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now that i asked ya’ll about how you learned abt menstruation (if i didnt let me know); were there options over which method to use for flow/protection? Do you think there’s a stereotype that WOC don’t use tampons? why or why not?

My mother was so very opposed to my using tampons, but I thought of menstrual blood as nasty, smelly, something I wanted as little contact with as possible, so I use(d) them. Re: the stereotype, my anecdotal evidence is that, yeah, amongst my menstruating friends and relatives, I was rare, but now I know many younger WoC who use them.

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