# Menstrual pads?
**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/menstrual-pads/28895
**Category:** The Bunker
**Created:** [July 10, 2023, 7:43am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/menstrual-pads/28895 "2023-07-10T07:43:15Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Pyrite](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Pyrite)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2023, 7:43am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/menstrual-pads/28895/1 "2023-07-10T07:43:15Z")
So apparently menstrual pads exist now, in plastic bags and boxes of individually wrapped plastic bags. Do female characters have a menstruation cycle now? Can I use them for makeshift bandages? Nothing seems to happen when I try to (a)ctivate one.
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### Author:  [@RenechCDDA](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/RenechCDDA)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2023, 7:47am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/menstrual-pads/28895/2 "2023-07-10T07:47:18Z")
Basic hygeine maintenance is not and will never be a part of the game (per the frequently made suggestions list).
They don’t have a direct use, but I believe they can be cut up for materials. They exist ingame because hygiene products exist IRL.
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### Author:  [@Eirenex](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Eirenex)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2023, 3:29pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/menstrual-pads/28895/3 "2023-07-10T15:29:35Z")
they also yield a better trade price than their salvage
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### Author:  [@Bio](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Bio)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2023, 3:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/menstrual-pads/28895/4 "2023-07-10T15:30:21Z")
they should allow you to use them as bandages though… I know the army and medics always carry them around since they’re good at soaking blood
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### Author:  [@Pyrite](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Pyrite)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2023, 8:42pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/menstrual-pads/28895/5 "2023-07-10T20:42:23Z")
After some experimentation, it looks like I can quickly disassemble them into 3 cotton balls each, which make acceptable basic bandages.