Bethany Black (@BethanyBlack@mastodon.social)
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After all these years I’m rarely surprised by medical misogyny, but finding out that the research from the first ever tests on period products using blood instead of water were published LAST WEEK is one of those surprises.

Archive link to story here: https://archive.ph/HVNLH

Posted here because there is no community for Absolutely Infuriating (that I know of).

  • gowan@reddthat.comEnglish
    13·
    11 months ago

    As the only real goal of tampons and pads is to absorb the discharged fluids and prevent their transfer to clothes and skin. Unless there is a rampant problem of menstrual products not working I fail to see how this is a problem.

    If you actually work in a lab you should know how much more expensive using biohazards to test would be.

    • Donjuanme@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      11 months ago

      Yes I actually work in a lab, recycling/waste disposal is something we work into our budget. You think they aren’t funded well enough to afford those expenses?

      Question my credentials again, please, it amuses me.

      • gowan@reddthat.comEnglish
        12·
        11 months ago

        You don’t think it costs more to do?

        Are you completely unaware of how business works?

        There’s no way to prove your credentials and frankly I would not be inclined to believe you at all.