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Post by kevin on May 21, 2018 19:37:39 GMT -5
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Post by max23 on Jun 2, 2018 3:55:11 GMT -5
Interesting article, although some of the stats are a bit dodgy. For example, the author refers to claim by CNN (presumably from this article) that the average American woman will use "between 11,000 and 16,000 tampons in her lifetime." A more realistic estimate can be found in this news story in the Huffington Post: "You're instructed to change your tampon every 4 to 8 hours, so we'll use 6 hours as an average. A box containing 36 tampons costs $7 at Walgreens. 1 tampon every 6 hours = 4 tampons per day x 5 days of a period = 20 tampons per cycle x 456 periods = 9,120 tampons." University lecturer, Lauren Rosewarne, who is quoted in the article, is an Aussie who has written a book, Periods in Pop Culture: Menstruation in Film and Television, and a number of articles about menstruation. Her profile includes links to these articles. |
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Post by kayo on Jun 15, 2018 11:58:12 GMT -5
So much math... makes my head hurt.  But here's the thing... maybe the "ideal" or average use is every 4 to 6 hours. But sometimes I change when it's convenient. So if I'm going out, or I'll be with friends, or whatever, I will change it when I have a bathroom available. For instance I never change it at the gym or a movie theater. I always change before I go grocery shopping. I'm not entirely sure why some places freak me out but it's something about how busy the bathroom is. On the other hand, I have no problem changing at a rest stop on the highway. My point is (yes, I do have one...) is that I can see how 11,000 to 16,000 might be possible. |
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But here's the thing... maybe the "ideal" or average use is every 4 to 6 hours. But sometimes I change when it's convenient. So if I'm going out, or I'll be with friends, or whatever, I will change it when I have a bathroom available. For instance I never change it at the gym or a movie theater. I always change before I go grocery shopping. I'm not entirely sure why some places freak me out but it's something about how busy the bathroom is. On the other hand, I have no problem changing at a rest stop on the highway. My point is (yes, I do have one...) is that I can see how 11,000 to 16,000 might be possible.