Lauren Wasser

Every time I turn on the TV, it infuriates me. You'll see an ad for Advil or Viagra and hear some monotonous voice warn you about even the smaller side effects like headaches or nausea. When you see a tampon commercial, it's all happy teenage girls running along the beach in bikinis. The dangers are beyond minimized.

The letters TSS that I once read in the fine print buried on the bottom of tampon boxes soon came to define me. TSS - Toxic Shock Syndrome: a potentially fatal complication of certain types of bacterial infections.

Rupi Kaur

Why are we so terrified of a natural process that allows for life to be brought into this world? Why do we scramble to hide our tampons when we pull them out of our purses?

Canadian Poet

Jenny Eclair

People often ask why comedy is harder for women, and the reason is because a tampon will sometimes fall out when you're on stage. Blokes don't have that worry.

Comedian

Layla Moran

Food banks have told us of the increasing donations of, and demand for, tampons and pads which are gratefully received by women struggling to afford them.

British Politician

Had I known toxic shock was real, and had I seen someone that had either lost limbs or spoke about it publicly, I would have never used tampons.

Had I known all the info about TSS, I would never have used tampons.

I want to educate women about the potential risks of using tampons.

The medical tampon is primarily associated with women's health and hygiene.

Gender Specific

People usually talk about tampons discreetly because they involve private bodily functions.

Discretion Common

Attitudes towards tampons can vary greatly in different cultures and religions.

Cultural Sensitivity

The printing tampon has a specific function in traditional printing processes.

Specialized Use

In printing, 'tampon' is a technical term and not commonly known outside the industry.

Industry Jargon

A tampon in printing is used with letterpress machines, which are not common in digital printing.

Letterpress Context

 we actually charge a luxury goods tax on women's products like feminine care products, so tampons and pads are taxed like luxury goods items. So I would never dare call my wife -- or if she called me and said, "Hey, hon, bring some pads on the way home," and I said, "Babe, you know, there's a trade war going on,

Tampon