The prices of sanitary pads and tampons in the US have soared because of inflation, leaving many cash-strapped women with the unenviable choice of cutting back on the hygiene products to afford other ...

Fourteen popular brands of tampons sold in the U.S., U.K. and European Union have been found to contain toxic metals including lead, arsenic and cadmium, according to tests conducted by researchers at ...

A new study found that more than a dozen brands of tampons contain heavy metals, including lead and arsenic. The revelation, published in the journal Environment International, has many women saying ...

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Do your tampons seem smaller than you remember? If so, you’re not alone. Recently some women have turned to TikTok and Reddit to vent about the size of typical tampons seemingly being reduced ...

Arsenic, cadmium, cobalt, chromium, lead, and zinc… These are just some of the metals a recent study found in tampons. However, not all of these metals are innocuous, and some are quite toxic to human ...

Finland's chemical safety watchdog says regulatory oversight of menstrual products is largely limited to spot checks.