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Using Period Products

Many different kinds of period products exist today, along with work being done to make them freely available to all menstruators.

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Don't Panic About Lead in Tampons

Are tampons safe? This study concluded they are, even though every tampon they tested contained arsenic, cadmium, and lead. Where do these chemicals come from and should we worry about them?

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Are tampons safe? This study concluded they are, even though every tampon they tested contained arsenic, cadmium, and lead. Where do these chemicals come from and should we worry about them?

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Period Products and Climate Change

Scholars based in France and the US have completed a comparative study that measures how climate-friendly different menstrual products are.

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Scholars based in France and the US have completed a comparative study that measures how climate-friendly different menstrual products are.

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Tampons and Toxic Chemicals

This article assesses concerns about the presence of chemicals in tampons and other menstrual products.

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This article assesses concerns about the presence of chemicals in tampons and other menstrual products.

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Addressing Period Poverty in the United States

Érica Carnevalli reports on what happens when low income women and women living in poverty cannot afford the menstrual products that they need. How can we use education and legislation to end period poverty?