Make feminine menstrational items cost less or become free

In order for women to buy a quality pack of pads and tampons for their menstral cycle it costs around 14 dollars. That's 168 dollars in a year for an average period. That's 2,352 dollars in a woman's life for just the pads and tampons. For some women it can cost even more. This is an extreme expense for something that insures human life will continue and quite unfair for women, as some of us cannot afford such an expense.