See the roughly contemporary Cashay and Dale tampons, and very early Tampax and fax.
See a shorter version of the report published in Consumer Reports, in the September 1945 issue. It is less technical than the JAMA original, although approved by Dickinson.
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CONTRIBUTE to Humor, Words and expressions about menstruation and Would you stop menstruating if you could?
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Leer la versión en español de los siguientes temas: Anticoncepción y religión, Breve reseña - Olor - Religión y menstruación - Seguridad de productos para la menstruación.

"Tampons as menstrual guards"

("The Dickinson Report," 1945)

Below: "Antagonism to tampons presents a curious reversal on the part of gynecologists.
The tampon used to pay the office rent."

Read about this here.

Dickinson discusses how much menstrual discharge women lose, the structure of the vulva,
vagina, uterus, the disadvantages of sanitary napkins, and how tampons perform.

A Dutchman kindly donated this report to MUM.


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