Nuveni Raina: The 20-Year Old Prodigy Designing Period Pain Belt For Menstruators

Suffering from back aches during periods, Nuveni Raina, a third-year design student at the UPES, decided to build a product that could end the struggle of all menstruators. Hailing from Gurugram, she is designing a period pain belt which will launch in the Indian market around December and January.

Menstruators all around the world suffer from abdomen aches, back pain, and cramps. While menstruation is a natural process, it is still taboo in many parts of our country. Women are either told to use a hot-water bag or take over-the-counter medicines.

On top of it all, Raina also has polycystic ovarian disorder (PCOD), which means taking hormonal medicine can affect her body adversely. The hormonal imbalance in girls and women like her is difficult to cope with.

This germinated the seed for developing a product that not only helps with period pain but is also portable, sustainable, and eco-friendly.

An Assignment Turned Into A Wellness Product

Raina was brainstorming ideas for one of her assignments when the concept of a period pain belt struck her. She gave a presentation to her professors at the UPES who motivated her to develop a product that would help many menstruators. They also thought that it would be a source of income for Raina.

Currently, the belt is in the design and development phase, where she is consulting the designers to introduce elements like heating and vibration. She says, "Unlike heating patches, my device would work for a longer time along with the option to control the intensity of heat."

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Features & Eco-friendly Design

The unique selling point of her product is that she is striving to make it travel-friendly and working on a design that will include charging the product through a solar energy source.

The 20-year old student said that the 3D model of the belt proves that it could be worn below clothes. Thus, allowing menstruators to work and travel without showing it off.

Raina is still talking with the manufacturers about introducing heating and vibrating features so that menstruators can experience relief from period cramps. She is hoping to provide control to the users to modify not only the intensity of heat but also the frequency of vibrations.

Raina is facing a challenge to connect the belt with a mobile application that will allow menstruators to use it effectively anytime and anywhere.

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Accessibility

The basic product that will initially hit markets will have buttons so that menstruators can regulate heat and vibration. It will also have an on/off button. In the later stage, the functions could be modified through the phone.

Raina is aiming to make the belt accessible to menstruators in rural areas too. She is planning to launch it at ₹500 so that maximum number of people can buy it and use it without the hassle of frequent charging, filling it with hot water, or suffering through reactions to hormonal pills. She has the funding and is working tirelessly to launch the product soon.

We can’t wait to get our hands on the period pain belt when it hits markets early next year. We hope she fixes the glitches and provides menstruators with a solution that can tone down their suffering during periods.