Yonke Imibuzo Onayo Nakanjani Mayelana Nendlela yokusebenzisa indebe yokuya esikhathini

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• Iyini inkomishi yokuya esikhathini, vele?
• Ziyini izinzuzo zokushintshela enkomishini yokuya esikhathini?
• Kulungile, kodwa ingabe izinkomishi zokuya esikhathini ziyabiza?
• Uyikhetha kanjani inkomishi yokuya esikhathini?
• Uyifaka kanjani inkomishi yokuya esikhathini? Wazi kanjani ukuthi ukwenze kahle?
• Uyisusa kanjani?
• Ingabe kuyavuza? Kuthiwani uma ugeleza kanzima?
• Uyishintsha kanjani emsebenzini noma esidlangalaleni?
• Ungakwazi yini ukugqoka izinkomishi zokuya esikhathini ngenkathi uzivocavoca?
• Uyihlanza kanjani?
• Ngine-IUD—ngingakwazi yini ukusebenzisa inkomishi yokuya esikhathini?
• Ngabe ungasebenzisa ukuya esikhathini uma unezinhlungu ze-endometriosis?
• Buyekeza kwe-

Ngibe ngumsebenzisi ozinikele wendebe yokuya esikhathini iminyaka emithathu. Ngenkathi ngiqala, kwakukhona umkhiqizo owodwa noma emibili kuphela ongakhetha kuyo hhayi ithoni yolwazi ngokwenza ushintsho kusuka kumatamponi. Ngokuzama okuningi nephutha (futhi, i-TBH, ama-messes ambalwa), ngithole izindlela ezingisebenzele. Manje, ngithanda ukusebenzisa inkomishi yokuya esikhathini. Ngiyazi: Ukuthandana nomkhiqizo wesikhathi kuyaxaka, kodwa nakhu sesikhona.

Eminyakeni embalwa edlule, imboni yenkathi ibone ukuchuma (okukade kulindelwe) ngemikhiqizo emisha engena emakethe—kanye nesigaba senkomishi yokuya esikhathini, ikakhulukazi. (Ngisho ne-Tampax yenza izinkomishi zokuya esikhathini manje!)

Lokho kusho, ukwenza inkinobho akulula neze. Emkhankasweni wokunikeza umhlahlandlela wenkomishi yokuya esikhathini engingakaze ngibe nayo futhi engangiyifuna kakhulu, ngithathe ku-Instagram ukuze ngigxilise imibuzo yabantu, ukukhathazeka, nokwesaba ngokusebenzisa indebe yokuya esikhathini. Ngangigcwala izimpendulo ezisukela kokulula ("ngifaka kanjani?") Kuya kokuyinkimbinkimbi ("ngingakusebenzisa yize ngine-endometriosis?"). Umbuzo obuzwa kakhulu? "Uyishintsha kanjani emsebenzini?"

Sekuyisikhathi sokuphonsa i-TMI emoyeni futhi uzame inkomishi yokuya esikhathini. Cabangela lo mhlahlandlela wakho ophelele wezinkomishi zokuya esikhathini, nemininingwane evela kubo bobabili ochwepheshe nabasebenzisi benkomishi ukumboza yonke into ongahle ufune ukuyazi mayelana nokusebenzisa (nokuthanda) inkomishi yakho yokuya esikhathini.

Iyini inkomishi yokuya esikhathini, vele?

Inkomishi yokuya esikhathini yisitsha esincane se-silicone noma se-latex esifakwa ngaphakathi esithweni sangasese lapho usesikhathini. Inkomishi isebenza ngokuqoqa (kunokuba imunce) igazi futhi, ngokungafani namaphakethe noma ama-tampon, le divayisi ingahlanzwa futhi isetshenziswe kabusha kumijikelezo eminingi ngaphambi kokudinga ukushintshwa.

Ngenxa yokuthi ayimunyi, abukho ubungozi obuncane be-toxic shock syndrome (TSS), kusho u-Jennifer Wu, M.D., ob-gyn esibhedlela i-Lenox Hill eNew York City. Noma kungenakwenzeka ukuthi ungathola i-TSS, uncoma ukuthi ususe futhi uchithe inkomishi yakho yokuya esikhathini njalo emahoreni ayisishiyagalombili ukuze ube sohlangothini oluphephile. (Izinkampani eziningi zenkomishi yokuya esikhathini zithi ingagqokwa amahora ayi-12.)

