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Period products haven’t been tested with real blood — until now. Here’s why it matters
Podcast |
Soundside
Publisher |
KUOW
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Daily News
News
Publication Date |
Aug 29, 2023
Episode Duration |
00:13:10

For the first time ever, researchers have tested period products with actual human blood as opposed to saline solution.

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In menstrual product advertisements, companies often use a light blue liquid as a stand-in for blood, to demonstrate the absorbency of their products. It turns out most companies use a similar stand-in for menstrual product testing: saline solution. We talked to the doctor behind the first-ever period product study using real blood about why this research matters.

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