A menstrual sponge can be one of two things: part of a real, living sea sponge or part of a synthetic one. Either way, they’re said to be very absorbent and act a bit like a tampon without the string.

The range of readily available period products has grown immensely over the years. While disposable tampons or pads used to be the norm, chemists now offer a growing number of reusable, more ...

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