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What did women do for their period before tampons and pads were invented?
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∙ 2014-06-13 20:10:56
They used rags that is why some women still refer to their period as rag time or they are ragging.
There was also a product introduced in 1932, a menstrual cup and it is still available today. Its a flexible silicone cup that is inserted into the vagina and collects the menses, when its time to empty it just dump the contents down the toilet, and rinse the cup out before reinserting it. It is also more friendly to the environment since you do not have all the waste pads and tampons create.
1. Tampons are not new and have been used by women for centuries.
2. The ancient Greeks invented tampons made from lint wrapped around a small piece of wood, recorded in writing by Hippocrates in the fifth century B.C.
3. The ancient Egyptians invented the first disposable tampons made from softened papyrus.
4. Byzantine women used tampons made of soft white wool.
5. Other materials used for the first tampons have included: wool, paper, vegetable fibres, sponges, grass, and later cotton.
6. The first commercial tampons were used in the United States in the late 1920's or early 1930's.
7. The modern tampon (with applicator) was first patented by Doctor Earle Haas, who wanted to make a tampon capable of being mass produced.
8. Earle Haas filed for his first tampon patent on November 19, 1931.
9. His patent description was for a "catamenial device," derived from the Greek word for monthly.
10. The trademark and patent were purchased by Gertrude Tendrich.
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∙ 2014-06-13 20:10:56
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∙ 2016-07-22 18:18:24What people used during menstruation depends how far back in time you go and the culture. Western women wore rags or period underwear just before disposable tampons and pads came onto the market. Ancient civilizations often used mosses or grasses inserted vaginally. Some cultures also used menstrual huts where women would bleed freely. If you go back far enough you'd find few women menstruated at all as they'd always be pregnant or breastfeeding.
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Yes they can.
What do Amish women use when they are on their period?
torn dish cloth for pads no tampons
When women vampires have their period do they need tampons?
Women vampires do not have periods and can not get impregnated, but male vampires can impregnate a woman.
What did women in ancient Roman times use when they were on their period?
In ancient Rome women used pads and tampons made of soft wool.
What do women do to catch the blood they get on their period?
Use sanitary wear, like Sanitary Towels, Tampons for example
Why do women wear sanitary pads in their underwear?
They are tampons and they block the blood from getting everywhere when there period comes.
Why do girls use tampons?
Tampons are used during menstruation or withdrawal bleeds, they are inserted vaginally to absorb flow before it leaves the body. Some girls wear tampons because they prefer internal options and may prefer these to menstrual cups, softcups, or menstrual sponges. Some girls do not like tampons or internal options at all so will use external options like pads or period underwear instead.
Why do women need tampons?
Women don't need tampons at all, not even those women who menstruate or have withdrawal bleeds. There are many menstrual options that a woman can use such as tampons, menstrual pads, menstrual cups, period underwear, softcups, and options such as menstrual release or free bleeding. Tampons are just one option to deal with menstrual bleeding so it doesn't get on womens clothing.
Why women use tampons?
Tampons are a form of internal menstrual protection, it absorbs menstrual flow before it leaves the body. Some women choose to use tampons over pads because being internal they can be more discreet and allow women to do sports such as swimming that they'd not be able to do with pads.
What sells more pads or tampons?
Pads.Most women will use pads when they first start menstruating, pads are used occasionally for spotting or even discharge, many women choose to use pads alone, and even when wearing tampons women have to still use pads as back-up to their tampons and as tampons cannot be worn before menstruation, overnight, with light flow or with infection and tampons should be alternated with pads.
Did a man or a woman invent the tampon?
It depends on what tampons you are referring to.Modern disposable tampons with an applicator were invented by Dr. Earle Haas, modern disposable tampons without applicator were invented by Dr. Judith Esser-Mittag and her husband Kyle Lucherini. Remember however that tampons have been used for thousands of years, with people using moss, grass, papyrus, cloth, and natural sponge - thus it is likely women themselves discovered how to do this. Even with modern tampons the idea came from nurses using bandages rolled-up as tampons.
Why should you use tampons for your period?
There's no reason why you should use tampons for your period.There are lots of options for dealing with your periods: pads, tampons, menstrual cups, softcups, free bleeding, menstrual release, etc. Whether you use tampons or not is up to you but there is no reason to ever use tampons if you don't want to, many women never use tampons.Its best to look at all your options and decide what works best for you.