Okunye okubalulekile: Qiniseka ukuthi ugeza izandla zakho ngaphambi kokubeka inkomishi futhi uhlanze inkomishi phakathi kokuyisebenzisa.

Ziyini izinzuzo zokushintshela enkomishini yokuya esikhathini?

Ngenkathi isitho sangasese sowesifazane sizihlanza, imikhiqizo yesikhathi ingaba yinkinga yokungakhululeki kwesitho sangasese sowesifazane. Uma ufaka i-tampon, ukotini umunca uketshezi lokuvikela lwesitho sangasese sowesifazane kanye negazi, nalo elibanga ukoma liphazamise amazinga ejwayelekile e-pH. Amazinga we-pH amabi angasiza ekuphunga, ukucasuka, kanye nokutheleleka. (Funda kabanzi ngalokhu lapha: Izizathu Ezi-6 Ukunuka Kwakho Kwisitho Sobulili) Inkomishi yokuya esikhathini ayisiyo eyabesilisa ngakho mancane amathuba okuthi ibangele ukucasuka noma ukoma. (Funda kabanzi ngokuthi Kungani I-bacteria Yakho Yangasese Ibalulekile Empilweni Yakho.)

Inkomishi ingagqokwa amahora amaningi alandelanayo kunamatamponi, okufanele asetshenziswe ekunciphiseni okuphansi kakhulu okungenzeka esikhathini sakho futhi kushintshwe njalo emahoreni amane kuya kwayisishiyagalombili. Futhi azisona isithiyo esincane emisebenzini yakho yansuku zonke kunamaphedi. (Ukubhukuda? I-Yoga? Akunankinga!)

Kodwa inzuzo esobala kakhulu yenkomishi yokuya esikhathini yikhono lokuyisebenzisa kabusha. “Imikhiqizo yokuya esikhathini engalahlwa iya ngokuya ibaluleka,” kusho uDkt. Wu. "Isamba semfucuza esihlobene nama-napkin sanitary namathamponi yinkinga enkulu kwezemvelo." Ukuphambukisa imfucuza yesikhathi esivela ezindaweni zokulahla udoti kungaba nomthelela omkhulu kwezemvelo esikhathini sokuphila kwakho; Inkampani yezingubo zangaphansi i-Thinx ilinganisela ukuthi owesifazane ojwayelekile usebenzisa amathoni ayizinkulungwane eziyi-12, amapayipi, nama-panty liners phakathi nesikhathi sokuphila kwakhe (!!).

Kulungile, kodwa ingabe izinkomishi zokuya esikhathini ziyabiza?

Ngaphandle kwezinzuzo zemvelo, kukhona izinzuzo zezezimali futhi. Uma owesifazane ojwayelekile esebenzisa cishe ama-tampon ayizinkulungwane eziyi-12 nebhokisi le-36 Tampax Pearl njengamanje libiza u- $ 7, lokho kungama- $ 2,300 empilweni yakho. Inkomishi yokuya esikhathini ibiza u-$30-40 futhi ingahlala noma yikuphi kusukela kowodwa kuya kowonyaka we-10 kuye ngenkampani nezinto ezisetshenziswayo. Imali elondolozwe ngokushintshela enkomishini yenziwa ngemva kwemijikelezo embalwa yokusetshenziswa. (Okuhlobene: Ngabe Udinga Ngempela Ukuthenga Amathamponi E-Organic?)

Uyikhetha kanjani inkomishi yokuya esikhathini?

Ngeshwa ukuthola indebe esebenza kahle kuwe kudinga ukulinga nephutha elithile; noma kunjalo, ngemikhiqizo nezinhlobonhlobo eziningi emakethe, nakanjani uzothola ukulingana kwakho okuphelele. "Ukubheka okumbalwa okufanele ukukhunjulwe lapho ukhetha inkomishi yokuya esikhathini kungaba yiminyaka yakho (imvamisa, abesifazane abasebancane bazodinga usayizi wenkomishi omncane), ulwazi lwangaphambilini lokuzalwa, ukugeleza kokuya esikhathini, nezinga lomsebenzi," kusho uTangela Anderson-Tull, MD, ob-gyn eMercy Medical Center eBaltimore, MD.

