Absorbent article with improved fit

An absorbent product comrpsing a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction, a front portion, a rear portion, a crotch portion located between the rear portion and the front portion, an absorbent element and a liquidtight layer and a stiffening element which contributes to a three-dimensional shape of the product during its use, wherein the stiffening element is in a plane state before use of the product, the stiffening element extends in the longitudinal direction of the product over the crotch portion and at least a part of the front portion, the stiffening element has a width at the transition between the crotch portion and the front portion which is adapted to a distance between the muscle tendons of the wearer on both sides of the crotch of the wearer in the groin of the latter and which is about 15-45 mm, the crotch portion has a length of about 70-120 mm, the side edges of the stiffening element in the front portion of the product diverge in the direction from the crotch portion at least some way in over the front portion, and the side edges of the stiffening element in the front portion of the product, in the direction from the crotch area, form an acute angle with a line in the longitudinal direction of the product, wherein the absorbent element and the stiffening element may be either separate structures or the same structure.