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Pads and tampons

On average, each woman uses about ten to twelve pads or tampons per cycle writes Dr Marga Boyani

In a fantasy world where men menstruate, there would be bragging rights for men about ‘how much and for how long’. Champion sportsmen would be used to brand tampons with their names. Phrases like ‘he is a three-pad man’ would be common. There would also be time off from work for ‘that time of the month’. The reality, of course, is different.

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