Bethany BlackAug 14, 2023
After all these years I’m rarely surprised by medical misogyny, but finding out that the research from the first ever tests on period products using blood instead of water were published LAST WEEK is one of those surprises.
Show threadErin Kernohan-BerningAug 14, 2023

@BethanyBlack This is unreal. Also of note is how so many headlines about this study completely miss the point... Ooof. When I searched for this study, most headlines said “Cups better for heavy periods” or something similar - which isn’t even a conclusion of the study other than cups held more fluid. Marie Claire Australia was the only accurate reporting on the study I found in my top search results.

Marie Claire: https://www.marieclaire.com.au/heavy-menstrual-bleeding-study

The full study is here: https://srh.bmj.com/content/early/2023/07/03/bmjsrh-2023-201895

The First Ever Period Product Study Involving Actual Blood Just Proved Why We Needed It

It's 2023, and menstrual health continues to be grossly under researched.

Marie Claire
Show threadNatasha
@ErinKernohan @BethanyBlack Thanks for the study link, great study which should be essential reading for all GPs and gynaecologists at the very least. Pads do vary greatly in their absorbency; interesting also that many people with heavy periods self select menstrual cups, perhaps because they are easier to use when bleeding is so heavy as they do catch it directly.
Aug 14, 2023 at 7:24pmWeb