Packaged body adhering absorbent article

A packaged feminine care absorbent article comprising:

• an absorbent article comprising an absorbent structure and a shell, the absorbent structure having an absorbent structure body-facing surface and being configured for disposition of the absorbent structure body-facing surface adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region to absorb bodily fluids discharged by the wearer, the absorbent structure having an absorbent structure body-facing surface area, the shell being configured for supporting the absorbent structure at said vaginal region such that the absorbent structure does not enter the female wearer's labia majora, the shell having a liquid-impermeable layer, a shell body-facing surface, and a shell garment-facing surface, the shell body-facing surface having a shell body-facing surface area that is greater than the absorbent structure body-facing surface area, the shell body-facing surface having an adhesive thereon for adhering the shell directly to the wearer, the absorbent structure being attached directly to the shell garment-facing surface of the shell, said absorbent article being configurable between a before use packaged configuration and a use configuration, the absorbent structure being folded longitudinally about at least one transverse fold line and transversely about at least one longitudinal fold line in the packaged configuration, a portion of the shell overlying a portion of the absorbent structure in the packaged configuration.