| 单词 | tampon |
| 例句 | I slammed the tampon down in front of me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Jules stepped away, class fell into its dull rhythm again, and when she returned, she slipped another tampon onto the desk in front of her and nobody said anything. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not a big deal. It's a tampon. Let’s move on.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Just seeing the tampon kind of put me out of place too. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Of all the major human mysteries—God, the nature of the universe, etc.—he knew the least about tampons. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z As promised, we put tampons out on the desks and tables in classes for an entire week. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Never have tampon strings seemed so beautiful as they rolled up and down with the wind, landing on the ground and then twirling and floating up again, falling and rising and falling and rising. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z To Colin, tampons were a little bit like grizzly bears: he was aware of their existence, but he'd never seen one in the wild, and didn't really care to. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z I found myself leaping out of my seat, leaning over the table, and grabbing the tampon. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z So she stored everything on a thumb drive and hid it in a tampon box in the bathroom they shared. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z She reached down into her backpack, rustled for a minute, then pulled out a tampon and placed it next to the pen and highlighter beside her book. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z My PE teacher was a dude and missed the memo that tampons had been invented and that periods didn't last for three consecutive months. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z And the other girls gathered their tampons, gummi bears, and beauty samples — a smokescreen of female products — and headed back up to the surface. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z People don't like to know that three quarters of their tampon strings are being buried, or that their paychecks have less to do with their company's profitability than its owner's compassion. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Audrey dug through her backpack, but if she whipped out a pad or tampon right now I was going to kill her. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z I had the urge to run over and kiss him, but I quickly stuffed it back in like a tampon flying out of my backpack. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Thinking of this reminds me of Charlie and the day I had to change my tampon while we were hiking Big Blue—the six-mile-long extension of the blue trail. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Things that are the norm in the States, like tampons, were new to my mom. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “No more hiding your thumb drive in your tampon box,” Jenna said. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z I only had Brit lit with Jules and Aileen, but I did what she did: I put a tampon next to my pen and highlighter in every class. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z It was explained that tampons, although not recommended for young girls, which we knew meant virgins, could not get lost inside you and end up in your lung. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z A few weeks later, Izzy had been digging through her bag, desperately looking for a tampon, when Deja had discreetly leaned across the aisle and extended a folded hand. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Inside were a wallet of dark brown leather, two tampons wrapped in plastic, a pack of gum, and a lipstick. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “It's a textile mill. These days we mostly make, uh, tampon strings.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z A few straggling strings were still blowing up from the box, but most of the army of unleashed tampon strings were fading into the distance. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Through countless talks, Harold and I reached an understanding about not including personal things like “mascara,” and “shaving lotion,” “hair spray” or “Bic shavers,” “tampons,” or “athlete’s foot powder.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She starts shifting her stuff around on the ground—lipstick, Kleenex, tampons, one of those circular thingies with the makeup in one half and a mirror in the other, a flask. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “It’s not normalizing anything if everyone just pretends they don't see it or that the tampons don't exist.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “We have to go back out the front and get the others. The guards only let us in for gummi bears and tampons. If we don’t go back up, they’ll come looking for us.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Before we leave, we stop by CVS, and I pick up tampons. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Are you going to the store? I’m out of tampons.” Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z The second box had cracked open, and thousands of finely braided tampon strings were whipping past him, and past Hassan and Lindsey—blowing around and over them. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Around her dress, Taylor had constructed a makeshift bandolier out of airplane seat belts, a pink unicorn wallet, and a tampon carrying case. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “If I talk about tampons or menstrual cups or pads, suddenly it's my fault the guys don't do their homework?” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z But when I found a box of tampons I felt ashamed and stopped. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z A lot of female standups have relied on cakes, tampons, body image and the sexual inadequacies of men to express their . How 'drag kings' are taking the standup world by storm 2012-08-26T19:00:07Z The legislation would make products such as tampons and sanitary pads free for all women in Scotland, available at designated public places such as community centers, youth clubs and pharmacies. Scotland to approve free sanitary products for all women 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z Milanova doesn’t just want to make a new kind of tampon, she wants to change the whole culture around menstruation. Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z One wondered why she was putting 18 tampons in a subscription box, given that he had never known a woman have a period for 18 days. Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z There are campaigns to end the tampon tax and petitions to the government to provide free sanitary products for those in need. 'We're having a menstrual liberation': how periods got woke 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z In many developing countries, the costs of tampons, pads or menstrual cups can be prohibitive. Free Tampons Are Actually a Great Idea. Just Don't Mention It Online 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z No more fumbling with tampons or waddling around with bulky pads? What makes an ad for ‘period-proof’ underwear too risque? 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z Maliqi is the kind of tampon-engineering enthusiast who, ahead of my arrival, had neatly laid out a long row of tampons next to the sandwiches on the boardroom table. Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Down below, the crew building the set was buzzing around a re-creation of a women’s restroom in the White House — star-studded carpet, cream and gold wallpaper, coin-operated tampon dispenser. The Playwright Making a Farce of the Patriarchy 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z Every table setting came with a sample of Thinx’s latest offering, an organic cotton tampon. The Trump Resistance Will Be Commercialized 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z Or anointment by the freshly plucked but seriously used tampon hurled with uncanny accuracy at another enormodome. The worst gig we ever played: musicians on their on-stage lows 2011-08-04T22:00:01Z One thing that apparently no one insisted on keeping in was a much-discussed scene involving the couple and a tampon. ‘Fifty Shades of Grey,’ the Movie, as a Fairy Tale 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z I had no idea that a menstrual cup could hold three tampons’ worth of blood, demonstrated by Reid pouring red wine from a glass into a cup, then using tampons to soak it up. 'We're having a menstrual liberation': how periods got woke 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z Not that there aren’t what Bruce refers to as “sensitive” subjects, such as the time her older sisters were showing young Kendall how to use a tampon. T Magazine: The Wild Bunch 2010-12-04T14:00:00Z Because behind every empowered “desnuda”, it seems, is a man to hold their handbags, buy tampons and guard against inappropriate touches. A day with Saira, one of the original topless painted ladies of New York City 2015-09-05T04:00:00Z When Sally Ride went to space, NASA’s male engineers suggested she would need 100 tampons for a seven-day trip. Perspective | Kamala Harris knows things no vice president has ever known 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z And in 2019, P&G launched a period poverty campaign which involved them donating a single product – that is, one tampon or pad – for every pack bought within a set time bracket. Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Metcalf says the use of tampons, pads and applicators generates 200,000 tonnes of waste per year in the UK, with plastic a predominant material. Five ways to give up using tampons 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z “I kept trying to tell him no, don’t do that. I said I’m on my period. I have a tampon in there,” she said. Second Harvey Weinstein accuser takes the witness stand to describe alleged 2006 sexual assault 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z “I was on my period. I had a tampon in there. I was mortified.” Second Harvey Weinstein accuser takes the witness stand to describe alleged 2006 sexual assault 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z Inflation has led to a 10% increase in the cost of tampons over the past year and now there's a full-on nationwide shortage. There's a nationwide tampon shortage and, for some reason, people are blaming Amy Schumer 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z You can find anything on the internet, and these days, that includes crocheted tampons. Please, stop putting weird products like crocheted tampons in your vagina | Poppy Noor 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z For years, advertising for tampons and "sanitary products" have been shrouded in nebulous euphemism. Tampon-makers can't mention the V-word. Period. | Richard Adams 2010-03-17T18:39:00Z Tampax updated its products too, launching, in 2019, its first organic cotton tampon and, in the US only, its first menstrual cup in 2018. Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Abuse it by . . . using 27 tampons at once, willy-nilly, for the fun of it all? Perspective | What every member of Congress should know about vaginas 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z She adds, "If I had a tampon in, the string would be longer than this dress." "Bethenny Getting Married": From bridezilla to brand 2010-07-03T23:02:00Z The artist Duke Riley isn’t exactly sure why he had the idea to turn a plastic tampon applicator into a fishing lure, but he knows one thing for certain: It works. Duke Riley: Grand Master Trash 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z “Most of the time in that meeting room, it’s men sitting there and talking about tampons. Which we never use!” Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Along with your usual box of tampons or towels, you get sachets of tea, small bars of chocolate and beauty samples. Cake, bacon and condoms: eight unlikely subscription services 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z A 2015 survey reports that only 2 percent of Chinese women use tampons — an astonishing statistic when you consider the powerful performances of Chinese women in athletic competition. Olympian Fu Yuanhui reveals shocking truth: Women get periods! 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z Why should we hide tampons up our sleeves on the way to the bathroom, or worry that someone might hear us unwrap one once we’re there? Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z The guards call a sweep, and find smokes in a tampon package in Watson’s bunk. 'Orange Is the New Black' Recap: Is Anyone Trustworthy Around Here? 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z But many of the brands didn’t seem to realise that within these factories, their tampons were most likely being made on the same machines. Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z The goal is to break the taboo around discussing menstruation, and to raise awareness of period products beyond the tampons and sanitary towels that dominate the market. 'We're having a menstrual liberation': how periods got woke 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z Her voice occasionally catching, she claimed Weinstein had “orally forced himself” on her after pinning her onto a bed and removing her tampon. Former production assistant becomes latest Harvey Weinstein accuser 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z “And she said it was physical and that I needed surgery. Then I saw a sexual-health specialist and she said: ‘Just chill out’ and ‘Put some lube on a tampon and relax’. 'It destroys lives': why the razor-blade pain of vaginismus is so misunderstood 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z Related: Disposable tampons aren't sustainable, but do women want to talk about it? Are all tampons toxic? No one seems to have the answer 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z In the lobby, there was a sunken rhombus-shaped pit brimming with tens of thousands of tampons. Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Twitter friends: Anyone know a country where tampons are free or somehow subsidized?— Free Tampons Are Actually a Great Idea. Just Don't Mention It Online 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z Despite being part of the lives of half the global population, there has been little innovation or big thinking around periods in 80 years – since the tampon was invented. 'We're having a menstrual liberation': how periods got woke 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z “Swiss precision” is one of its taglines, looping tampons in with the other prides of Switzerland, watches and private banking. Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Many of the brands share this kind of forthright language – “bleed red, think green” is Dame’s tagline; “no more shoving tampons up our sleeves,” proclaims Freda. Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z They want to know how she feels about her tampon, whether she’s using it right, what would make it more comfortable, more convenient. Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z There is also no research readily available on how the polyethylene, polypropylene and polyester in tampons, such as those from Tampax, may affect women’s bodies when used internally over time. Are all tampons toxic? No one seems to have the answer 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z “I was on my period, I had a tampon in there. . . . I was mortified.” Is Harvey Weinstein a rapist? As trial concludes, jury will be faced with a complicated case and a heavy task. 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z And that world, if it ever wants to be more than just a high end tampon ad, needs a little more of the grungy darkness of Bill's world. "True Blood" recap: Dirty dealings 2010-08-16T13:20:00Z In 2012, when the Tate Britain, in London, acquired “That Time of the Month,” an older work also featuring tampons, P-Orridge felt “both vindicated and amused,” s/he said. The Reinventions of Genesis Breyer P-Orridge 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z “Employees risk getting poked, and DO get poked, even when following ‘protocol’ of using gloves and tongs to dispose of used needles left in bathrooms, tampon disposal boxes, and diaper changing stations.” Starbucks to install safe needle disposal boxes after employees sign petition 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z The model recently shared photos on Instagram from her first big campaign since losing her right leg – and nearly her life – in 2012 to toxic shock syndrome allegedly caused by a tampon. Model Lauren Wasser Lands First Major Campaign Since Losing Her Leg 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z The first is an assemblage in which a dress is draped with red-stained tampons; the second is a pop-arty painting of a pink piggy bank that’s attached by a chain to a shackle. Review | At the galleries: How humans threaten the natural world 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z We’ve talked about tampon video games and menstrual activism, and, personally, I’ve devoted a good deal of time to trying to convince each of my female colleagues to invest in a Diva Cup. “It’s my ‘downstairs mixup’”: Comedians hilariously describe their relationships with their periods 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z Prince Charles will get married to Princess Diana, but declare his wish that he was another woman’s tampon. It's just not Woking: Prince Andrew has already ruined The Crown 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z Well, would I want a picture of my tampon string? Taylor Momsen: From Grinch to grunge 2010-12-08T21:30:00Z Oh, no, wait, my mistake – this is actually a close-up of a woman singing a song that sounds like it was originally written for a tampon advert. At last, the 9/11 musical 2010-09-08T07:54:00Z “That’s one of the most important features. It is one of the reasons why, if you’re good at using it, it’s more reliable than a tampon.” 'We're having a menstrual liberation': how periods got woke 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z Yet few women have any idea exactly what it is that they’re actually inserting; there’s no contents list on a box of tampons. The connected vagina: monitor how full your tampon is – with a new app 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z She says: “I explained to her that wasn’t the case. I couldn’t even put a tampon in without searing pain. Her advice was: ‘Some women can’t use them.’” 'It destroys lives': why the razor-blade pain of vaginismus is so misunderstood 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z When she protested that she was on her period, he allegedly yanked out her tampon and carried on. Harvey Weinstein jury wrestles with evidence of his contact with accusers 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z A tampon is described as “a hands-free, longitudinally stitched little plug of freedom.” ‘Nine Pints’ Is a Brisk Biography of Blood 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z There are more than seven manufacturers of organic cotton tampons and four tampon subscription services in the US, but a new venture seeks to combine the two. Are all tampons toxic? No one seems to have the answer 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z "The Tampax team is producing tampons 24/7 to meet the increased demand for our products," the company said in a statement to NBC. There's a nationwide tampon shortage and, for some reason, people are blaming Amy Schumer 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z The government vowed to keep the supply chain filled with tampons - and apparently has had some success at that. Argentina: What the tampon rumpus says about the troubled country 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z To be sure, Argentina's tampon squeeze is a far cry from shortages plaguing Venezuela and Cuba. Argentina: What the tampon rumpus says about the troubled country 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z It made sense to her to extend her search for products with fewer ingredients to tampons. Are all tampons toxic? No one seems to have the answer 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z Its clients include multinationals who own multiple machines that run 24 hours a day and shoot out 120 tampons a minute. Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Who can forget the tampon scene in “Carrie,” which set the tone for horror films to come? Who’s really getting naked at the gym: “There has never been more voyeurism and exhibitionism in the locker room than there is now” 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z There is a recurrent joke, for example, about whether to call a silly tampon product “Tampazzle” or “Tampoozle” that becomes overwhelmingly unfunny the more the characters talk about it. Insatiable: has Netflix's controversial 'fat-shaming' show fixed itself? 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z I turned the backpack upside down, frantically searching for the tampon. My single mom screw-up 2012-08-29T00:00:00Z While it’s useful to know how full your tampon is, most women gradually become attuned to the ebb and flow of their cycle without technological assistance. The connected vagina: monitor how full your tampon is – with a new app 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z She carries it in her purse “the way other women carry tampons.” Review | A woman on a killing spree gets some help from her enabling sister 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z She took the second ticket for parents at graduations, bought me my first tampons, baked me my birthday cakes and told me she wouldn’t leave me — even during my difficult teenage years. She Stood In for My Mother. Could I Do the Same for Her? 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z TSS is extremely rare and tampon use is a factor in less than half of cases. The connected vagina: monitor how full your tampon is – with a new app 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z It believes opponents, including the media, are using the tampon supply as a weapon in the debate over trade policy. Argentina: What the tampon rumpus says about the troubled country 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z "To put it bluntly, tampons are next to impossible to find. ... I would say it's been like this for a solid six months," says Michelle Wolfe, a radio host in Bozeman, Montana. There's a nationwide tampon shortage and, for some reason, people are blaming Amy Schumer 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z Although as Mike Ryan, an expert in the security of connected devices, notes, the worst that could really happen here is that a hacker tricks the app into thinking a tampon is full. The connected vagina: monitor how full your tampon is – with a new app 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z After learning about the properties of industrial hemp, she created various products at home, before hitting on the idea of coating tampons in CBD oil. Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z In Bangladesh, a whopping 73% of female factory workers miss an average of six days of work every month due to infections caused from using unclean rags — instead of pads or tampons — during their periods. Free Tampons Are Actually a Great Idea. Just Don't Mention It Online 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z Some grown men still react to tampons as if they’re grenades, and as a result, many grown women still furtively pass them between ourselves in shadowy corridors, so nobody else feels awkward. Perspective | Dear dads: Your daughters told me about their assaults. This is why they never told you. 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z For a tampon brand, it is only logical that you would want to cover “the whole hormonal journey”, as one founder put it to me. Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Well until, that is, the country's 20.6 million women couldn't find their favorite tampons earlier this month - during the height of summer. Argentina: What the tampon rumpus says about the troubled country 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z Used tampons can be hurled as “poison grenades.” Video Game Review: Trey Parker and Matt Stone Make a ‘South Park’ Game 2014-03-04T22:47:52Z Yet in the vast majority of states in the US, tampons and pads are subject to sales tax. Time to end the tampon tax: Sales tax on feminine hygiene products unfairly penalize women 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z And don’t get me started on using sea sponges as tampons. From mowing the grass to cutting the flesh 2019-03-16T04:00:00Z Some never use tampons at all, particularly in countries where they are considered taboo. Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z The National Institutes of Health is not currently funding any studies on women’s health and tampon use. Are all tampons toxic? No one seems to have the answer 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z Her obligatory plug for the firm is overshadowed by an amusing spoof tampon ad she creates – a smart upholding of her bargain that does little damage to her artistic credentials. Edinburgh festival comedy endorsements are no laughing matter 2010-08-25T12:41:00Z Later, I realized that I was actually seeing ads for tampons, which were not “offered” to me by my mother. Pamela Adlon: The First Time I Ever Tried a Tampon 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z Cher, she said, once won a game of “Tampax Toss,” bouncing a tampon attached to a Super Ball through a vintage toilet seat attached to a yucca plant. A Queen of Kitsch Who Made the Whole World Sing 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Items that don’t even need protection from dust, like hair scrunchies, organic tampons and facial cleansers, now arrive swaddled in a sleeping bag. The Cotton Tote Crisis 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z My tampon leaked on the back of the bus! Grace Dent's TV OD: OMG! With Peaches Geldof 2011-03-12T00:07:02Z I hate thin people: ‘Oh, does the tampon make me look fat?’ These Are Joan Rivers' Best One-Liners 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z For those going through menopause or who decide to change brands, don’t toss those extra boxes of pads and tampons. Here are the places that want your old eyeglasses, towels, blue jeans, vases and more 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z The internet teems with articles and videos preaching the gospel of the cup, in particular — even more so than period underwear — and the destructive evils of disposable tampons. Can These Period Underwear Crusaders Convert You? 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z “You are statistically more likely if you are an ethnic woman in the US,” said Suk in language that landed somewhat awkwardly, “to try a tampon five or six years later than your Caucasian counterpart.” Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Is a home any less a necessity than a tampon?” Time to end the tampon tax: Sales tax on feminine hygiene products unfairly penalize women 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z It is these chemicals that tend to worry consumers, and newer tampon brands play on this fear: “Most tampons contain synthetics treated with chemicals and cotton sprayed with pesticides,” reads a statement on Dame’s website. Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z This aptly named evening is organized to benefit Distributing Dignity, a nonprofit that works to provide bras, pads and tampons to women in need. 7 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z The app may promote safer tampon use but it doesn’t solve the bigger problems around tampon use. The connected vagina: monitor how full your tampon is – with a new app 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z It’s thousands of issues long, composed entirely of readers suggesting, for example, that menstruating women could just “hold it” until they got to the bathroom rather than wasting money on tampons. Perspective | A lot of powerful people seem to have no clue what motherhood means 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Her retelling of Prince Charles's "tampon moment" on Wednesday beat every comedy show on Radio 4, bar Down the Line. Rewind Radio: Don't Log Off; Beatles Brunch with Geoff Lloyd; Geoff Lloyd's Hometime Show – review 2013-05-11T17:00:08Z Satire usually involves exaggeration, but in the world of fine dining, at a time when Heston Blumenthal has recently experimented with using tampons as palate cleansers, there is no such thing. The Cook by Wayne Macauley – review 2012-12-13T08:55:01Z In Silverstone’s new book “The Kind Mama,” she promises “an authoritative, one-stop guide that empowers women to trust their instincts” while warning against stuff like tampons and vaccines. Alicia Silverstone’s clueless vaccine advice 2014-04-23T14:31:00Z Founder Madeleine Shaw, suffering from monthly bladder infections as a result of using tampons, devised washable cloth pads for her personal use in 1993. Heavy flow: are period pants the revolutionary solution to an age old problem? 