This just in: a new study has found that the most absorbent period product isn't tampons, period pants or pads, but rather a menstrual disc – which tbh was something we'd never really heard of! Turns ...

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Amid widely differing capacities of available menstrual hygiene products, a menstrual disc—similar in shape to a diaphragm—may be best for dealing with heavy monthly blood flow as well as indicating ...

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 ...

Which menstrual disc is the best? Until recently, options for menstrual products were relatively limited. Within the last decade or so, reliable alternatives to pads and tampons have grown in ...

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 ...

After gradually transitioning from using disposable pads and tampons to reusable period underwear and menstrual cups/discs, I’m now a year into a completely zero-waste period care routine. While ...

In Facebook groups with upwards of 85,000 members, women share how much their period symptoms have improved after ditching tampons for menstrual discs. "We have a 25,000 member group on Facebook, and ...