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EPISODE · Mar 23, 2026 · 10 MIN

Disappearing Periods - The Truth About Menstrual Products

from The Period Press · host Samantha Garstin

Does the product you use shape the relationship you have with your own body? The more a menstrual product is designed to make your period invisible, the less reason you ever have to notice what it's actually doing.In this episode: tampons, pads, and menstrual cups... what they actually do to your awareness of your cycle, how 25 years of wanting it over as quickly as possible affects your body literacy, and why the product you choose might be quietly shaping how you feel about menstruation itself.Find out more about BioGrad Menstrual Blood & Health - How to Read Your PeriodHelpful Links...📖 Read the transcript here. 🟦 Connect with me on ⁠LinkedIn ⁠for daily insights🌶️ ND friends, grab your SpicyTrait Mapper and start spotting your own patterns.🩸 Not-so-spicy? Download the Cycle Harmony Mapper instead.💌 ⁠⁠Subscribe to The Period Press⁠⁠ Written editions drop every Sunday at 5 am, ready for coffee in bed at 10!

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