{"id":16663,"date":"2020-01-10T09:00:22","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T08:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/?p=16663"},"modified":"2020-08-17T11:26:21","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T09:26:21","slug":"new-year-new-you-new-period-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/new-year-new-you-new-period-study\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year, New You, New Period Study!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ve been thinking about your New Year\u2019s resolution, but did you include an initiative for a happier and healthier vagina? A survey conducted by OnePoll for INTIMINA sampled <strong>2,000<\/strong> American women ages 18 &#8211; 55 to find the following facts on Period Poverty. Maybe they\u2019ll get you thinking about fresh goals for womanhood.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Should there be a tampon tax?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zBCSZwq-gDI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A big debate in Period Poverty is if menstrual products should be free. Perhaps you\u2019ve heard about the \u201cTampon Tax\u201d and how Viagra is considered an \u201cessential\u201d and non-taxed item, while menstrual products are not. Even Rogaine is considered as an \u201cessential\u201d item. We\u2019re allowed to get a little bit pissed now, right?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16665 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Free menstrual products\" width=\"640\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2-1.jpg 677w, https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2-1-489x273.jpg 489w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The survey found that <strong>72%<\/strong> of women support the idea of free period products. Imagine what more we could have conquered had women not had to have chosen between their periods and going to work of school? <strong>46%<\/strong> of women admitted having to had missed school because of their periods, while 45% have left work early or canceled plans. The truth is,<strong> 1 in 4<\/strong> women have struggled financially to decide between buying period products and meals. Even if Period Poverty doesn\u2019t exist for you, it\u2019s affecting the women around you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16666 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/3-1.jpg\" alt=\"sanity items are too expensive\" width=\"640\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/3-1.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/3-1-490x273.jpg 490w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Well, we do have a solution (or resolution) for this one, and it comes in the form of a little menstrual cup. If the average woman spends over <strong>$6,000<\/strong> on menstrual products in her lifetime, why not replace one-time-use period products like pads and tampons with a reusable and affordable option like a menstrual cup? It\u2019s worth a shot. Especially since they last for up to 5 years.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16667 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/4-2.jpg\" alt=\"Period poverty is a real problem\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/4-2.jpg 679w, https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/4-2-492x273.jpg 492w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As women who menstruate, we know very intimately the cost of our period products. They\u2019re something we rely on every month<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> costs that are integrated into our monthly budgets without question because, well, periods aren\u2019t exactly a choice. Period Poverty isn\u2019t just about the money though. It\u2019s the 21st century and thousands of women still lack access to basic menstrual hygiene products.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16668 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/7.jpg\" alt=\"Places for stocking free menstrual products\" width=\"640\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/7.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/7-243x273.jpg 243w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you ever been to a fancy restaurant or even wedding where there were free period products available in the bathroom? It\u2019s a nice touch to silence your worries. Beyond price alone, women reported having had menstrual emergencies due to a lack of access to products. More than <strong>50%<\/strong> of women reported not having period products during a menstrual leak. Is now a good time to remind you that Intimina has the only collapsible menstrual cup on the market?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Solutions to Period Poverty:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Donate to: homeless shelters, food banks, women\u2019s organizations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More government initiatives to make menstrual products free<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Educate about women\u2019s health<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reverse period stigmas<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ve been thinking about your New Year\u2019s resolution, but did you include an initiative for a happier and healthier vagina? 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