Women stunned their boyfriends by showing them how tampons actually work

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/boyfirend-tampon-tutorials-ex1

Punished for bleeding: How periods in prison become a trap

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/health/periods-tampons-prison-punishment

A Guide to Choosing the Right Period Product for You

The article provides an in-depth guide on the different period products available today, from traditional options like pads and tampons to more eco-friendly and reusable products such as menstrual cups, period pants, and washable pads. It discusses the pros and cons of each product, helping readers ... [More info]

Did you know that in the UK period products are regulated under the same consumer legislation as candles? Find out why campaigners are calling for a change in the rules 👉 https://tcnv.link/0IafnlT

#periodproducts

Source: @TheAdvocate4q66

From the article: "The Trump administration has revoked a $600,000 federal grant awarded to Southern University Agricultural and Mechanical College after conservative activists falsely claimed it was funding research on “menstrual cycles in transgender men.” The decision comes amid the administration’s broader crackdown on programs acknowledging transgender and nonbinary people."

#PeriodProducts #Menstruation #Health #WomensHealth
#TrangenderMen #Trangender #USPolitics #ThePoliticsOfHate #Ignorance

https://www.advocate.com/news/usda-scraps-study-transgender-mention

For millions of girls across Africa and Asia today, #Menstruation means staying home from school. Often, owing to a lack of #PeriodProducts, these girls miss up to a week of class every month.

For their families, pads are too expensive, too difficult to access or too taboo to prioritize over other needs. 1/2

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/opinion/girls-school-menstruation.html

#MenstrualTaboo #MenstrualDignity #WomenHealth

What #PeriodProducts Are Best for the #Environment?

"#MenstrualCups are a really clear winner,” said Pippa Notten, a sustainability consultant who analyzed the environmental impact of menstrual products for the United Nations Environmental Program.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/climate/period-products-menstruation-environment.html

#MenstrualHygieneManagement #Menstruation #EcologicalFootprint

#States were putting #periodproducts in #school #bathrooms — then came the #antitrans #backlash.

The rise of #antitrans #legislation turned a #nonpartisan #health #issue #political.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Education #Menstruation #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://19thnews.org/2024/08/period-products-schools-anti-trans-backlash/

As #Tampon #Prices #Surge with #Inflation, We Need to Talk About The #Cost of #Womens #Healthcare

In recent years, the #price for #periodproducts has risen tremendously due to #profittaking being labled as #inflation, forcing #women throughout the #US to make difficult choices about their #expenses and their #wellbeing.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Health #Menstruation #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Misogyny

https://www.theflowspace.com/interpersonal-health/self/tampon-prices-inflation-womens-healthcare-2950584/

Do you have a free to grab #tampons / #periodProducts at the bathroom of your home?

*Free to grab == They are clearly visible, obviously on display "take if you need"
**I use them == I do/did/will have period