The situation in Gaza is deteriorating daily, and the most challenging struggles are being faced by women and children.

Women have no safe places to seek refuge, and the sanitary conditions are progressively worsening. According to Unicef’s most recent report, women are going through the worst menstruation crisis of the decade.

Due to the dire and unhygienic conditions in Gaza at present, many women have turned to using pills to postpone their menstrual cycles. Women in Gaza are confronting displacement and overcrowding, along with a shortage of access to water and menstrual hygiene items, the report says.

Nevertheless, these pills come with side effects, including irregular vaginal bleeding, nausea, alterations in menstrual cycle, dizziness and mood swings.

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