Menstrual discs – insertable period products that provide up to 12 hours of protection against leaks – may be a better option for people who get heavy periods than traditional products like tampons or ...

For women with heavy periods, some newer menstrual products may offer more security than old-fashioned pads and tampons. That's among the findings of a new study that tested the absorbency levels of a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Heavy periods aren’t just inconvenient (and expensive, given the cost of pads and tampons). They can often be painful, causing ...

There are many period products on the market from pads, tampons and cups to discs. Yet, there is a dearth of reliable information about how much menstrual blood they can hold — a useful metric for ...

In extremely interesting news for those of you who deal with heavier periods, the first ever study to analyse how well various menstrual products absorb your flow using actual human blood (as opposed ...

Fairfax, would require ingredient labels be listed on all menstrual products sold in Virginia, an effort to better inform consumers about possibly toxic ...

Chemicals found in menstrual products typically are at concentrations low enough to make their health impact unclear. But ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it will examine the potential harm to women of heavy metals such as lead and arsenic found in tampons.The FDA’s action follows the July ...

Tampon users have taken to TikTok to show themselves throwing their unused products straight into the trash. The panic stems from new research that found traces of toxic metals, including lead and ...