Izinhlobo eziningi zenkomishi yokuya esikhathini zinosayizi ababili (njengeTampax, Cora, neLunette) kepha ezinye zinezintathu noma ngaphezulu (njengeDiva Cup ne-Saalt). I-Saalt iphinde yenza inkomishi ethambile, inguqulo engaqinile kancane yenkomishi yabo yakudala, ngamasayizi amabili kubantu abazwela esinyeni, ukuminya, noma ukungaphatheki kahle ngezinkomishi zendabuko. I-silicone ethambile yenza kube nzima kakhulu ukuyifaka ngoba ayivuleki kalula kodwa idizayini ithambile kubantu abazwela izinkomishi eziqinile.

Umthetho ojwayelekile wesithupha: Izinkomishi zentsha zizoba zincane kakhulu (futhi zivame ukubhalwa ngosayizi 0), abesifazane abangaphansi kweminyaka engama-30 noma abangazalanga bazoba ngosayizi olandelayo (ovame ukubizwa ngokuthi mncane noma usayizi 1), futhi abesifazane abaneminyaka engaphezu kuka-30 noma abaye babeletha bayoba usayizi wesithathu phezulu (ovamile noma usayizi 2). Kepha uma ukugeleza okusinda kakhulu noma umlomo wesibeletho ophakeme (aka inkomishi izodinga ukuthi ibe nkulu ukuze ifinyelele kude), lapho-ke ungahle uthande usayizi omkhulu ngisho noma ungazifaneli lezo zindlela ezijwayelekile.

Inkomishi ngayinye ihlukile ngokobubanzi nokuma (njengoba isitho sangasese sowesifazane ngasinye sihlukile!), ngakho-ke zama eyodwa ngemijikelezo embalwa, futhi uma ingakhululekile noma ingakusebenzela, zama uhlobo oluhlukile. Kubonakala kubiza ngaphambili, kodwa imali ozoyonga kuma-tampon izofaneleka ukutshalwa kwezimali kwakho ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. (Ukwenza inqubo ibe lula nakakhulu, iwebhusayithi Faka indebe Kuyo idale imibuzo eyisishiyagalolunye ukuze ikuqondise ekukhetheni inkomishi esekelwe ezintweni ezifana nezinga lomsebenzi, ukugeleza, nokuma komlomo wesibeletho.)

Uyifaka kanjani inkomishi yokuya esikhathini? Wazi kanjani ukuthi ukwenze kahle?

Uma ibekwe ngendlela efanele, inkomishi yokuya esikhathini ihlala endaweni ngokwenza uphawu phakathi kwenkomishi nodonga lwesitho sangasese sowesifazane. Kunamathani amaningi awusizo ku-Youtube abonisa izindlela zokufaka (imvamisa enemidayimane noma usebenzisa ibhodlela lamanzi ukumela isitho sangasese). Isikhathi sokuqala lapho uzama ukufaka inkomishi, qiniseka ukuthi awuphuthumi ngomnyango. Mhlawumbe ukwenze ngaphambi kokulala nengilazi yewayini noma ushokoledi ekufinyeleleni (ukuthola umvuzo wokubeka inkomishi).