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z Like soap, shampoo, sponges, paper towels, tampons, and all of that. "There's no way to save up money": "Maid" author Stephanie Land on the rigged math of being poor 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z Real progress isn’t an app that tells you when to change your tampon; it’s being able to walk to the bathroom, tampon conspicuously in hand, without anyone batting an eyelid. The connected vagina: monitor how full your tampon is – with a new app 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z It wasn’t “tampon rock” that bothered me, it was sexism that bothered me. Nine Albums Later, Tegan and Sara Are Finally Ready to Discuss High School 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z And while there is no appropriate age to watch their mum in a sex scene involving tampons and feather dusters, Davis’s comedy is filled with life’s universal horrors. Julia Davis: 'I'm worried there's going to be a backlash' 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z He argues that removing taxes from items like tampons drives up taxes on consumer goods, “worsening the budget crises that arise in recessions.” Time to end the tampon tax: Sales tax on feminine hygiene products unfairly penalize women 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z Blasucci recalls a debate about a scene in which the young women wield used tampons as weapons. How 'Neighbors 2' Became a Gross-Out Comedy With a Feminist Conscience 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z New inmates, unable to get work assignments, have no resources to buy tampons from commissary. “Orange Is the New Black” could help save trans inmate lives: Prisons continue to fail women like Sophia 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z These are the most absorbent of Thinx’s range: each of its nine styles promise different levels, from half a tampon’s worth of liquid up to two, with customers invited to “build a cycle set”. Heavy flow: are period pants the revolutionary solution to an age old problem? 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z The company sells fewer than 40 machines a year to about 30 tampon manufacturers worldwide, but that equates to roughly 50% of the world’s tampons being made by Ruggli machines. Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Finally you program the app to send you a notification when your tampon is a certain percentage full. The connected vagina: monitor how full your tampon is – with a new app 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z Ultimately, nobody really knows the risks of cumulative tampon risk. The connected vagina: monitor how full your tampon is – with a new app 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z “As soon as I got the OK to accrue things I needed for a shoot, I would go around and get a shopping list from co-workers with no money: tampons, cigarettes, toilet paper,” he said. Remembering Grace Mirabella and Her Inventive Magazine 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z A thoughtfully considered shelf holds bobby pins and a marble box of tampons. After Culinary and Literary Acclaim, She’s Moving to the Woods 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z Periods are such a social taboo that in one study, women who dropped tampons out of their purses were perceived as less well liked and considered less competent. Period pain: why do so many women suffer from menstrual cramps in silence? 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z I’d chanced upon a tampon commercial in the wild—so many women posing carefree in a field. Catching California’s Superbloom 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z Beyond those events, guests can snap up Sustain lubricants, tampons and the like, or simply wander the store. Who Said Fashion People Don’t Like Food? 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z She cannot use tampons, and finds pads and menstrual cups uncomfortable. Heavy flow: are period pants the revolutionary solution to an age old problem? 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z For instance, nobody knows exactly how harmful tampons might be because there has been very little research done. 'Go smoke free. Stay pretty’ – the health campaigns that haven’t heard of feminism 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z A repository for bodily fluid, it was first patented in 1867, a half-century before the commercial tampon arrived, and even a decade before the pad. Menstrual Cups in Museums? It’s Time. 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z While Tampax has its own tampon factories and machinery, the vast majority of Europe’s new-brand tampons are made in one of a handful of factories. Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Some are things you might expect: milk, sodas, beer, chips, toothbrushes, tampons. Capturing the Joyful Spirit of a Montana General Store 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z An empathetic teenager in the bathroom gives her a tampon — a foreign contraption to Beth, who sticks with the classic faux toilet paper pad. The best and absolute worst onscreen first periods, from "Carrie" to "Turning Red" 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z She dreams of a world in which it is no big deal to ask your headmaster for a tampon. 'We're having a menstrual liberation': how periods got woke 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z When it comes to tampons, Tampax is the undisputed overlord, with a 29% global market share. Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z As bright red blood streaking her hands and legs, Carrie shrieks and huddles naked in a dirty gym locker room as jeering female classmates hurl tampons at her, screaming, "Plug it up!" The best and absolute worst onscreen first periods, from "Carrie" to "Turning Red" 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z Women’s shoes, bras, razors, tampons and exclusive private clubs are stamped with the language of empowerment. The New Spiritual Consumerism 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z Want to bond with total strangers as if starring in a tampon commercial from the 70s? The Hard Sell: The Adios Effect 2011-07-08T23:06:45Z The latest Twitter storm erupted this weekend over what at first seemed to be a simple question about tampons. Free Tampons Are Actually a Great Idea. Just Don't Mention It Online 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z The main ingredient of a tampon that is not 100% cotton is rayon, or viscose, made from dissolved wood pulp regenerated as cellulose fibres, a process that involves chemical treatment. Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Next to its vitrine, P-Orridge pointed out a small sculpture s/he made this year called “Mousetrap,” featuring tampons cast in resin. The Reinventions of Genesis Breyer P-Orridge 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z On the factory floor, I was introduced to a finished tampon machine, in the process of being tested. Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z There they get to talking, and the janitor shows him his favorite part of his routine: opening the female employees’ desk drawers, looking for tampons stashed there. ‘One Discordant Violin’ Review: In Search of Soul-Stirring Art 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z Maybe next time Sookie stakes a vampire, her new pals from the super sexed up tampon ad party can help clean it up. "True Blood" recap: Rock bottom 2010-08-02T12:30:00Z They can absorb up to two tampons’ or three teaspoons’ worth of blood respectively; on lighter days you could wear them without any other protection. 'We're having a menstrual liberation': how periods got woke 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z Nevertheless, it remains a concern and Field cites a case earlier this year in which a 20-year-old developed TSS after leaving her tampon in for nine days and almost died. The connected vagina: monitor how full your tampon is – with a new app 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z Most of the time, tampons and periods come as a package. Top eight crazy new products for your vagina 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z They will be priced at a few dollars more than regular tampons – which already cost women at least $60 a year. The connected vagina: monitor how full your tampon is – with a new app 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z There was a natural hesitance among consumers, whose relationship with tampon brands is often embedded in their school years. The Mooncup revolution: ‘People were revolted by what we were doing’ 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z The girls throwing used tampons at each other? Maggie Gyllenhaal on sexual liberation 2012-05-18T13:50:00Z I packed a fresh box of tampons in my checked baggage and slipped them in my purse for a routine that failed to materialize as expected in a New Orleans Square bathroom. Disneyland with my invisible guest 2019-01-12T05:00:00Z Prince Charles reportedly once told Parker Bowles that he wished to be reincarnated as her tampon. Australian Ballet's 'Swan Lake' a royal disconnect 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Bonus young period content: Three seasons later, Jessi is still navigating her period as she learns to use tampons at camp. The best and absolute worst onscreen first periods, from "Carrie" to "Turning Red" 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z Over the past few years, an array of new tampon brands and period products have appeared on the market. Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z In the future, most intend to broaden their offering beyond tampons. Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Many girls don’t use tampons straight out of the gates. Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Taking the form of an 18th-century candelabra, it is made entirely of white tampons. Joana Vasconcelos: Versailles - review 2012-07-03T12:00:01Z I've been dying to do a commercial for tampons or for cramp medicine, where I am bent over, screaming in pain. Actress Amy Sedaris on Crafts and Her New Book 'Simple Times' 2010-11-19T14:15:00Z It’s true that a Women’s Voices for the Earth study last year showed that major tampon brands can contain chemicals like dioxin. Alicia Silverstone’s clueless vaccine advice 2014-04-23T14:31:00Z Crocheted tampons, just like most things made and sold in a black-market such as the internet, do not have to pass the same safety regulations that store-bought tampons have to pass. Please, stop putting weird products like crocheted tampons in your vagina | Poppy Noor 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z But when you realize it’s about crossing America and picking up chicks, and being sung by a tampon rep from Slough who’s never been to America, that’s the funny bit. Ricky Gervais Goes Back to ‘The Office’ 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z They must also learn to set aside their differences and cooperate to such a degree that, late in the series, they are borrowing tampons from one another because their menstrual cycles have synced. Review | Netflix’s ‘GLOW’ fits right in with today’s feminist TV, but mostly it’s just ready to rumble 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z My favorite way to hide money in a hotel room is in a tampon box, rolling up bills inside an applicator. How to foil leeches with pantyhose and other travel tips 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z However, Philip Tierno, professor of microbiology and pathology at the New York University School of Medicine, says the choice of whether to use synthetic or all-cotton tampons is clear cut. Are all tampons toxic? No one seems to have the answer 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z It’s all here, but with a woman’s touch: some prisoners brilliantly smuggle cigarettes to each other inside tampons because they know the male guards will never look there. Why Men Should Watch Orange Is the New Black 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z On a literary male writer’s inability to create realistic female characters: “His women are all temper . . . and tampons.” ‘The Silkworm’ by J. K. Rowling, as Robert Galbraith 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z Ms. Gandhi made headlines in 2015 when she ran the London Marathon without a tampon, in a defiant act known as free-bleeding. Kiran Gandhi, Former M.I.A. Drummer, Releases Feminist Music Project 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z I dug into my backpack to retrieve the baggie that held the tampon. My single mom screw-up 2012-08-29T00:00:00Z At one point, for instance, the performers hand out ordinary tampons and sanitary napkins that they proclaim are enhanced with deluxe touches. Review | A little earnest absurdism about bodily functions goes a long way in the Welders’ ‘LadyM’ 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z Years later, the prince was caught in a recorded phone call fantasizing about being reincarnated as one of Camilla’s tampons. Perspective | King Charles III and Camilla got what they wanted long ago 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Then there’s the 20–25% of women of childbearing age who may be on their period at any one time, and therefore need to change a tampon or a sanitary pad. The deadly truth about a world built for men – from stab vests to car crashes 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z Then there are the companion tampons; my.Flow is currently negotiating with a major tampon brand to have these manufactured. The connected vagina: monitor how full your tampon is – with a new app 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z I’d wager a guess that most of the people who tweeted abuse at Valenti didn’t really care about subsidized tampons one way or another. Free Tampons Are Actually a Great Idea. Just Don't Mention It Online 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z “We’re essential, as far as I’m concerned. We’re as essential as the pads and tampons we bought. We live in that world, and I don’t want to live in the fashion world for Period.” Can These Period Underwear Crusaders Convert You? 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z Wikipedia told me that tampons were originally used by the ancient Egyptians, which was a good enough answer for me at the time — so I stopped reading. The most fascinating “mansplaining”: Watch this video about the history of tampons 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z For tampons, look for ones that are unbleached or undyed. How to look after your vulva 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z Another man comes in, asking for a box of tampons. Simon Hoggart's week: how tickled we are, missus 2012-07-20T16:44:08Z I was acutely aware and ashamed of the domesticity of my purse, with its cough drops, tampons, bits of Kleenex. How I became an adventurous woman 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z Aesthetically speaking, though, you might think of Buttons as the anti-AirPod, Apple’s wireless earphones that, when introduced in September, were compared to tampons and “ear cigarettes.” Will.i.am Moves Wearables Off the Wrist With the Help of Kendall Jenner and Apple 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z How many male people in power know what a box of tampons costs? Perspective | Kamala Harris knows things no vice president has ever known 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z Once you insert the tampon, you thread the end of the string into the wearable device then wirelessly pair the wearable with your phone. The connected vagina: monitor how full your tampon is – with a new app 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z And they're not laughing about periods or tampons, it's almost boyish humour. Anna Maxwell Martin: 'Loads of women's drama is really dumbed down' 2013-01-06T00:06:48Z What they don’t say, but is implicit, is that they are also led by the need and desire to sell more tampons. Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Despite the proliferation of this niche market for organic menstrual products, there is still very little research to support the personal health need for organic all-cotton tampons. Are all tampons toxic? No one seems to have the answer 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z “Yes, I can get my tampons delivered to my house in thirty minutes—but also Trump.” How Ayelet Waldman Found a Calmer Life on Tiny Doses of LSD 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Hesitation to insert a product of unknown composition and origin may be one reason companies like Thinx, which sells underwear that purports to absorb two tampons’ worth of liquid, are also popping up. Are all tampons toxic? No one seems to have the answer 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z Along the corridor was the designated “clean room”, where a man in a white hazmat suit was inching around a hunk of machinery that coated the tampons in oozing brown CBD oil. Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z First there are the environmental hazards; each year 7m tampons are dumped into US landfills. The connected vagina: monitor how full your tampon is – with a new app 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z Even ads for tampons and pads – supplies designed specifically for periods – still show blue liquid instead of blood. Period pain: why do so many women suffer from menstrual cramps in silence? 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z But, naturally, the tampon talk loomed larger, and the over-all legacy of the transcript was to reinforce an aura that always seems to cling to Charles. Can “The Crown” Make Us Crush on Prince Charles? 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Sarah, 23, started having symptoms when she was 11, and found that she couldn’t insert a tampon, but didn’t go to the doctor about it until she was at university. 'It destroys lives': why the razor-blade pain of vaginismus is so misunderstood 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z The press stoked a "run on tampons" as part of "campaign to delegitimize the government's system for managing foreign commerce," charged commerce secretary Augusto Costa. Argentina: What the tampon rumpus says about the troubled country 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z Some – such as the best-selling hip-hugger style made by US company Thinx, which claims to absorb two tampons’ worth of liquid – may even look better. Heavy flow: are period pants the revolutionary solution to an age old problem? 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z Its innovation, freshly launched, is a pain-relieving, CBD-infused, biodegradable cotton tampon, a phrase that could have sprung from some kind of Silicon Valley word association game. Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z I was afraid to put the tampon in. Pamela Adlon: The First Time I Ever Tried a Tampon 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z With all the current controversy around the luxury tax on tampons shouldn’t we be focusing on lowering prices rather than increasing them? The connected vagina: monitor how full your tampon is – with a new app 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z When I went into the bathroom one morning early this winter and didn’t need a tampon, I knew I was pregnant. Perspective | Notes from a miscarriage 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z You should wash your hands after going to the toilet, or changing a sanitary towel or tampon; after changing a nappy; before preparing food, after handling raw meat; and before eating. How to wash your hands properly 2019-06-02T04:00:00Z This week, mansplaining on the internet reached giddy new heights as one man tried to calculate just how many tampons are necessitated by “the average period”. How many tampons do you need? This man will explain 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z Sanitary products in the United Kingdom are currently taxed at 5% - the so-called “tampon tax”. Scotland to approve free sanitary products for all women 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z The wearable serves as the communication station between the my.Flow app on your phone and a special “companion tampon”, which has an elongated string containing medical-grade conductive steel. The connected vagina: monitor how full your tampon is – with a new app 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z Here, for instance, is a 2009 query from a young woman who recently started menstruating, and is interested in switching from pads to tampons. Women on the Internet don’t know where the vagina is 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z He’s there to purchase tampons, but, honestly, you don’t need to know. ‘John Henry’ Review: Hammer Time 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z And it’s Nikki who, in a fit of anger over a perceived show of disrespect from Emmit, promptly pulls down her pants and leaves a saturated tampon in his desk drawer. ‘Fargo’ Season 3, Episode 2 Recap: ‘Unfathomable Pinhead-ery’ 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z Independent studies have found them to contain carcinogens and toxins – tampon manufacturer-funded studies, unsurprisingly, have declared these to be safe. The connected vagina: monitor how full your tampon is – with a new app 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z I tugged the sheet over the mattress, scooped books off the floor, folded the bathroom towel, and hid a box of tampons behind the toilet. From good girl to prostitute: My path from ultra-Orthodox Judaism to Craigslist sex ad 2014-02-03T01:00:00Z How absorbent are these tampons you’re talking about, and what are your thoughts on applicators? How many tampons do you need? This man will explain 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z For others, it is as simple as being liberated from the sinking realisation that you need a tampon – but you left them in your other handbag. ‘Women don’t need to bleed’: why many more of us are giving up on periods 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z The women’s room has the same, along with pads and tampons — a low-key effort to normalize the products. A San Diego Chef Taps the Crosscurrents of the Mexican Border 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z The tampon shortage is on track to being resolved. Argentina: What the tampon rumpus says about the troubled country 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z Excited by news of the growing global tampon market, tampon makers are focusing on “organic” products and snazzy, colorful wrappers. 7 rip-offs you need to know about 2013-09-11T15:25:00Z We don't have tampons, we don't have pads, we don't have the right way to provide the proper safety in case she gets hurt. 'Yes, you're good enough - but you're a girl' 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z Imagine being on your period and "forced to beg for pads and tampons". NHS psych ward period provision criticised by patients 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z Skipping over the boxes of Always and Tampax tampons, they made a beeline to a shelf with sanitary pads from the Honey Pot Company. Gen Z Wants Feminine Care Brands to Just Say Vagina 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z The data, compiled by NielsenIQ, showed overall sales volumes for shower gel, tampons, dishwashing products, laundry detergent and toilet paper declined in the year ended Sept. 17. French shoppers buy fewer tampons, less detergent as prices surge 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Clever tips include concealing a zip lock bag in tape so you can't see inside, which turns it into a portable tampon carrier and bin. UK scientists tackle periods in polar research 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z But other period products such as pads and tampons have been exempt since 2021. John Lewis joins M&S and Tesco in cutting price of period pants 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z Lara is 18 months into a hospital admission and says she's experienced inadequate access to products, a lack of sanitary bins and being watched as she changed a tampon. NHS psych ward period provision criticised by patients 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z However, each admits that pitching to investors often means explaining the very basics of menstruation, like how tampons, sanitary pads, and menstrual cups are used. Menstrual blood tests could aid women's healthcare 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z In the new study, Samuelson Bannow and her team tested 21 different menstrual products, including discs, tampons, pads, period underwear and cups. No One Studied Menstrual Product Absorbency Realistically until Now 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Ellie emphasises: "Knowing where to go to the bathroom, and knowing where to change a tampon, and how to do that in a remote environment, shouldn't be hard." UK scientists tackle periods in polar research 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z Many menstrual health activists say removing "tampon taxes" is one way to help women inch closer to accessing and affording sanitary products. Period poverty: In Africa, women are being priced out of buying sanitary ware 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Lara says she has heavy periods, and when she needed to replace a tampon after two hours staff wouldn't give her another one. NHS psych ward period provision criticised by patients 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z But other period products such as pads, tampons and reusable menstrual cups have been exempt since 2021. Period pants should not be subject to 20% VAT, say firms 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Using two or more tampons that absorb 20 ml of blood within a two-hour time frame is considered a heavy flow. No One Studied Menstrual Product Absorbency Realistically until Now 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Whether it’s Tetrised inside a delivery truck, cradling a cappuccino or telescoping over a tampon, cardboard is a paradox. Cardboard: Environmental scourge or savior? 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Even without the bulk of tampons and pads, though, the smallest period-suppressants quickly amount to a big shipping cost when delivering long-term supplies. Why menstrual cups in space matter 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z Lara's currently on one-to-one observations for her own safety, which means someone has to escort her to the toilet and watch her change a pad or tampon. NHS psych ward period provision criticised by patients 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z The group said were "delighted" by the government's decision to abolish the tampon and pad tax two years ago, but said there was "more to do". Period pants should not be subject to 20% VAT, say firms 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z But a heavy bleeding metric based on menstrual discs—which can hold about four times as much as a tampon and are used by many people with intense periods—hasn’t been established. No One Studied Menstrual Product Absorbency Realistically until Now 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z If you want to unpack our anxiety about cardboard, the object to start with is not an Amazon box, but a tampon. Cardboard: Environmental scourge or savior? 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z They also said some detainees were forced to remove their sanitary pad or tampon during their period and squat or squat jump. Iranian female prisoners tell of filmed strip searches 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z "All patients should be able to request pads and tampons and not face additional stress and worry during what is already a stressful time." NHS psych ward period provision criticised by patients 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z The pants contain a highly absorbent pad and can be used with tampons or in place of sanitary pads. Period pants should not be subject to 20% VAT, say firms 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Most convenience stores or pharmacies have an aisle dedicated to “feminine hygiene” filled with shelves of various menstrual products such as tampons, pads, cups and discs. No One Studied Menstrual Product Absorbency Realistically until Now 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Few popular products elicit a more visceral response than the tampon that drops from a public restroom vending machine. Cardboard: Environmental scourge or savior? 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z She clogged a toilet with tampons and flooded the house. The Vanishing Family 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z They may not understand how to use a tampon or learn how to properly clean themselves. Call the push for so-called Parent’s Rights what it is: far-right authoritarian theocracy 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z Darcey Finch, a 26-year-old illustrator, who has used period pants since the pandemic said she found them "really expensive" and was surprised that they were taxed differently to tampons and pads. Period pants should not be subject to 20% VAT, say firms 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Estimates of the capacities of many products were based on decades-old tampon research. No One Studied Menstrual Product Absorbency Realistically until Now 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z The tampon in question will never be found at the bottom of a purse, or tucked in a desk drawer at the office. Cardboard: Environmental scourge or savior? 