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The History of Menstruation
Think you know all there is to know about your period? Think again. The history of menstruation is much stranger than you thought.
- The writer of this Lysol ad had “a sympathetic appreciation of women’s intimate problems.” The suggested cure to those problems was douching with the disinfectant. For years, Lysol was also used as a female contraceptive. The American Medical Association deemed that Lysol does not and never did kill sperm, but it did kill bathroom germs.read more
- Sanitary aprons were rubber shields that hung down over a woman’s backside by shoulder straps. The goal was to protect dresses from menstrual staining. They were not absorbent, so even today’s experts are not sure where the blood actually went. They were available through catalogues, and were advertised as giving every woman who wore one comfort, satisfaction, and the perfect fit. We doubt it.read more
- In 1960, Envoid, the first birth control pill, was approved by the FDA. While the pill revolutionized contraception and jump-started the sexual revolution, it had very dangerous side effects, like life-threatening blood clots and heart attacks. When it was first released, the dosage of the pill was unknowingly 10 times higher than it needed to be, and as a result, 11 women died and a 100 more suffered from blood clots.read more
- Always Clean was the first pad packaged with individually wrapped wipes to keep a woman feeling ‘fresh.’ Their ad campaign says women can ‘feel shower clean without the shower.’ That clean feeling is adding unnecessary chemicals on a sensitive area, and adding loads of extra packaging material to landfills.read more
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The History of Menstruation
Think you know all there is to know about your period? Think again. The history of menstruation is much stranger than you thought.
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