1. Phefumulela phezulu. Isinyathelo sokuqala kancane origami. Kukhona ukugoqa okubili okuyinhloko okufanele uzame - ukugoqa "C" kanye nokugoqa "Punch Down" - kodwa kukhona okunye okuhlukile uma okunye kwalokhu kungasebenzi. Kwisibaya sika "C" (esibizwa nangokuthi "U" phinda), cindezela izinhlangothi zenkomishi ndawonye, ​​bese ugoqa uhhafu futhi ukuze wakhe isimo esiqinile esingu-C. Ngokugoqana kwe- "Punch Down", beka umunwe onqenqemeni lwenkomishi bese ucindezela kuze kube yilapho usebe lushaya maphakathi nesisekelo ukwakha unxantathu. Songa phakathi ngokuhambisa iminwe yakho ngaphandle bese ucindezela izinhlangothi ndawonye. Umgomo ukwenza umugqa ube mncane ukuze ufake. (Ithiphu ye-Pro: Kukhululekile ukufaka uma inkomishi imanzi, kungaba ngamanzi noma i-lube ephephile.
2. Usebenzisa indlela oyithandayo, phinda inkomishi, bese ubamba izinhlangothi ngesithupha sakho nangomunwe wangaphambili isiqu sibheke entendeni yesandla sakho. Ngikuthole kulula ukuqukatha ukungcola uma uhlala uhlalele ukufakwa, ukususwa, nokuthululwa, kepha abanye bathola inhlanhla engcono ngokuma noma ukucobhoza.
3. Usendaweni ethokomele, nemisipha yakho yangasese ikhululekile, yehlukanisa ngobumnene i-labia ngesandla sakho esikhululekile bese ushelelisa inkomishi egoqiwe uyibuyisele esithweni sangasese.Esikhundleni sokunyakaza okuphezulu njenge-tampon, uzofuna ukukhomba ngokuqonde ngqo ngasethangeni lakho. Inkomishi ihlala ngaphansi kune-tampon kodwa ingafakwa ngaphakathi ngaphakathi uma lokho kuwukukhululeka komzimba wakho.
4. Uma inkomishi isimile, yeka izinhlangothi bese uzivumela ukuthi zivuleke. Zungezisa ngobumnene inkomishi ngokucindezela isisekelo (hhayi nje ukubamba isiqu), ukuqinisekisa ukuthi yakha uphawu. Ekuqaleni, kungadingeka ukuthi ugijimise umunwe onqenqemeni lwenkomishi ukubheka imiphetho esongiwe (okusho ukuthi ayizange yakhe uphawu) kepha njengoba usukhululeka ngokwengeziwe ngenqubo, uzokwazi ukuzwa umehluko.
5. Uzokwazi ukuthi inkomishi isendaweni lapho isibani sonke singaphakathi futhi ungavele uthinte isiqu ngomunwe womunwe. (Uma kuphuma okuningi, ungakwazi nokusika isiqu sibe mfishane.) Akufanele ukwazi ukuyizwa inkomishi futhi akufanele kube khona ukucindezela esinyeni sakho (uma kunjalo, singase sifakwe phezulu kakhulu). Ngokufanayo ne-tampon, uzokwazi ukuthi umkhiqizo ungaphakathi kuwe kodwa akufanele ube buhlungu noma ubonakale.

Uzozizwa njenge-rockstar lapho uphumelela futhi ekugcineni iba yimvelo njengokushintsha ithamponi.

Uyisusa kanjani?

Lapho inkomishi igcwele (ngeshwa, ayikho indlela ephawuleka "yokutshela" uze ufunde isikhathi sakho kangcono) noma usukulungele ukuyikhipha, ncinda isisekelo sendebe ngesithupha sakho nangomunwe wenkomba uze uzizwe noma uzwe pop pop. Musa nje ukudonsa isiqu (!!!); isalokhu "ivaliwe" esithweni sakho sangasese, ngakho-ke uya ngokuncela okungaphakathi komzimba wakho. Qhubeka ubambe isisekelo njengoba uthambisa inkomishi phansi ngobumnene.

Ukugcina inkomishi imile njengoba ususa kuzogwema ukuchitheka. Uma usuyikhiphile, thulula okuqukethwe kusinki noma endlini yangasese. Ngenkathi inkomishi ingeke ilahleke emzimbeni, kwesinye isikhathi isuka kude kakhulu ukuze ifike ngeminwe yakho. Ungathuki, vele ubeke phansi kube sengathi ukhishwa ithumbu kuze kube yilapho inkomishi ishelela lapho ukwazi ukufinyelela khona. (Ithiphu ye-Pro: Ungaphinda ugaxe ngenkathi ugeza ukuze ususe uphinde ufake kalula.)

Ingabe kuyavuza? Kuthiwani uma ugeleza kanzima?

Uma ifakwe kahle (inkomishi yakha uphawu ngezindonga zangasese futhi ayikho imiphetho esongiwe), ngeke ivuze ngaphandle kokuthi ichichime. Ngithembe: Ngivivinye imingcele emijahweni eminingi yemigwaqo, ukungena kwe-yoga, nezinsuku ezinde ehhovisi. Inkomishi encane yokuya esikhathini iphatha amathamponi amabili kuya kwamathathu abiza igazi, kanti ejwayelekile ibamba amathamponi amathathu kuya kwamane abiza. Kuye ngokugeleza kwakho, kungase kudingeke ushintshe kaningi kunamahora angu-12. (Uma kwenzeka uzwile inganekwane, cha, akukubi ukwenza i-yoga inversions ngesikhathi sakho.)

