Different-Horse-4578 t1_is3q0i0 wrote on October 13, 2022 at 1:56 AM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in CVS cuts cost of menstrual products in 12 states with "tampon tax" by AmethystOrator

All women are different. Some have a $5-7/month menstrual flow and others have one that costs them $20/month.

[deleted] t1_is3stcq wrote on October 13, 2022 at 2:17 AM

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kyamh t1_is3vl0i wrote on October 13, 2022 at 2:39 AM

Some folks have periods lasting 2 days. Other folks have periods lasting 7+ days. Some folks have irregular bleeding in the middle of cycles.

Some people have a cycle every 22 days, some only a few times a year.

It's not so straightforward :)

focus503 t1_is5waii wrote on October 13, 2022 at 3:09 PM

Yep. I (M52) remember I was hearing about the once a month period thing growing up.

And then as I started dating and living with people it always struck me as weird that it seemed like far more often than once a month, until I realized that really it's once every 3 weeks because, it lasts for a week.

That made me more sympathetic.

HellStoneBats t1_is3uthg wrote on October 13, 2022 at 2:33 AM

You're also not taking into account those who have to change tampons every 30 mins, so a 12pk will last them maybe 6 hours, or who have to wear both tampon and pad at the same time to prevent leaks. Some of these are medically-influenced, but some people just piss blood - and not in the fun anecdotal way.

Uharugger t1_is4bnzr wrote on October 13, 2022 at 5:09 AM

That would be me. Until I went on birth control and now I don't get a period. But holy hell, the amount of money each month was staggering. 8+ days, changing a super+ tampon every hour plus having a pad. It was like that the whole time.

Different-Horse-4578 t1_is3uyoi wrote on October 13, 2022 at 2:34 AM

Type of tampon IS for different rates of flow, but some women bleed heavily (need greatest absorbency tampons) but only for one day a month while others bleed very heavily (need greatest absorbency tampons) for 7+ days each month.