American women spend over $2 billion a year on feminine hygiene products—which makes sense, when you consider that there are roughly 67 million women of reproductive age living in the U.S. And since at least half of those women use tampons, it would also make a whole lot of sense for tampons and other related products to be independently tested—as in, not just by the manufacturers who have a vested interest. But the crazy truth is that the FDA has been approving products that are only privately tested (like tampons) or not tested at all (see: powders, douches, and vaginal wipes), which means that women are literally inserting products into their bodies without anyone knowing for sure if those products have potentially harmful long-term effects.
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