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z One of the changes she would like to be made is free period products in workplace toilets, to help lower-paid workers access pads and tampons. Menopause and periods guidance is a 'magnificent step forward' 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z Nokuzola Ndwandwe is a campaigner from Durban who successfully got a sales tax on tampons scrapped in South Africa, and is working to get a bill passed that focuses on menstrual hygiene. South Africa period poverty: 'I don't want anyone else to use rags for sanitary pads' 2023-05-27T04:00:00Z She and other pupils had been told tampons and pads would be available in the toilets. Pupils say they struggle to access period products 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z This research set the standard for modern tampon absorbency. No One Studied Menstrual Product Absorbency Realistically until Now 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z A contemporary of the modern cardboard egg crate, which was patented 11 months earlier, the cardboard tampon applicator predates the cardboard cigarette box by more than two decades. Cardboard: Environmental scourge or savior? 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z He got his Screen Actors Guild card not from a popular TV series, but by doing a tampon commercial. A priest who taught acting derailed this actor's chemistry career. He's performed ever since 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z On Friday, debate was briefly stopped when protesters in a chamber balcony stood and yelled obscenities at conservative lawmakers while throwing what appeared to be bloody tampons onto the floor. Nebraska expected to pass 12-week abortion ban, restrictions on gender-affirming care 2023-05-19T04:00:00Z At Harlow College, in Essex, a tote bag filled with pads and tampons hangs on the back of unisex toilet cubicle doors. Pupils say they struggle to access period products 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z No free tampons in school 'adds stress to families' Cost of living forces parents to use dirty nappies, says charity 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z But since the 1990s, the overwhelming majority of those tampons have come cased in plastic, meaning plastic applicators outnumber plastic straws by an order of magnitude in the municipal waste stream. Cardboard: Environmental scourge or savior? 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Their resourceful work, called “courageous” by the Pulitzer committee, included sneaking out a tiny file of images taken by a Ukrainian medic hidden in a tampon. Prize-winning AP team served as world’s eyes in Mariupol 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z The story became known as the "tampongate tapes" because at one point, Charles expressed a wish to become her tampon. Camilla: From tabloid target to crowned queen 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z At one point, Charles is heard telling her he wished he could “live inside your trousers,” perhaps by being reincarnated as a tampon. Murdoch’s News Group Paid Settlement to Prince William, Court Filing Shows 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z "It's like swimming in an open sewer. Wet wipes, tampons, other detritus, it's disgusting. It smells like a filthy toilet." Local elections 2023: How sewage topped the political agenda 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z So concerted was the marketing push to plastic that, by 2015, cardboard applicator tampons were circling the drain. Cardboard: Environmental scourge or savior? 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z A decade of women in combat: ‘I had everything they had, plus 120 tampons’ Rear admiral picked to be first female leader of U.S. Naval Academy 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z Roper’s premise, by her own plotting, hangs on a slender tampon thread. Review | In a sea of sad novels, ‘The Society of Shame’ dares us to laugh 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z The two all-gender bathrooms housed a baby changing table and free organic pads and tampons. Fans of women’s sports walk into a bar inspired by women’s sports 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z Representatives voted unanimously Wednesday to get rid of the so-called “period tax,” exempting the 6% state sales tax and extra local tax from items like tampons, pads and sanitary napkins. South Carolina House OKs tax cut on feminine hygiene items 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Today, you can find free tampons at Disneyland in Anaheim, Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., and in every public restroom in Ann Arbor, Mich. Cardboard: Environmental scourge or savior? 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z The Wing promised a heady mix of sun salutations, power lunches and drop-in day care, with zippy Wi-Fi and a powder room stocked with Chanel perfume, organic tampons and Honest Co. diapers. It's like the 'Hunger Games': Schadenfreude and spectacle at Wing's L.A. estate sale 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Grown men who think tampons are funny, and even older men who think the useful shelf life of a woman ends in her 40s? Opinion | Does Don Lemon’s punishment fit the crime? 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z That crash has helped push the prices of tampons, cloth diapers, cotton balls and gauze bandages well above the overall U.S. inflation rate. How Widespread Are These Toxic Chemicals? They’re Everywhere. 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Climate change is reshaping the cost of daily life — including the prices of tampons and cloth diapers. Aging Societies 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z And enveloping almost every single one of those tampons is a telescoping cardboard applicator. Cardboard: Environmental scourge or savior? 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z With a video of Tiger Woods playfully handing Justin Thomas a tampon after outdriving him going viral, Woods apologized and barely made the cut at one over par. Jon Rahm seizes the Genesis Invitational lead; Tiger Woods shoots a 67 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z That crash has helped to push up the price of tampons in the United States 13 percent over the past year. How Climate Change Is Making Tampons (and Lots of Other Stuff) More Expensive 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z Walking off the tee, Woods discreetly put something in Thomas’ hand, which Thomas tossed to the ground when he realized what it was - a tampon, to remind Thomas that Woods hit it farther. Tiger Woods goes viral for all the wrong reasons at Riviera 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z Walking off the tee, Woods discreetly put something in Thomas’ hand, which Thomas tossed to the ground when he realized what it was — a tampon, to remind Thomas that Woods hit it farther. Tiger Woods goes viral for all the wrong reasons at Riviera 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z Aunt Flow’s updated tampons can be found at Google, Princeton and throughout the Utah public school system. Cardboard: Environmental scourge or savior? 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z A day earlier Woods was caught on video trying to hand playing partner Justin Thomas a tampon after Woods outdrove him on the ninth hole. Tiger Woods on trying to hand Justin Thomas a tampon: 'I'm sorry' 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z The price of Tampax, the tampon giant that sells 4.5 billion boxes globally each year, started climbing fast last year. How Climate Change Is Making Tampons (and Lots of Other Stuff) More Expensive 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z Tiger Woods is facing scrutiny for discreetly handing Justin Thomas a tampon after outdriving his playing partner at the Genesis Invitational. Woods hands Thomas a tampon during Genesis round 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z You don’t have to wig out whenever a tampon commercial comes on. Perspective | Gov. Youngkin wants to open the flow of information — about periods 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z The difference between biodegradable tampon applicators and biodegradable drink straws is that one helps poor kids miss less school and the other makes beverages very marginally worse. Cardboard: Environmental scourge or savior? 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z "I once had to change my tampon in a kit container on the side of the pitch, where they kept the pads and the balls," she said. Lack of period facilities 'could put women off sport' 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z In the long run, it could just mean that cotton is no longer the main ingredient in everything from tampons to textiles, said Mr. Sumner, “and we’re all going to use polyester.” How Climate Change Is Making Tampons (and Lots of Other Stuff) More Expensive 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z It occurred as the Americans walked off the ninth tee, with Thomas laughing and then dropping the tampon on the floor. Woods hands Thomas a tampon during Genesis round 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z In Arizona, when the state legislature didn’t want to take up a bill supplying female inmates with free sanitary products, women sent lawmakers their own pads and tampons — used. Perspective | Gov. Youngkin wants to open the flow of information — about periods 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z When Sofia points out to Jon that the women’s room lacks a place to dispose of tampons, he needs to make a call to find out what a period is. Review: Empathy coach hits a brick wall in the wild, weird workplace comedy 'Do You Feel Anger?' 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z Her ruck weight, she jokes, was heavier than her male peers’: “I had everything they had, plus 120 tampons.” Perspective | Cleared for combat 10 years ago, women still fight for change in military 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z It follows a bill passed in the 2020 legislative session that exempted sales taxes for feminine hygiene products such as tampons, pads and cups. Kirkland students push WA lawmakers to end gender-based pricing 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z Virginia is eliminating its statewide 1.5 percent tax on groceries and personal hygiene products such as diapers and tampons. New laws take effect in Virginia, Maryland and D.C. 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z As a result, the Bavarian-based firm, whose fibres are used in anything from teabags to tampons, will be able to use heating oil instead of gas starting mid-January. Germany's energy crisis powers hydrogen switch 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z They read stories about girls who miss school because they lack pads and tampons, and they learned about adults who are unable to afford these essential products. Three Virginia teens create a ‘period pantry’ for free pads, tampons 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z Earlier this year, she said, she and two supporters received packages containing bloody tampons in what she viewed as an attempt to intimidate her. ABCs not LGBTs: Battles over race, gender inflame Texas school board vote 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z The women discuss sending sanitary towels to pad the men's boots and tampons to pack their wounds. Putin's dream of Russian victory slips away in Ukraine 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z They carried dry socks, big cans of black beans, packets of ramen, tampons and hydrogen peroxide. After Hurricane Ian took everything, one hard-hit block banded together 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z For decades, if an advertiser wanted to explain the comfort and absorbency of a tampon or, more likely, a pad, they'd do so with a tranquil pour of swimming pool blue liquid. Why are our lady fluids so often depicted as blue? 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z If people needed pads and tampons, Ghala and her friends thought, then they could find a way to provide them. Three Virginia teens create a ‘period pantry’ for free pads, tampons 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z Now, the actress has offered an updated version of that 1985 tampon advert. Courteney Cox updates groundbreaking tampon advert for menopause 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z If approved, the petition would require K-12 schools to provide free tampons and pads “in at least two bathrooms.” Petition to remove tampons from Oregon boys’ bathrooms goes to state board 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z Employees can use their F.S.A. contributions to pay for a broad range of health services and products, including over-the-counter medication, first-aid kits, blood pressure monitors, breast pumps, and menstrual pads and tampons. Deadlines for Using Up Flexible Spending Accounts Return 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Just two years ago, Tampax was boasting — to hoots on social media — of its Pearl Compak tampons that "open silently for full discretion." Why are our lady fluids so often depicted as blue? 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z In September, they launched their free period pantry outside a church in Vienna, filling the two-foot wide, one-foot deep and 2.5-foot tall wooden container they constructed with donated pads and tampons. Three Virginia teens create a ‘period pantry’ for free pads, tampons 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z Charles's expressed wish to be Camilla's tampon made clear the level of intimacy between them. Camilla, the new Queen Consort 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z Free tampons and pads had been largely available in different parts of the country, but Scotland is the first country to have a law requiring universal free access. A ‘Period Dignity Officer’ Seemed Like a Good Idea. Until a Man Was Named. 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z Ionizing radiation is widely used to sterilize medical supplies, such as bandages, and consumer products, such as tampons. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z The brand's Radiant line, meanwhile, "features our quietest, resealable wrapper to make changing your tampon quiet, easy, and discreet." Why are our lady fluids so often depicted as blue? 