A method of detecting the presence of an insult in an absorbent article.
An electrical property of the article is measured and digitized. To
detect an insult, the digital values are used by a microprocessor to
determine at least one of the following: (a) a slope in the electrical
property compared to a threshold value; (b) a comparison of the
electrical property over a period of time to a threshold value; and/or
(c) a comparison of the electrical property to a determined threshold
value.