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What are pads and tampons?

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Pads and tampons are two different types of menstrual products.

Pads are absorbent pads of material - disposable pads are made from either synthetic materials or cotton with a plastic backing, cloth pads are made from cloth. They are put into the bottom of a menstruating persons underwear and stay in place thanks either to sticky backing on disposable pads or snap fasteners on cloth pads, they college menstrual flow as it leaves the vagina.


Tampons are absorbent wads of material - disposable tampons are made from cotton or rayon and shaped a little like a rocket, soft tampons are made from a soft sponge and disk shaped, sponge tampons are made from natural sponge, and cloth tampons are rocket shaped made from cloth. They are inserted vaginally to absorb menstrual flow before it leaves the body.

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