Absorbent article for protecting clothing and relieving female urinary incontinence

An absorbent article for protecting a woman's undergarment from female urinary incontinence, said absorbent article comprising:

• a) a cylindrical roll of absorbent material having opposite ends and an elongate circumferential surface extending between the opposite ends, said circumferential surface oriented to longitudinally engage a woman's labia majora external to a woman's vagina;
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• b) a protective wrapper disposed at least about the circumferential surface of said cylindrical roll, said protective wrapper including an arcuate section and a separable section, wherein the arcuate section is permanently and adhesively affixed to a major portion of the circumferential surface of said cylindrical roll and configured to face the woman's undergarment, and wherein the separable section has a first end and an opposite second end, the separable section being bound by parallel rows of perforations extending between the opposite ends of said cylindrical roll, wherein a tab extends from the first end of the separable section and the second end of the separable section is permanently and adhesively affixed to said cylindrical roll, whereby, upon pulling the tab to separate the rows of perforations, the separable section forms a flap to expose a minor portion of the cylindrical roll