Sanitary napkin with adjustable length intergluteal strip

A feminine hygiene pad comprising:

• a main pad body having an absorbent core positioned between a cover material and a barrier layer, a rear end which in use is located in proximity to a wearer's buttocks and an opposed front end, a first face adapted to contact with the wearer's body and an opposing second face adapted to face toward an undergarment of the wearer, a main pad body thickness being defined as the dimension of the main pad body from the first face to the opposing second face, said main pad body adapted to be worn in close proximity to the vagina of the wearer;
• said absorbent core being adapted to not significantly extend beyond the anterior portion of the perineum of the wearer in use;
• said opposing second face comprising a strip attachment means;
• a strip having a proximal end and a distal end, said strip releaseably attachable by said strip attachment means to the main pad body, said strip being substantially planar and relatively small in thickness compared to the thickness of the main pad body, and said strip once attached to said main pad body extending rearwardly from said rear end of the main pad body, terminating at the distal end and having an effective length as measured from said rear end of the main pad body to the distal end;
• wherein the strip has a width substantially along its entire length that is less than a width of the rear end of the main pad body;
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• wherein said feminine hygiene pad being configured such that said strip is adapted to be received between the buttocks of the wearer to thereby facilitate retaining said main pad body adjacent to the wearer's vagina:
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• whereby the effective length of the strip is adjustable by the wearer by attaching the strip by said strip attachment means at a point on the strip in between the proximal and distal ends of the strip.

A feminine hygiene pad comprising:

• a main pad body having an absorbent core positioned between a cover material and a barrier layer, a rear end which in use is located in proximity to a wearer's buttocks and an opposed front end, a first face adapted to contact with the wearer's body and an opposing second face adapted to face toward an undergarment of the wearer, a main pad body thickness being defined as the dimension of the main pad body from the first face to the second face, said main pad body adapted to be worn in close proximity to the vagina of the wearer;
• said absorbent core being adapted to not significantly extend beyond the anterior portion of the perineum of the wearer in use;
• said feminine hygiene pad further comprising a strip, said strip being substantially planar and relatively small in thickness compared to the main pad body thickness, and said strip extending rearwardly from said rear end of the main pad body, terminating at a distal end and having a length from said rear end of the main pad body to the distal end;
• an attachment piece releaseably affixed by a positioning means to said strip at a distance from the distal end selectable by the wearer, thereby establishing an effective length of the strip as measured from said rear end of the main pad body to the attachment piece;
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• wherein said feminine hygiene pad being configured such that said strip is adapted to be received between the buttocks of the wearer to thereby facilitate retaining said main pad body adjacent to the wearer's vagina.