Bethany Black (@BethanyBlack@mastodon.social)
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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).

  • gowan@reddthat.comEnglish
    44·
    1 year ago

    Also it is a much more expensive way of testing. Water isn’t expensive and doesn’t require special disposal.

    • 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!

      • gowan@reddthat.comEnglish
        410·
        1 year ago

        You don’t need blood to determine the absorbency of the products. We do in fact have a very clear idea how much more viscous blood is compared to water and adjust for that.

        The people who are complaining about this I suspect have very little experience lab sciences.

        • 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.

          • gowan@reddthat.comEnglish
            13·
            1 year ago

            As the only real goal of tampons and pads is to absorb the discharged fluids and prevent their transfer to clothes and skin. Unless there is a rampant problem of menstrual products not working I fail to see how this is a problem.

            If you actually work in a lab you should know how much more expensive using biohazards to test would be.

            • 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.

              • gowan@reddthat.comEnglish
                12·
                1 year ago

                You don’t think it costs more to do?

                Are you completely unaware of how business works?

                There’s no way to prove your credentials and frankly I would not be inclined to believe you at all.