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Menstrual products


  • Here are entered works on products used to collect menstrual blood during menstruation.
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    • Feminine hygiene products
    • Menstrual care products
    • Menstrual hygiene materials
    • Menstrual hygiene products
    • Period products
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  • Earlier Established Forms

    • Feminine hygiene products
  • Sources

    • found: MeSH browser, Mar. 22, 2007(Feminine Hygiene Products; Menstrual Hygiene Products; Apr. 4 2023, Menstrual Hygiene Products, RT Menstrual Products, BT Feminine Hygiene Products)
    • found: Yahoo shopping directory, Mar. 22, 2007(Shopping > Feminine hygiene products)
    • found: LC database, Mar. 22, 2007(titles: feminine hygiene products)
    • found: Center for Disease Control and Prevention website, Menstrual hygiene page, viewed Apr. 4, 2023("You can choose many types of menstrual products to absorb or collect blood during your period, including sanitary pads, tampons, menstrual cups, menstrual discs, and period underwear.") - https://www.cdc.gov/hygiene/personal-hygiene/menstrual.html
    • found: Okamoto, N. Period power : a manifesto for the menstrual movement, 2018:p. 28 ("It's important to use language that is inclusive of all menstrual experiences. For transgender men and genderqueer people (and others) who still experience menstruation and have uteruses, vaginas, ovaries, and fallopian tubes, periods can be very difficult"; "I avoid using terms such as 'feminine hygiene' and 'feminine products' in an effort to be gender-inclusive") p. 149 ("menstrual products") p. 153 ("menstrual hygiene products") p. 131 ("period products") (OCoLC)1050454482
    • found: The Palgrave handbook of critical menstruation studies, 2020:p. 947 ("We can also change the way we talk about menstruation, including using the term menstruators, 'menstrual products' instead of 'feminine hygiene products' and rename 'female healthcare' centers with more gender-neutral terms") (OCoLC)1182515281
    • found: Google search, Apr. 4, 2023("menstrual products" 112,000,000 results; "menstrual hygiene products" 25,300,000 results; "feminine hygiene products" 39,700,000 results)
    • found: UNICEF website, Guide to menstrual hygiene materials, viewed Apr. 4, 2023("Menstrual hygiene materials are the products used to catch menstrual flow, such as pads, cloths, tampons or cups.") - https://www.unicef.org/media/91346/file/UNICEF-Guide-menstrual-hygiene-materials-2019.pdf
    • found: Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 : report (to accompany H.R. 1922) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office), 2021:p. 2 ("For purposes of this paragraph, the term 'menstrual care product' means a tampon, pad, liner, cup, sponge, or similar product used by individuals with respect to menstruation or other genital-tract secretions") (OCoLC)1234916995
    • found: Harvard Health Publishing website, How to choose period products page, viewed Apr. 4, 2023("While single-use disposable period products like pads and tampons make up the majority of the multibillion-dollar global market, reusable products like cups (inserted into the vagina to collect the blood) and period panties (absorbent underwear) are beginning to gain more traction.") - https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/how-to-choose-period-products-202210052828
  • General Notes

    • Here are entered works on products used to collect menstrual blood during menstruation.
  • History Notes

    • [Heading changed from Feminine hygiene products to Menstrual products in September 2023.]
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  • Change Notes

    • 2007-03-22: new
    • 2023-09-29: revised
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