Body adhering absorbent article

A feminine care absorbent article comprising:

• an absorbent structure configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region to absorb bodily fluids discharged by the wearer, said absorbent structure having a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface;
• a shell for supporting the absorbent structure at said vaginal region, the shell having a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface, the body-facing surface having an adhesive thereon for adhering the shell directly to the wearer, the shell having a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis, an anterior region, a posterior region, and a central region extending longitudinally between and interconnecting the anterior and posterior regions;
• and
• at least one garment-securing component affixed to the article, the at least one garment-securing component being operable to releasably secure at least a portion of the garment-facing surface of the shell to a wearer's undergarment.

A feminine care absorbent article comprising:

• an absorbent structure configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region to absorb bodily fluids discharged by the wearer, said absorbent structure having a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface;
• a shell for supporting the absorbent structure at said vaginal region, the shell having a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface, the body-facing surface having an adhesive thereon for adhering the shell directly to the wearer, the shell having a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis, an anterior region, a posterior region, and a central region extending longitudinally between and interconnecting the anterior and posterior regions;
• and
• at least one detachment component disposed on the article to facilitate detaching the article from the wearer, the detachment component having a body-facing surface, said body-facing surface of the detachment component being free from adhesive to inhibit adherence of the detachment component to the wearer's skin.

A method of adhering a feminine care absorbent article to a wearer, the method comprising:

• orienting the article relative to the vaginal region of the wearer with a body-facing surface of the article having adhesive thereon and facing the wearer, and with an absorbent structure of the article generally aligned at least in part with the vaginal region of the wearer;
• contacting a portion of the article to a wearer generally adjacent a predetermined target region of the wearer using a placement aid disposed on the garment-facing surface of said article, the placement aid facilitating at least one of a tactile cue and a visual cue to the wearer of the location of the article relative to the predetermined target region;
• determining based on the at least one of the tactile cue and the visual cue whether said portion of the article is positioned at said predetermined target region;
• adjusting at least one of the orientation and position of the article relative to the wearer, in the event that said portion of the article is not positioned at said predetermined target region, until said portion of the article is positioned generally at said predetermined target region;
• and
• adhering the article to the wearer with said portion of the article positioned generally at said predetermined target region.

A method of placing a feminine care absorbent article on a wearer, the article having a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis, an anterior region, a posterior region, and a central region extending longitudinally between and interconnecting the anterior and posterior regions, a body-facing side and a garment-facing side, the method comprising:

• orienting the article relative to the vaginal region of the wearer with the body-facing side of the article having adhesive thereon and facing the wearer, and with an absorbent structure of the article generally aligned at least in part with the vaginal region of the wearer;
• adhering a portion of the article at one of the anterior and the posterior regions thereof to a wearer generally at a location corresponding to a predetermined target region for placement of said one of the anterior and posterior regions of the article, the remainder of the article being generally free from adherence to the wearer;
• adhering the remainder of the article to the wearer by urging the article into adhesive contact with the wearer along a direction away from said one of the anterior and the posterior regions until the portion of the article opposite said one of the anterior and posterior regions of the article is adhered to the wearer;
• detaching from the wearer the portion of the article from the wearer at said one of the anterior and posterior regions of the article;
• realigning said portion of the article at said one of the anterior and posterior regions of the article relative to the wearer;
• and
• re-adhering to the wearer said portion of the article at said one of the anterior and posterior regions of the article.