tampons
Is Toxic Shock Syndrome on the Rise Among Young Women?
Last month, four teenagers in Western Michigan were diagnosed with toxic shock syndrome from using tampons. Why are so many young women still getting TSS?
Periods Are Miserable When You're Homeless. This Woman Is Trying to Help
Because pads and tampons are some of the least-donated items to shelters, homeless women are often forced to go without them. Twenty-seven-year-old Chelsea VonChaz started Happy Period to change that.
Steal From Women, Give to Women: The UK's Bloody Stupid Tampon Tax
The UK government has come under fire in recent months for taxing tampons as a luxury item. Recently, they announced that the revenue from the tax will go to women's charities—but critics aren't impressed.
Soaking It Up With Menstrual Sea Sponges
Looking into the growing trend of managing periods with porous objects that are technically animals.
Inside LA's Lesbian Feminist Haunted House
Confronting our most enduring fear with the demented women's studies professors and "riot ghouls" of Killjoy's Kastle.
For Asylum Seekers Menstruation Is a Complicated and Often Humiliating Process
Women are often forced to line up for hours to access pads and tampons. Many bleed through their clothes and are forced to make due with tent cloths.
How One Man Ran the World's Only Menstruation Museum from His Basement
The story of a 73-year-old bachelor, a massive collection of menstrual memorabilia, and the museum that may one day rise again.
A 13-Year-Old Girl Died of Toxic Shock Syndrome After Doctors Misdiagnosed Her
Doctors told Jemma-Louise Roberts her vomiting and diarrhea were a simple stomach virus. A week later, she had died from toxic shock syndrome.
A Night Out with Anonymous X
The group is made up of volunteers who hand out high-calorie meal packs, clothes, and sanitary products to Melbourne's homeless.
The Future of Periods Will Be High-Tech, Messy, and Might Involve Jellyfish
In the future, there could be computerized tampons that tell you when to change them, dissolvable tampons that can release HIV-prevention medication, and tampons that even detect ovarian cancer.