Personal hygiene device for detecting a fluid

A personal hygiene device comprising:

• a main body having an absorbent material configured to absorb a fluid;
• a sensor disposed within the main body, wherein the sensor comprises at least a pair of linear conductive leads spaced from each other and configured to generate an electric field between each other when electric current is applied to one or more of the conductive leads, wherein the sensor further comprises an insulator disposed between the absorbent material and at least a portion of each of the conductive leads;
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• a controller configured to communicate with the sensor, wherein the sensor is configured to detect a first capacitance value and a second capacitance value that is different from the first capacitance value, and to transmit a signal to the controller indicative of one or more of the first capacitance value and the second capacitance value, wherein the first capacitance value and the second capacitance value are dependent upon the presence of a fluid within the electric field between the conductive leads when electric current is applied to one or more of the conductive leads.