read the first and second
A Note from Germany - read the German
version
A Note from Germany 3 (1998)
Petra Habiger (1998)
This is another ad for a menstrual-pain killer. It's from a 1993
woman's
magazine.
When you read the ad of 1971 ("News from
Germany and Europe 2") you may think that a woman should
take pain
killers only to keep people around her from suffering from her
menstrual
"disorder." Times change. You can see the big difference between
the two ads: Nowadays women take pain killers to be as able-bodied
and feel
as comfortable as on all other days of the month.
This ad aims furthermore at emphasizing the easy digestibility
of the
tablets.
Translation:
HEADACHE
MENSTRUAL PAIN
Treat yourself gently.
Mother and daughter. Different generations -
different
standards. But in one thing they agree: They take a pain killer
only when
it is unavoidable. By preference one with only one active
ingredient, of
which only a small amount helps quickly and for a long time.
Aktren fights
headache, toothache, menstrual pain and fever using Ibuprofen.
Aktren treats
you gently.
(There follows a list of other applications and
possible
secondary effects; this is not necessary to translate.)
Aktren advises low dosage, following the motto: Less is more!.
Although easy digestibility of the pills is very important and
some
pills have few side effects, taking tablets is by far not the only
possibility
for eliminating menstrual pain. There are many more! If you have
experience
with other methods I'd like to hear them!
If you have any questions bout alternative pain-killers or
menstrual
hygiene and menstruation in general, I am at your service to
answer your
e-mail.
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