Period pants used to be the ugliest in the rotation. Now, they’re a revolution. According to the Women’s Environmental Network, one pair can replace 100 or more disposable pads or tampons, and the ...

Safe and accurate, a recently approved dry swab device may reduce clinic-related barriers to screening for cervical cancer.

Other options — including reusable pads, period underwear and reusable tampon applicators — can ... inserted into the vagina to catch, rather than absorb, blood. They last up to ten years ...

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The FDA will test if the metals are being released from the tampon and absorbed into the ... is also permeable and does have the potential to absorb any metals or chemicals found in the sanitary ...

“This is not a study that showed how tampon uses absorb these heavy metals ... For instance, manufacturers should be required to test their products for contaminants, including heavy metals.

"It also did not test for metals being released ... every four to eight hours and using the lowest absorbency possible. "If you can wear one tampon up to eight hours without changing it, the ...