A tampon (10) comprising a string member (22) and an absorbent body (20), said absorbent body being formed by compressing an original (non-compressed) absorbent body (30), which is in a flat shape and has the string member (22) attached thereto, into a cylindrical shape, characterized in that the original absorbent body has concave parts or openings (40, 50), said concave parts or openings (40, 50) being in a long and narrow shape with a longitudinal direction and a width direction, and the longitudinal direction in the concave parts or openings (40, 50) inclines to the longitudinal direction of the string member (22) that is sewn on the absorbent body (20).本發明之衛生棉條係具有繩體;和吸收體,其將安裝有該繩體之平坦形狀的原形吸收體壓縮成圓柱形狀,其特徵為,前述原形吸收體具有凹部或開口部,前述凹部或開口部為具有長度方向與寬度方向之細長形狀,前述凹部或開口部之長度方向對縫合於前述吸收體的前述繩體的長度方向傾斜。10‧‧‧衛生棉條20‧‧‧吸收體22‧‧‧繩體40‧‧‧壓花
