Tampons are a more discreet option, but they may not work for people with heavy periods. matka_Wariatka/Getty Images Tampons are cylindrical inserts that go inside your vagina, whereas pads are ...

In the late ’90s, tiny backpacks were cool like they are now. And I had one with a yellow smiley face and googly eyes on the front pocket. It was fifth grade, and I needed the tiny backpack to stash ...

We’re pretty tired of shelling out hundreds of dollars a year on tampons and pads—not to mention their negative environmental impact. So when we learned that special underwear for periods works just ...

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For that time of the month, a menstrual pad is a straightforward and safe solution to manage your period. For some menstruating people, tampons or cups are uncomfortable to insert and to wear. Pads ...

From Mooncups to blood-wicking pants; homemade pads to pieces of cloth: there is zero lack of ingenuity when it comes to how women over the globe think about period wear. And yet, period poverty is a ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS Local)-- Teenage girls and women living in "period poverty" in Philadelphia don't have to worry as much as before about having access to pads and tampons thanks to a local health ...