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z And prices for tampons and pads also increased during a tampon shortage this year, straining shoppers during historical inflation that was already lifting the cost of gas, groceries and other essentials. Three Virginia teens create a ‘period pantry’ for free pads, tampons 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z Period poverty is a lack of access to sanitary products such as pads and tampons because of financial hardship. Make period products free like Scotland, UK ministers told 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z The 2020 legislation in Scotland came on the heels of an earlier law that provided free access to tampons and sanitary pads in schools, colleges, universities and other public buildings. Scotland Makes Period Products Free 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z It's not just tampons, pads and cups, either. Our reproductive years are longer than ever — and our health may be paying a price 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z The journalists fled the city on March 15 with the card embedded inside a tampon, carrying it through 15 Russian checkpoints. Famed Ukrainian medic describes ‘hell’ of Russian captivity 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z The day before she was detained, she hid a memory card in a tampon and gave it to two Associated Press journalists leaving Mariupol. Ukrainian Medic’s Months in Russian Cell: Cold, Dirty and Used as a Prop 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z There is now a legal duty on Scottish local authorities to provide free items such as tampons and sanitary pads to "anyone who needs them". Make period products free like Scotland, UK ministers told 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z A broader push to repeal state sales taxes applied to menstrual products like pads and cups, often called the tampon tax, has proceeded in fits and starts. Scotland Makes Period Products Free 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z Democrats have made life for Americans worse in almost every imaginable way — skyrocketing inflation, record-high gas prices, border chaos, surging crime and a supply chain crisis resulting in tampon and baby formula shortages. Women — don’t take Pelosi’s bait! 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z Inflation, meanwhile, has jumped from 5.4% to 8.6% and Republicans have been happy to complain about the baby formula and tampon shortages. A tale of two July Fourths: No fireworks for Dems this year 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z She also noted that some people need to use tampons or aren’t able to use sustainable products. What’s the plan for the national tampon shortage? 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z Additionally the "tampon tax" has been abolished, with a zero VAT applying to all period products. Make period products free like Scotland, UK ministers told 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z Those in favor of repealing the tax argue that necessities like tampons and pads should be tax-exempt, while others argue that states need the revenue. Scotland Makes Period Products Free 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z There are still some retailers on the marketplace who provide instructions on how to make DIY tampons. Is it safe to use homemade tampons? 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z In parts of the city, activists have nailed small wooden cupboards to street posts offering up sundries like socks, tampons, shampoo, and cans of tuna. Sobering lessons in untying the knot of a homeless crisis 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z Asia Brown said the current tampon shortage is exacerbating cost issues that already exist, particularly in Mississippi, where tampons and other menstrual products are taxed. What’s the plan for the national tampon shortage? 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z The charity have said that "inflation has removed any affordability gains from the tampon tax abolition." and are calling on the government to provide "free period products for all." Make period products free like Scotland, UK ministers told 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z In parts of the city, activists have nailed small wooden cupboards to street posts offering up sundries such as socks, tampons, shampoo and cans of tuna. 'Not safe anymore': Portland confronts the limits of its support for homeless services 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z "The current tampon shortage is unsettling and places people at risk of discomfort and even harm," Villavicencio said. Is it safe to use homemade tampons? 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z But say a woman wants to use the bathroom break to change a tampon or pad. It's time to talk tennis, periods & Wimbledon whites 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z The tampon shortage is the latest supply chain issue to affect daily life for women, just weeks after a shortage of baby formula left many families scrambling. What’s the plan for the national tampon shortage? 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z “I just bled through my pants and had to run to three different stores to find tampons,” said the message sent to her organization, I Support the Girls. Tampon and baby formula shortage ‘feels like a war on women’ 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z She transferred the clips to an Associated Press team, the last international journalists in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, one of whom fled with it embedded in a tampon on March 15. Russia frees captive medic who filmed Mariupol’s horror 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z "We do not recommend to anyone that they try to make their own tampons as the risk of infection would be grave compared with store-bought tampons." Is it safe to use homemade tampons? 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z She begged the officers to let her grab a tampon, but they told her no, causing her to flail and then collapse on the ground in tears, the lawsuit states. Arrest of Colorado 14-Year-Old Over a Slap Prompts Excessive-Force Suit 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z A menstrual cup can be a one-time purchase that can last years with proper care, “so it eliminates the use of thousands of pads and tampons in one lifetime,” Petrova said. What’s the plan for the national tampon shortage? 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z Where they can be found, tampons now carry higher price tags — a frustration compounded by the fact they are not tax exempt in most states. Tampon and baby formula shortage ‘feels like a war on women’ 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z Congress has taken notice of the tampon shortage around the country, rooted in the supply chain crisis, and the high costs of fuel and raw materials. Lawmakers seek solutions to tampon shortage 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z These tampons are made of cotton, rayon, or a blend of both ingredients. Is it safe to use homemade tampons? 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z S.S. can then be heard yelling that she needs to get a tampon, body camera footage shows. Arrest of Colorado 14-Year-Old Over a Slap Prompts Excessive-Force Suit 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z Sriracha sauce and tampons are going missing from store shelves as shortages of raw materials such as chili peppers and cotton push manufacturers to downsize products without raising prices. Manufacturers, retailers resort to ‘shrinkflation’ amid production crisis 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Diamond Cotton, a single mother of three living in Indianapolis who receives food assistance benefits, said the higher prices on tampons has hit her family hard. Tampon and baby formula shortage ‘feels like a war on women’ 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z Time initially reported on the tampon shortage last week and highlighted that the scarcity of these products has lasted longer than others, such as toilet paper and cleaning items at the start of the pandemic. Lawmakers seek solutions to tampon shortage 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z In order to evaluate the safety of tampons, manufacturers submit data from testing the safety of the materials. Is it safe to use homemade tampons? 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z “I need to put a tampon in,” she yells, using an expletive. Arrest of Colorado 14-Year-Old Over a Slap Prompts Excessive-Force Suit 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z Procter & Gamble, which owns Tampax and Always, reported similar issues with tampons and feminine pads. Manufacturers, retailers resort to ‘shrinkflation’ amid production crisis 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z She has a preteen and a teen daughter who also need tampons, and she typically sticks to the store brands. Tampon and baby formula shortage ‘feels like a war on women’ 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z Inflation also caused tampons to become more expensive. Lawmakers seek solutions to tampon shortage 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z Without this process, people could be at a higher risk of developing an infection from an unregulated tampon. Is it safe to use homemade tampons? 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z Supply chain issues are causing a tampon shortage. Inflation and Price Gouging 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Staffing shortages at factories, transportation delays and the rising cost of materials like plastics and cotton already have forced tampon prices higher. Manufacturers, retailers resort to ‘shrinkflation’ amid production crisis 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z “I’m already trying to make sure that our bills are paid, but now I got to come up with the extra $10 to $15 to buy tampons,” said Cotton, 32. Tampon and baby formula shortage ‘feels like a war on women’ 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z “I have seen troubling reports about low supplies and even empty shelves of tampons – as well as concerning indications that instead of increasing supply, companies have increased tampon prices,” Mrs. Hassan wrote. Lawmakers seek solutions to tampon shortage 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z People who menstruate might not only be struggling to feed their infants due to a national baby formula shortage — but they also can't get proper period care because of a national tampon shortage. Is it safe to use homemade tampons? 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z Now, the latest supply-chain issue complicating daily life for women across the U.S. is a nationwide tampon shortage, set against a backdrop of rising consumer prices because of inflation. Why your preferred tampons may be difficult to find, plus how to get around the shortage 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z “It isn’t just hot sauce and tampons. Americans tend to take plentiful supplies, even gas or electricity, for granted,” Mr. Warder said. Manufacturers, retailers resort to ‘shrinkflation’ amid production crisis 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z She plans to make the case that “schools already provide toilet paper and paper towels — why don’t they provide tampons?” Tampon and baby formula shortage ‘feels like a war on women’ 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z “Companies like yours that produce tampons must take immediate action to increase the tampon supply and end unnecessary price increases.” Lawmakers seek solutions to tampon shortage 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z Russia's invasion of Ukraine is also partly to blame for the tampon shortage, as reported by CNN. Is it safe to use homemade tampons? 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z “I checked 8 different stores!” wrote one Reddit user, who instead ordered tampons online at a “noticeable markup.” Why your preferred tampons may be difficult to find, plus how to get around the shortage 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z I’m about to give birth soon and there’s no formula AND no tampons??? Yes, there’s a tampon shortage. Here’s why. 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z And while people may view tampons as a simple product, he said, they rely upon complex, globally interconnected supply chains. Tampon and baby formula shortage ‘feels like a war on women’ 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z Republicans did not waste any time criticizing the Biden administration over the tampon shortage and said this will affect how women vote in the mid-term elections this fall. Lawmakers seek solutions to tampon shortage 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z Since both nations are major exporters of fertilizer, which is needed to grow cotton, the availability of absorbency materials for tampons has been in short supply. Is it safe to use homemade tampons? 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z Here is what you need to know about finding tampons right now and what alternatives are available. Why your preferred tampons may be difficult to find, plus how to get around the shortage 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Just came from Walgreens and yeah, the tampon shortage is real. Yes, there’s a tampon shortage. Here’s why. 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z The nonprofit has been able to donate half its normal output in the first six months of this year — 218,000 tampons. Tampon and baby formula shortage ‘feels like a war on women’ 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z Major tampon manufacturers in the United States have pledged to make more of the sanitary products to address shortages in the country. US manufacturers pledge to address tampon shortages 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z The shortage first came to light as people started posting photos on social media of bare shelves that used to house tampons and posting on internet forums wondering where all the tampons went. Is it safe to use homemade tampons? 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z Though Redditors have noted the tampon shortage for months, the issue flew largely under the radar until Time first wrote about the “great tampon shortage” earlier in June. Why your preferred tampons may be difficult to find, plus how to get around the shortage 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z By April, she was being peppered with calls and emails from organizations that also donate tampons and pads to those who cannot afford them, asking her to fill supply gaps. Yes, there’s a tampon shortage. Here’s why. 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z Schumer then went out into the mall for woman-on-the-street — and a-bunch-of-dudes-on-the-street — interviews about things such as how to put in a tampon and which of the various tampon sizes might be appropriate for different people. Blamed for tampon shortage, a confused Amy Schumer says, 'I don't even have a uterus' 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z "We can assure you this is a temporary situation," said the company, which sells around 4.5bn boxes of tampons globally each year. US manufacturers pledge to address tampon shortages 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, the tampon shortage is yet another reminder of period poverty in America. Is it safe to use homemade tampons? 