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- Access, Culture & CanadaPeriod care in South KoreaIn South Korea, period pads are regulated as “quasi-drugs”. A public scare in 2017 changed what the government tests and what every pack must list. Here is how Korea regulates period care, what people use, and where K-beauty and K-pop come in.
- Everyday LifePeriod products at work: the federal rule in CanadaSince 15 December 2023, federal regulations say: “The employer shall provide menstrual products, including clean and hygienic tampons and menstrual pads, in each toilet room.” Here is what the rule says, who it covers, who it doesn’t, and how the law says to raise it.
- Everyday LifeFlying and travelling with period productsWhat airport security in Canada and the US says about period products, and what it doesn’t. Then packing, format by format, and how travellers keep reusables clean on the road. Rules first, in the rule-makers’ own words.
- Access, Culture & CanadaPeriod care in JapanIn Japan, period pads are regulated as “quasi-drugs”. A labour law from 1947 speaks of periods, but it says nothing about pay. Here is how Japan sorts period products, what that law says word for word, and how often people use it.
- Everyday LifeCan you swim on your period? Pool, lake, ocean and hot tubYes, says a Canadian children’s hospital. Here is what health sources say, where they are silent, what each format’s instructions cover in the water, and what the shark archive actually found.
- Every BodyPeriod care with your hands, your chair and your helpersHow each period product is put on, changed and taken off, described by grip, reach, balance, seated use and help from another person. For disabled readers, and for the parents, partners and paid carers who help. No format is ranked. You choose.
- Everyday LifeThe surprise-period kit: school, work, car, lockerA period can arrive early, late or without warning. Here is a kit that works whatever you use: the basics, what to add for each format, where to keep it, and where to find free products in Canada.
- Every BodyPeriod care and gender dysphoriaFor trans, non-binary and gender-diverse readers, and anyone supporting them. What research and community sources say can make periods harder: dysphoria, washrooms, wrappers and words. Then each product type, with what community members report about it. No verdicts, no rankings, and no medical advice.
- Everyday LifeProtecting your bed and sofa on heavy nightsWhat readers put under themselves on heavy nights, what makers and health authorities say about each format at night, and the signs that make a heavy night worth a conversation with a healthcare provider. In the sources’ own words.
- Body & HealthTSS: the facts, calmlyCanadian tampon boxes must carry a short statement about toxic shock syndrome. Here is what Health Canada, HealthLink BC and other health sources say around it, in their own words: what TSS is, the signs they list, and what to do.
- Materials, Safety & PlanetWho regulates period products in Canada, and elsewhereIn Canada, some period products are medical devices and some are consumer products. Here is who oversees which, what “licensed” means, how to look up a licence yourself, and what four other places say, in their own words.
- Life StagesPerimenopause periods: flooding, skipping and everything betweenPeriods can come closer together or further apart, and get heavier or lighter. Here is what Canadian and UK health sources say, the one sign the NHS says to get checked even if it happens only once, and what each period product format offers when the calendar stops helping.
- The FormatsTampons, explained: with and without an applicatorA tampon is worn inside the vagina and absorbs flow before it leaves the body. Some go in with an applicator, others with a finger. Here is how each is used, and what a Canadian tampon label must say.
- Everyday LifeHow to sleep on your period: every format, overnightWhat makers and health authorities say about nights, format by format, in their own words. What to check on the pack. And what readers put between themselves and the mattress.
- How-To & CareWhere to put used period pads and tampons, city by cityToronto’s green bin takes them. London, Ontario’s does not. What two cities say, how to check your own, and what national sources say about flushing.
- Flow, Fit & AbsorbencyHow heavy is heavy? Reading your own flowThe SOGC gives a clinical number, but blood loss is hard to measure. So health sources also use a short list of signs. Here they are, in their own words, and what each period product format offers on the heaviest days.
- Every BodyTexture. Sound. Smell. Steps. Period care, by feel.For autistic, ADHD and sensory-sensitive readers, and the people beside them: what each product type feels, sounds and smells like, with no verdicts. Then routines, rehearsal and a checklist you can print.
- How-To & CareDo period pads and tampons expire?Some carry a date and some don’t. What Canada’s rules say, where to look on the box, how makers say to store products, and when they say to replace reusables.
- The FormatsPeriod products, explained.Six kinds of period product and the comfort-and-care shelf, in one fixed order. For each: what it is, how it’s used, what it’s made of, how it’s cared for, and what its label tells you.
- Flow, Fit & Absorbency“Super” on a period pad and “Super” on a tampon are not the same thing.Light. Regular. Super. Heavy. Overnight. Ultra. They are supposed to help us choose a product that matches our flow. Does Super mean the same for a period pad or a...
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