The creators of the spiral tampon, Amanda Calabrese, right, and Greta Meyer. (Sequel) Amanda Calabrese and Greta Meyer had the idea to create a tampon with a helix-inspired shape in a product design ...

Jessica was a writer on the Wellness team, with a focus on health technology, eye care, nutrition and finding new approaches to chronic health problems. Expertise Public health, new wellness ...

I wasn't surprised two weeks ago when I was invited to see an early demo of a so-called smart tampon. I am, after all, one of few women who write for Engadget. Indeed, as I would later find out, the ...

TikTok and Reddit users are accusing Tampax of shrinking their tampon sizes — but the brand tells PEOPLE sizing has remained consistent for decades Athena Sobhan is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE ...

It’s a worry most women will have faced – the horror of a leaked tampon. To curb that anxiety, a US-based firm has designed a smart tampon which lets you know when it needs changing. The my.Flow is ...

Melissa Kang has received funding from the National Health and Medical Research Councill, Australian Research Council and Medical Research Futures Fund. She is affiliated with the Australian ...

Your vagina is only 3-4 inches deep, and the opening of your cervix is too small for anything to get lost. However, a tampon can move up far enough to turn sideways, making the string hard to find.

Americans who buy tampons and other feminine hygiene products can now be reimbursed for the sales tax still imposed on the items in 21 U.S. states. The Tampon Tax Back Coalition said Wednesday it will ...

An Indiana mom of 2 pushed for the exam that discovered the menstrual product after doctors dismissed her pelvic pain as a bacterial infection Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work ...

A tax on feminine hygiene products (also known as a "tampon tax") was not new by the time social media interest in the topic appeared in May 2016, but a screenshot published by the page "Women's ...

Women today called on tampon brands to urgently review the levels of toxic metals in their products in the wake of heightened safety fears. Tests on 30 products purchased in New York, Athens and ...

When a woman finds a tampon has become stuck or “lost” after insertion, this is referred to as a retained tampon. This might happen as a result of inserting a new tampon before removing the previous ...