Pads, tampons, and other menstrual products are a necessity for most women. However, in Kentucky, those items are taxed like a luxury product. "I think it's a fundamental injustice," said Rep. Lisa ...

Patented in 1931, the first Tampax tampons were sold in 1936 as the first widely marketed internal menstrual product. About half of us will use them at some point in our lives. But few of us like to ...

What Exactly Is a Menstrual Cup? A menstrual cup is a small, flexible cup—usually made from medical-grade silicone—that’s inserted into the vagina to collect menstrual fluid rather than absorb it.

BOSTON — Dozens of activists wearing red shirts and pants crowded the State House steps last week, rallying to end period poverty — the struggle for those who menstruate to afford period products such ...

In South Africa, a silent crisis forces one in three girls to miss up to a week of school each month. The cause? Their period.

Access to free menstrual products is becoming more prominent at the University of Florida, with “period packs” popping up in many bathrooms. Planned Parenthood Generation Action at UF has begun their ...