Bethany Black (@[email protected])
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After all these years I’m rarely surprised by medical misogyny, but finding out that the research from the first ever tests on period products using blood instead of water were published LAST WEEK is one of those surprises.

Archive link to story here: https://archive.ph/HVNLH

Posted here because there is no community for Absolutely Infuriating (that I know of).

    • Donjuanme@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      1 year ago

      Water is comparable to blood in very very few ways. Outside of cleaning purposes I don’t want water where my blood is.

      Also menstrual fluid isn’t water.

      I want you to taste test this hamburger for me, you’re going to eat it 3 times a day 60 days a year, and you’re eating the beta version, which is actually a slice of pizza. Enjoy your hamburgers!

        • Donjuanme@lemmy.worldEnglish
          111·
          1 year ago

          I’m sitting between my hplc and gcms, if you think pH and acidity (both carefully controlled for by the body) have nothing to do with absorption you might have very little experience with lab sciences.

          It’s about much more than viscosity, it’s about evaporation rate, chemical balance, and yes some absorbency. I would say just using generic human blood isn’t enough, the chemistry within the vagina is self regulated like no other part of the human body, it’s kinda the key organ to life’s continuance.

            • Donjuanme@lemmy.worldEnglish
              41·
              1 year ago

              Yes I actually work in a lab, recycling/waste disposal is something we work into our budget. You think they aren’t funded well enough to afford those expenses?

              Question my credentials again, please, it amuses me.