I knew my period would come soon (I’d had “the talk”), but still. Nothing quite prepares you for it actually happening and ...

Vaginal tears are cuts that occur in vaginal tissues, both inside the body and externally. Symptoms include pain, bleeding, swelling, bruising, and problems sitting or walking. Tears range in severity ...

Industry absorbency guidelines were created only using tampons. Historically, they used a liquid (saline or water) to test absorbency capacity of other menstrual products, which is not the same ...

While you can get tested at a doctor’s office or a clinic, if you’re concerned about a specific STD, a home test may be a quicker and cheaper way to get results. Testing for STIs at home is ...

To minimise the risk, tampons should be changed every four to eight hours, and the lowest absorbency necessary should be used.” Beyond health concerns, infrequent changes of menstrual products can ...

The Mayo Clinic and Exact Sciences are developing an easy, noninvasive test to detect endometrial cancer in women with abnormal vaginal bleeding. It analyzes vaginal fluid collected on tampons for ...

They are great for light-to-medium period days or as a backup with a tampon. The built-in absorbent liner holds liquid, prevents show through, and neutralizes odors. The odor-protection ...

The diameters of the super absorbent polymers were measured in millimeters using ... Differences between groups were evaluated using nonparametric methodologies like the Kruskal–Wallis test for ...

China has boosted spending on its power networks to allow them to absorb more electricity from its world-leading buildout of solar plants. Grid investment jumped by about 33% in the first two ...

Seattle University and Cornish College of the Arts are one step closer to what is essentially an acquisition after reaching a formal agreement for Seattle to absorb the arts school, officials ...

And legally there should have been tampons and pads in the school bathroom, provided for free by the New York City Department of Education. Now a nonprofit organization called Period Law and an ...