Ngokwami, ngezinsuku ezi-1 no-2 zesikhathi sami, kufanele ngishintshe phakathi nosuku, kodwa kusukela ngosuku lwesi-3 kuze kube sekupheleni kwesikhathi sami, ngingahamba amahora angu-12 agcwele ngaphandle kokukhathazeka. Ekuqaleni, ungathola induduzo ngokusebenzisa i-pad noma i-panty liner njengesipele. Njengoba ukwazi ukuyigcina ibiza ama-tampons cishe amathathu, ngithole ukuthi ngivuze kancane lapho ngishintshela enkomishini. Usengayisebenzisa inkomishi uma unokuhamba okuncane kepha kungadinga ukumanzisa inkomishi ukusiza ngokufaka. Qiniseka ukuthi uyayisusa futhi uyithulule njalo, noma ngabe inkomishi yakho ayigcwele.

Esinye sezikhathi ezinkulu kakhulu zokuvula amehlo kuzoba ngukuthola ukuthi wopha kangakanani usuku ngalunye nomjikelezo ngamunye wesikhathi sakho. Ukusikisela: kuncane kakhulu kunama-tampons azokwenza ukholwe. Abanye abantu bangase bakwazi ukuhamba usuku lonke futhi bangalokothi balishintshe, kuyilapho abanye kungase kudingeke balahle futhi baphinde bafake endlini yokugezela yasehhovisi (okuningi kulokho ngezansi). Kunoma ikuphi, njengoba ugqoka inkomishi yokuya esikhathini, uzoqala ukuqonda kangcono umjikelezo wakho ukuze wenze lezo zinqumo.

Uyishintsha kanjani emsebenzini noma esidlangalaleni?

Isithiyo esikhulu (ngemuva kokufunda ukusifaka), okokuqala ngqa lapho udinga ukukhipha khona inkomishi emsebenzini (noma kwenye indawo esidlangalaleni).

1. Uyakhumbula ukuthi kwakucindezela kanjani ukufunda ukusebenzisa ama-tampon? Nawe usinqobile leso sihibe (futhi, ngokunokwenzeka, ngeminyaka emincane kakhulu futhi esengozini kakhulu, ngingangeza).
2. Susa inkomishi bese ulahla okuqukethwe endlini encane. Akunasidingo sokudonsa ibhulukwe lakho, ungene ngesinki bese ugeza inkomishi ngokuqonda; londoloza leso sinyathelo ngasese kwendlu yakho yokugezela.
3. Esikhundleni se-tampon-secret-slip-into-the-pocket, letha DeoDoc Deowipes Obuseduze (Ithenge, $ 15, deodoc.com) noma Izindwangu Zokuhlanza U-Eva Ehlobo (Thenga It, $ 8 for 16, amazon.com). Ngithole ukuthi ukusebenzisa le pH-olinganiselayo, ukusula kwesitho sangasese sowesifazane ukuhlanza ingaphandle lenkomishi kuyisihluthulelo sokuhlangenwe nakho kwendlu yangasese yomphakathi.
4. Phinda ufake inkomishi njengokujwayelekile, bese usebenzisa okusele ukusula ukuhlanza iminwe yakho. Ngithembe, ukusula kungcono kakhulu kunokuzama ukusebenzisa iphepha langasese elincane lethishu ukwenza umsebenzi. Phuma endaweni yokudayisa, geza izandla zakho, futhi uqhubeke nosuku lwakho.

Lapho usukhululeke kahle ngokususa nokufaka inkomishi, engathatha izikhathi ezimbalwa noma imijikelezo embalwa, lokho kulula impela.

Ungakwazi yini ukugqoka izinkomishi zokuya esikhathini ngenkathi uzivocavoca?