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z Of course, tampons are not the only commodity in short supply. Why your preferred tampons may be difficult to find, plus how to get around the shortage 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z For those struggling to find tampons in their area, menstrual cups are an affordable and environmentally friendly alternative, as are period underwear. Yes, there’s a tampon shortage. Here’s why. 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z According to Time, there’s been a tampon shortage across multiple brands for about six months. Blamed for tampon shortage, a confused Amy Schumer says, 'I don't even have a uterus' 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z P&G's chief financial officer, Andre Schulten, said at a recent earnings call that it has been "costly and highly volatile" to acquire raw materials such as cotton and plastic for tampons. US manufacturers pledge to address tampon shortages 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Supply chain disruptions forcing Americans to search far and wide for essential products like baby formula continue to hamstring the availability of an important, yet perhaps unsuspecting feminine hygiene product: tampons. Latest supply chain issue features monthslong nationwide shortage of tampons 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z There are many reusable brands on the market, most of which indicate their capacity by how many tampons’ worth of menstrual blood they can hold, she explained. Why your preferred tampons may be difficult to find, plus how to get around the shortage 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z As tampon stocks have waned, Executive Director Angie Wiseman has seen an uptick in interest in Dignity Period’s organic, reusable cotton pads. Yes, there’s a tampon shortage. Here’s why. 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z Delivery paths that Russia relies on to import materials for products as diverse as cars, tampons and ceramic plates have been blocked by European countries. As Russia Diverges From the Global Economy, Soviet-Style Scarcity Looms 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z One Reddit user said they had visited eight stores to find tampons with a cardboard applicator, before deciding to buy them online "at a noticeable mark-up". US manufacturers pledge to address tampon shortages 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z The card was hidden inside a tampon, and the team passed through 15 Russian checkpoints before reaching Ukrainian-controlled territory. Captive medic’s bodycam shows firsthand horror of Mariupol 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z Research suggests leakage with menstrual cups is similar to or lower than what women experience with pads or tampons. Why your preferred tampons may be difficult to find, plus how to get around the shortage 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Prices for tampons and pads have shot up amid the crunch, at a moment when historic inflation is causing households to pay more for gas, groceries and other essentials. Yes, there’s a tampon shortage. Here’s why. 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z In Moscow, shoppers complained that a kilogram of bananas had shot up to 100 rubles from 60, while in Irkutsk, an industrial city in Siberia, the price of tampons at a store doubled to $7. In Russia, as Prices Soar, the Outlook for Its Economy Grows ‘Especially Gloomy’ 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z Among those critiquing the new law was the conservative account Libs of TikTok, which tweeted that Ms. Brown “thinks it’s very important to have tampons available in elementary boys’ bathrooms.” Portland schools offer free feminine-hygiene products in boys’ bathrooms for ‘menstruating students’ 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z In one post, a TikTok user with a Blue Lives Matter profile picture questions why pads and tampons should be free just because half the population uses them. Leftist gimmick accounts want their tweets to influence politics, too 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Horton believes the tampon shortage is a reminder that menstrual hygiene is a broadly important topic. Why your preferred tampons may be difficult to find, plus how to get around the shortage 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z "We weren't educated on tampons, menstrual cups... it was just the basics that led to problems years on when I started my periods. It's just really sad," she added. Periods: TikTok gives better education than schools, say teens 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z The volume of consumer-related imports is down 76 percent, making it difficult for Russians to buy tampons and cellphones, and for hospitals to get replacement parts and supplies for dialysis machines and ventilators. In Russia, as Prices Soar, the Outlook for Its Economy Grows ‘Especially Gloomy’ 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z “I show them menstrual cups and period underwear and say, ‘Pads and tampons have been replaced with these — which one do you prefer?’” she said. Japan’s women-led start-ups are making period cups and the pill a thing 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z Ms Perkins said when the pelvic floor muscles are not working properly it can lead to abdominal, back or pelvic pain, bladder and bowel symptoms, painful sex and pain using tampons. Stress incontinence: Stigma tackled in women's rugby 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z Can I use an old stash of tampons? Why your preferred tampons may be difficult to find, plus how to get around the shortage 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Without menstrual products, women in prison resort to using mattress stuffing, ripped bedsheets, socks, toilet paper and soiled, days old tampons. Opinion | In prison, having your period can put your life in danger 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z There, an entire refugee town opens up: Volunteers hand out food and hot drinks, stands offer free shampoo, diapers, tampons, sanitary napkins and other hygiene supplies. Berlin train station turns into refugee town for Ukrainians 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z Some other drugstores in the city are out of sanitary napkins and tampons. Empty Stores and an Exodus: Hong Kong’s Covid Crackdown Stirs Panic 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z She was also dubbed the “tampon queen” or “period princess” — titles she embraced — because of her efforts such as making sure menstrual products are available for free at public schools in California. Prominent Latino Democrats fight over rare open California congressional seat 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z But according to medical providers, that doesn’t mean tampons are necessarily unsafe or ineffective beyond that date. Why your preferred tampons may be difficult to find, plus how to get around the shortage 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z This means a woman would need to work between 13 and 325 hours before she could afford a single box of tampons that might last through one period. Opinion | In prison, having your period can put your life in danger 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z If it’s socks and tampons, then give them socks and tampons and give them a lot. She has a bestseller and hit Netflix series. But Stephanie Land's 'Maid' isn't just about being a 'palatable poor person' 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z Visual evidence of these spills include faeces, tampons and toilet rolls floating on water surfaces or caught in plants. No English river is free from pollution - Parliament report 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z EU laws require member states to tax tampons and sanitary towels at a minimum rate of 5%. Brexit: Did the EU ban crown marks on pint glasses? 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z First and foremost: If you are running low, do not try to extend your supply by wearing a tampon for longer stretches of time, Wilkinson cautioned. Why your preferred tampons may be difficult to find, plus how to get around the shortage 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Would they touch a new, unused tampon to their lips? How Disgust Explains Everything 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z A school which donates free tampons and towels to girls who can't afford them said the pandemic is making everyday essentials a luxury. Period poverty: Covid pandemic makes tampons a luxury 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z They started off with pads and tampons then added magazines, pain relief and snack bars over time. Period packs for footballers: 'Players can't talk to managers' 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z The Michigan Senate on Tuesday passed legislation that would eliminate the so-called "tampon tax" on menstrual products, sending it to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer who is expected to sign it into law. Michigan Senate votes to end tax on menstrual products 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z Toxic shock syndrome is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition that can occur when you leave a tampon in for more than eight hours or use one with too much absorbency. Why your preferred tampons may be difficult to find, plus how to get around the shortage 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z The accounts can be used for medical care and copayments, nonprescription drugs, and a variety of health-related services, products and supplies, including menstrual pads and tampons, breast pumps, contact lenses and lens solution. Have an FSA at work? You may be able to carry over more money in 2022 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z She first received a bag of sanitary towels and tampons when coronavirus hit. Period poverty: Covid pandemic makes tampons a luxury 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z Toxic shock can occur after childbirth or a wound infection, although the best-known cases occurred in the 1970s and ’80s in women who used a type of tampon no longer in use. As thousands of kids get sick, and dozens die, scientists study COVID-related inflammation 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z Though several bills to end the tampon tax were introduced in the Michigan Legislature in the last five years, none of those bills made it to a floor vote. Michigan Senate votes to end tax on menstrual products 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z “People should be assured that they have agency in these decisions,” she said, noting, for example, the possibility of switching from tampons to reusable options for environmental reasons. Why your preferred tampons may be difficult to find, plus how to get around the shortage 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z The accounts can be used for medical care and co-payments, nonprescription drugs, and a variety of health-related services, products and supplies, including menstrual pads and tampons, breast pumps, contact lenses and lens solution. Have an F.S.A.? You May Be Able to Carry Over More Money in 2022. 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Teacher Rachel Mansell said by offering free towels and tampons, girls had "made huge leaps and bounds" with their academic outcomes. Period poverty: Covid pandemic makes tampons a luxury 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z Every year in America, women spend at least $2.8 billion on sanitary pads and tampons that can take hundreds of years to decompose. Menstrual cups are better for Earth — and your purse — than tampons or pads 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z The move comes as women’s rights advocates push nationwide for affordable access to pads, tampons and other items. California requires menstrual products in public schools 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z And these days, there are more alternatives to tampons available than ever. Why your preferred tampons may be difficult to find, plus how to get around the shortage 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z The commission said Mabe did not fix prices on tampons, but did on diapers. Mexico fines tampon, diaper markers for price fixing 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z She described the portable loos as "unpleasant" with nowhere to dispose of used pads or tampons. Periods: Festivals need facilities at live events, says singer 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z Although menstrual cups have been around for decades, they historically have been less popular than pads or tampons. Menstrual cups are better for Earth — and your purse — than tampons or pads 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z Promoting community discussions and encouraging White Americans to fight for racial justice seems far afield for a company that sells toilet paper, toothpaste and tampons. Corporations are working with social media influencers to cancel-proof their racial justice initiatives 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z A cut in VAT for tampons and sanitary products was the first Brexit 'dividend', announced by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak on 1 January - a day after the end of the transition period. How tampon tax, hedgerows and sanctions have changed since Brexit 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z The third bill, HB 3294, would require public schools to provide pads and tampons to students at no charge. Oregon bills would increase access to menstrual products 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z “But for Flores’s menstruation and use of a tampon — conditions inextricable from her sex and her childbearing capacity — she would not have been discharged,” U.S. Virginia prison guards accused a staffer of smuggling contraband, so she was fired. It was a tampon, she says. 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z Another part of their growing popularity stems from the general public’s concern about solid waste associated with any disposable product, including disposable pads and tampons. Menstrual cups are better for Earth — and your purse — than tampons or pads 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z In January, Britain said it would repeal the so-called tampon tax, which classed sanitary products as nonessential, luxury items. New Zealand to Roll Out Free Period Products to All Students 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z “I’m proud that we are today delivering on our promise to scrap the tampon tax,” Chancellor Rishi Sunak of the Exchequer said in a statement. U.K. Eliminates Tax on Tampons and Other Sanitary Products 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z They pointed to the abolition of the tampon tax as an early positive change arising from Brexit. UK abolishes ‘sexist’ tax on women’s sanitary products 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z About two hours later, Flores realized she needed to change her tampon, but had forgotten to bring one in. Virginia prison guards accused a staffer of smuggling contraband, so she was fired. It was a tampon, she says. 