menstrual hygiene product that doesn’t leak for 12 hours and that it can ensure rashes-free periods was something exciting to Shrestha, a regular pad user.