India, Aug. 22 -- Monsoon season turns the city upside down, with waterlogged streets, flooded homes and relentless downpours. But amid this, not all employees can work from home. Drenched and soaked, they still have to brave the rain to head to the office. For women on their periods, commuting in such conditions very often makes it a headache to maintain proper menstrual hygiene, like changing pads on time, especially if the commute is very long and lacks access to clean washrooms.

HT Lifestyle reached out to experts to understand how this monsoon environment and long working hours may cause serious health hazards if proper menstrual hygiene is not maintained.

Here are some diseases that can happen:

Often, working women who are commut...