Deputy Commissioner Immunization UNICEF Dr Pradeep Halder speaks during a workshop on 'Measles Rubella' of a vaccination campaign at a hotel on the outskirts of Amritsar on May 28, 2018. Pic/AFP

There is a need to break the culture of silence around menstruation as the start of the cycle actually empowers women as they know they now have the power to procreate, speakers said at a awareness campaign here on Monday.