Patent ID: 7974883

Claim:
A method of providing absorbent articles to a consumer comprising the steps of: collecting personal information from said consumer necessary to select a kit suited to her needs from a plurality of kits, said personal information including at least information about any of said consumer's menstrual cycle characteristics and her use preferences; selecting a kit for said consumer based on said information via a computer, wherein said kit comprises a combination of different types of absorbent articles such that each type of absorbent article is coordinated with a different phase of said menstrual cycle, wherein each of the types of absorbent articles has an arrangement within said package which is instructive as to a sequence of use of said absorbent articles correlating to a progression of the menstrual cycle; purchasing at least one kit of said selected kit type by said consumer through an interactive, network-based ordering tool for absorbent products provided in a web site; and, instructing and counseling said consumer in use of said articles by a private learning educational system provided in connection with selecting and purchasing said kit, said private learning system provided at least in part by said web site.