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z We compared three products: a rayon-based tampon with a plastic applicator, a maxipad with a cellulose and polyethylene absorbent core and a menstrual cup made of silicone. Menstrual cups are better for Earth — and your purse — than tampons or pads 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z It’s unclear how she was infected, Pratt said, though the use of tampons - often a speculation with toxic shock - was ruled out. Woman’s family helps her chart new life after amputations 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z Ms Coryton, 27, who began campaigning to end the tampon tax when she was 21, told the BBC: "Dropping the tax is about ending a symptom of sexism." Activists cheer as 'sexist' tampon tax is scrapped 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z Public blunders over legislation on vaccines, tampon and diaper taxes, gas tax proceeds and the future of California’s high-speed rail project highlighted the inexperience with political forces at the state Capitol. Gov. Gavin Newsom's chief of staff leaves as new top advisor joins his team 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z Feeling rushed to get back to a waiting patient, she took out her tampon and placed some toilet paper in her underwear as a quick remedy, according to the complaint. Virginia prison guards accused a staffer of smuggling contraband, so she was fired. It was a tampon, she says. 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z The tampon had a 40 percent lower score and the menstrual cup 99.6 percent lower. Menstrual cups are better for Earth — and your purse — than tampons or pads 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z Call a doctor immediately if you have symptoms, especially if you’ve recently used tampons or if you have a skin or wound infection. Woman’s family helps her chart new life after amputations 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z The 5% rate of VAT on sanitary products - referred to as the "tampon tax" - will be abolished from 1 January. Activists cheer as 'sexist' tampon tax is scrapped 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z The women, who alleged the search constituted cruel and unusual punishment, also said they were forced to remove tampons and bled on themselves while they waited for others to be searched. The way prisoners flag guard abuse, inadequate health care and unsanitary conditions is broken 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z The lawsuit stems from VADOC’s 2018 rule banning anyone who entered its facilities from wearing tampons, claiming its body scanners could not distinguish the difference between a tampon or menstrual cup and contraband. Virginia prison guards accused a staffer of smuggling contraband, so she was fired. It was a tampon, she says. 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z Taking the tampon as an example, the extraction and preparation of the raw materials used to make it contributed over 80 percent of the total impact. Menstrual cups are better for Earth — and your purse — than tampons or pads 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z In addition, about $48,000 will be used to supply campus bathrooms with tampons and pads. U-Md. student government will distribute $400,000 to students facing hardships, mental health challenges 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z It's been a long road to getting the tampon tax abolished in the UK. Activists cheer as 'sexist' tampon tax is scrapped 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z Kelly, thinking on her toes, told her attacker she was on her period and needed to visit the pharmacy to get tampons. Online grooming: 'My modelling job turned out to be a gang rape trap' 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z After the officer confirmed Flores’s claims and verified that she was not wearing a tampon, she escorted Flores back and instructed her to go through the body scan again. Virginia prison guards accused a staffer of smuggling contraband, so she was fired. It was a tampon, she says. 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z Using a reusable cup for even just one month instead of the average 20 pads or tampons was still an environmentally preferable approach. Menstrual cups are better for Earth — and your purse — than tampons or pads 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z Students at this college are asking: Why not tampons? U-Md. student government will distribute $400,000 to students facing hardships, mental health challenges 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z "The tampon tax fund has provided much needed support and funding to a chronically underfunded area," she said. Activists cheer as 'sexist' tampon tax is scrapped 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z Lawmakers in the Scottish Parliament unanimously approved a bill late Tuesday that will require local authorities to provide free access to items such as tampons and sanitary pads. Scotland makes period products freely available to all women 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z She repeatedly explained that she was wearing a tampon in the first and third scans, but not the second, according to the complaint. Virginia prison guards accused a staffer of smuggling contraband, so she was fired. It was a tampon, she says. 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z The new law in Scotland builds upon the earlier measure, introducing a legal right of free access to tampons and sanitary pads in schools, colleges, universities and all other public buildings. Scotland Passes Bill to End ‘Period Poverty’ With Free Sanitary Products 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z At present tampons, pads and some reusable products are funded in schools, colleges and universities in Scotland. Period poverty: Are Scots going to get period products for free? 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z The Treasury has estimated the move will save the average woman nearly £40 over her lifetime, with a cut of 7p on a pack of 20 tampons and 5p on 12 pads. Activists cheer as 'sexist' tampon tax is scrapped 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z They’ll dangle a tampon in front of you and taunt you. 'PTSD is real, I wake up crying': the activist who stood up to prison guard abuse 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z As the coronavirus crisis ravaged global supply chains and disrupted work and social lives, women and girls around the world were struggling to find basic essentials like pads and tampons. Pantone’s Newest Color Is a Nod to Menstruation: Period Red 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z Other female medical workers said their supervisors rebuked them when they asked for help obtaining tampons or pads when goods in Wuhan became increasingly hard to obtain. A TV Drama on China’s Fight With Covid-19 Draws Ire Over Its Depiction of Women 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z Since 2001, VAT has been charged on period products at a rate of 5% in the UK, with EU rules meaning this "tampon tax" could not be abolished or reduced any further. Period poverty: Are Scots going to get period products for free? 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z In one instance in January 2019, police strip-searched two young women outside a Sydney casino - one was asked by an officer to remove her tampon. Sydney woman told to remove tampon in strip-search 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z No doubt the same guy has absolutely no idea what a tampon looks like. If police lie about a tampon in a coffee, how can we trust them on anything? | Arwa Mahdawi 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z There are longstanding calls to abolish what is known as the “tampon tax,” or sales tax on sanitary products, in places across the United States. Pantone’s Newest Color Is a Nod to Menstruation: Period Red 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z Well, thank you, she is not Pampers or a tampon, she is a person alive in my imagination, not a commodity to be bought and sold by other people. Me and my detective by Lee Child, Attica Locke, Sara Paretsky, Jo Nesbø and more 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z With average periods lasting about five days, it can cost up to £8 a month for tampons and pads, and some women struggle to afford the cost. Period poverty: Are Scots going to get period products for free? 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z Engineers tried to design special make-up kits and wildly overestimated how many tampons would be needed for week-long missions. The woman making history in sea and space 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z Did a Starbucks barista really put a tampon in a cop’s coffee? If police lie about a tampon in a coffee, how can we trust them on anything? | Arwa Mahdawi 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z Beyond food resources, there are tables lined with deodorant, soaps, lotion, pads, tampons and razors where volunteers assemble hygiene kits for distribution. Grassroots food pantry fights hunger amid the coronavirus 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z And so we supply — us, with our product — five different sizes of pads and tampons. Watch: It’s hard for some girls to get pads and tampons. Two middle-schoolers are trying to fix that. 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z However, over the past five years the UK government has put money raised by VAT on period products into a tampon tax fund which is used to support women's organisations and charities. Period poverty: Are Scots going to get period products for free? 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z "We're taking donations for soaps and there's a pretty big need for sanitary pads and tampons too." Simple ways you can help during the pandemic 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z It’s often talked about in the context of tampon use and women who are menstruating. Britain’s national health authority issued a worrisome alert about children, covid-19 and potential complications 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z On one occasion, a guard yelled at her when she asked for a tampon. As Coronavirus Threatens, Teenage Migrants ‘Age Out’ Into ICE Jails 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z Made from wood chips or recycled paper, softwood pulp costs about $455 a tonne and is a key part of tampons, sanitary pads and diapers. Pulp friction: Border jams delay supply of toilet paper's only ingredient 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z There were toothbrushes and toothpaste and toilet paper and tampons. Covid-19 is ravaging black communities. A Milwaukee neighborhood is figuring out how to fight back. 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z We went into a large supermarket, filled our trolleys with sanitary towels and tampons, took them to the checkout and then refused to pay the full amount, insisting they deduct the 15% VAT. The real-life heroes of Misbehaviour inspired my feminism | Julie Bindel 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z They also exempted menstrual products like tampons from sales tax, making Washington the 20th state to do so. COVID-19 response became legislative priority in Washington 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z The 5% rate of VAT on sanitary products - referred to as the "tampon tax" - will be abolished from January. Budget 2020: What it means for you 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z Under the bill, products that are exempt from sales and use tax include sanitary napkins, tampons, menstrual cups, or any other similar menstrual product. Washington Legislature OKs ‘tampon tax’ exemption bill 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z I didn’t put the tampon in properly, so it hurt. I wish everyone raw strength, however they identify | Suzanne Moore 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z Under the bill, products that are exempt from the tax include sanitary napkins, tampons, menstrual cups, or any other similar menstrual product. Senate OKs bill exempting menstrual products from sales tax 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z The 5% rate of VAT on sanitary products - referred to as the "tampon tax" - will be abolished from January, the chancellor will announce. Date set for abolition of tampon tax 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z And so, when you go to a bar’s vending machine seeking a late-night snack, you’re likely to find packets of Advil, emergency-phone chargers, tampons and playing cards among the candy bars and bags of chips. Forget chips and sodas: D.C.’s coolest vending machines dispense Japanese toys, tarot cards and original art 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z The Period Products Bill which would provide free sanitary pads and tampons to “anyone who needs them”, passed its first legislative hurdle on Tuesday. No, Elizabeth Warren – taking Super Pac money is not girl power | Arwa Mahdawi 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z “Not too floral, something abstract, modern and simple. We have to get away from the middle-aged women narrative of floral and pink, like a box of tampons.” Yes, yes, yes! Are we on the brink of a revolution in sex toys? | Brigid Delaney 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Washington is currently among 31 states that still tax menstrual products, according to Period Equity, a nonprofit group that is campaigning to end the so-called “tampon tax” in states. Senate OKs bill exempting menstrual products from sales tax 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z The Treasury estimates the move will save the average woman nearly £40 over her lifetime, with a cut of 7p on a pack of 20 tampons and 5p on 12 pads. Date set for abolition of tampon tax 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z Haley relating how he held her down on his bed in July 2006, pushing her back when she tried to get up, yanking a tampon out of her before assaulting her. Harvey Weinstein tried to silence and blame victims. At trial it no longer worked 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z |
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