Jessica Wynn

That didn't happen until after several women died.

Yeah.

Oh, yeah.

It peaked in the early part of the 80s at about 100 deaths a year.

But they pulled the products.

And by 1989, there were zero menstrual deaths that were reported.

So today we have more options.

There's safer tampons, pads, cups, period underwear.

The cups are the healthiest because they can be worn for up to 12 hours.

They're reusable.

They're eco-friendly.

And period underwear has these built-in absorbent layers you wash and reuse, and they're game changers.

So I discourage women from using tampons at all.

Again, designed by one man, this guy Earl Haas, who didn't seem to think about how those fibers leave tiny scratches in our vaginas, which sets us up for infections.

Dump it out, rinse it and put it back in.

Yeah.

I mean, it's just thoughtfully designed and it just collects the blood.

And then when it's filled, you dump it out and rinse it and put it back in.

Yeah, I mean, I've seen people do it in the ladies' room at the sink.

We're good at this.