Yebo! Inkundla yokuzilolonga yilapho indebe yokuya esikhathini ikhanya ngempela. Azikho izintambo okufanele uzifihle lapho ubhukuda, akukho tampon yokushintsha ngesikhathi somjaho wokukhuthazela, kanye nethuba elincane kakhulu lokuvuza ngesikhathi se-headstand. Ngigijimile, ngahamba ngebhayisikili, ngagibela amapulangwe, futhi ngahlala iminyaka emithathu edlule ngaphandle komaye wesikhathi sokuzivocavoca. Uma usakhathazekile, ngincoma ukuthi utshale imali ngamabhangqa ambalwa we-Thinx Undies. Amaphenti wesikhathi sokumunca abuye asetshenziswe, anokuphinda akunikeze ungqimba olungeziwe lokuvikela, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi sokuzivocavoca okukhulu noma ngezinsuku ezinzima. (Ibhonasi eyengeziwe: Ukukhipha Tampons Kungase Kukwenze Ube Namathuba Engeziwe Okuya Ejimini)

Uyihlanza kanjani?

Ngemuva kokususwa ngakunye, ulahla inkomishi, uyihlambulule ngamanzi, futhi uyihlanze ngensipho ethambile, engenaphunga noma into yokuhlanza eqondene nesikhathi esithile, njenge I-Saalt Citrus Menstrual Cup Wash (Buy It, $13; target.com) Ekupheleni kwesikhathi ngasinye, hlanza ngensipho efanayo ethambile, bese ubilise inkomishi imizuzu emihlanu kuya kweyisikhombisa ukuze uphinde uhlanzeke. Uma indebe yakho iba nebala, ungasula nge-70-percent isopropyl alcohol. Ukuze uvimbele ukushintsha kombala, hlambulula ngamanzi abandayo njalo uma uthulula inkomishi.

Ngine-IUD—ngingakwazi yini ukusebenzisa inkomishi yokuya esikhathini?

Uma ukhokha imali engasho lutho ukuze ufake i-IUD (intra-uterine device, indlela yesikhathi eside yokulawula ukuzalwa), ufuna ukuthi ihlale injalo. I-tampon yinto eyodwa, kepha inkomishi yokuya esikhathini enokumunca izindonga zakho zangasese? Yebo, lokho kuzwakala kusolisa.

Ungesabi: I-US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health Study ku-IUD nezindlela zesikhathi (amapayipi, amathamponi, nezinkomishi zokuya esikhathini) ithole ukuthi, noma ngabe iyiphi indlela esetshenzisiwe, bekungekho mehluko emazingeni okuxoshwa kusenesikhathi yama-IUD. Lokho kusho ukuthi abasebenzisi benkomishi yokuya esikhathini babengenawo amathuba okudlula abasebenzisi be-tampon noma ama-pad ukuthi bayeke nge-IUD yabo kuze kube yilapho iphuma. “Iziguli ezine-IUD kudingeka ziqaphele ukuthi azidonsi izintambo lapho ziyikhipha, kodwa kufanele zikwazi ukusebenzisa inkomishi yokuya esikhathini,” kusho uDkt.

Ngabe ungasebenzisa ukuya esikhathini uma unezinhlungu ze-endometriosis?

I-Endometriosis yisimo lapho ulwelwesi lwesibeletho lukhula lapho kungafanele khona, njengomlomo wesibeletho, amathumbu, esinyeni, amashubhu e-fallopian, nama-ovari. (Nasi umhlahlandlela ophelele we-endometriosis.) Kungadala ubuhlungu be-pelvic, cramping, nobunzima, izikhathi ezingakhululeki neze.

Ngenkathi isipiliyoni sesikhathi singaba nzima ngokumangazayo nge-endometriosis futhi singenza ukuthi ukusebenzisa amathamponi kube buhlungu, abicah benkomishi empeleni bangaba inketho entofontofo. “Abesifazane abanobuhlungu be-endometriosis bangasebenzisa inkomishi yokuya esikhathini ngaphandle kokucatshangelwa okukhethekile,” kusho uDkt. Anderson-Tull. Uma uzwela, ungase uthande ukucabangela inkomishi ethambile, noma uma unokugeleza okukhulu, ungase udinge ukuyithulula kaningi. (Okuhlobene: Amadokhumenti Athi IPilisi Elisha Elivunyelwe yi-FDA Ukwelapha i-Endometriosis Kungaba Ushintsho Lomdlalo.)

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