When it's that time of the month, women who find themselves caught short without any sanitary products often know they can ask another woman for help - but one 15-year-old boy thinks they should be able to rely on the men in their lives, too.

In late March, Jose Garcia from Miami, Florida, posted a photo of himself on Instagram in which he can be seen holding a pair of sanitary pads. In the caption, he called for all boys to carry similar products around in an effort to help girls out.

Since then, the picture has been liked by over 23,300 people, and his hashtag, #realmensupportwomen, has been trending nonstop.

Sensitive guy: Jose Garcia, 15, posted this shot of himself holding sanitary napkins on Instagram, calling for all boys to carry feminine hygiene products to help girls

Tampon talk: The teenager said that boys should think of their mothers, sisters, and girlfriends when making the decision to carry around pads or tampons

'To every boy that follows me and and calls himself a man or simply a good human being,' Jose wrote under the handle @falloutbooty99. '[I] petition for all of us to start bringing a couple pads or tampons to school to help our girl friends.'

He continued: 'If you have a girlfriend are a friends with a girl, u should know that they do not always have tampons or pads on them, or that sometimes their period just hits them without notice ... We should support them with this, after all, we don't have to go through all they do because of menstruation [sic].'

He concluded: 'Let's step it up a notch and help them out. If you have any respect for your mother, your girlfriend, or just women in general I expect for you to follow me on this.'

Buzzing about lady business: Jose couldn't believe the outpouring of support for his sanitary napkin photo

Positive comments lauding Jose as a hero poured in, and his hashtag, #realmensupportwomen, soon gained momentum on Instagram and Twitter.

'Wonderful! If only all guys could be so understanding and kind!' wrote one woman.

Another chimed in: 'Shout out to @falloutbooty99 for being a true gent. And helping us ladies out. [sic]'

But not all of the responses to Jose's call to action were approving; some people have made fun of Jose for the post, while others have remarked that women should be responsible for themselves.

One of the good guys: Jose's hashtag, #realmensupportwomen, has been widely used on social media since he posted his Instagram plea

Pass the pad: Jose hopes that the popularity of his picture will encourage other guys to be supportive of girls in need of feminine products

Jose, though, has been 'shocked' that his post has received so much attention, and is focusing on the more positive comments.

On his Twitter account, he expressed disbelief that the world has gone 'loco' over his photo.

'Thank you to all of u who are being so nice towards me,' he wrote in a follow-up post. 'I didn't expect for this to be what it is but I am proud of it.'