Abstract: A hygiene pad and method of collecting bodily fluids from a user are provided, where the hygiene pad includes a body having a top surface, an opposed bottom surface, and an edge extending around a periphery of the body between the top and bottom surfaces. The edge includes a first side having first and second ends and a second side connected to the first and second ends, where the first side may be generally straight or generally concave, and the second side may be generally curved or convex. The hygiene pad is inserted into a perineum cleft of the user posterior to the genital area and anterior to the anus to collect bodily fluids of the user.