Norwegian exhibit about menstruation.
See some booklets roughly contemporary with this one:
Your Personal Guide to Menstruation and Tampon Usage
(complete booklet, U.S.A., 1988, o.b. tampons)
Tampax Satin Learner's Kit, 2001, in 3 languages:
English. Booklet, pads & tampons
Trousse de l'étudiante French
Estuche de Aprendizaje Spanish
Having Your Period (complete
booklet, 1985, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., U.S.A.)
Text and pictures are to the point; there's no product to sell.
Omdat de lijnen van je lichaam veranderen (Dutch;
English: As the lines of your body change), 2007, the Netherlands, Libresse pads & puberty booklet
Always Changing (complete
booklet, Always menstrual pads, 1995, U.S.A.)
More booklets menstrual hygiene
companies made for girls, women and teachers - patent
medicine - a list of books and articles about
menstruation
 
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Hvordan Kroppen Din Forandrer Seg (English:
"How Your Body Changes") Puberty & menstruation
information for girls, 1990, Tampax menstrual tampons, Norway
Complete booklet
I've translated the booklet; see under each page.
I thank the Norwegian contributor of the booklet!
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Below: Pp. 32-35.
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This is how you insert a Tampax tampon
A. Remove the paper around the tampon by pulling on the thread. With
the thumb and middle finger hold the outer tube on the grooved end. Put
the rounded end of the tampon into the opening of the vagina.
B. Carefully push the outer outer tube into the vagina until the thumb
and middle finger touch the body [vulva] (it helps to loosen the tubes a
little). 3-4 centimeters of the applicator are inside the vagina while the
grooved part and inside tube still are visible.
C. While you hold the grooved end, push the inner tube into the outer
one. Use the same or the other hand. Then you're pushing the tampon into
place inside the vagina.
D. The tampon sits in the correct place in the middle of the vagina.
Take the fingers away so that the string is set free. remove the tubes and
toss into the toilet. About 5 cm.of the string should be visible.
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A Tampax tampon that's right for you
If you have already used Tampax Mini you can also use the other Tampax
tampons. Tampax comes in different sizes and absorption abilities according
to how heavy your periods are. Even if these other tampons have greater
absorption abilities they're just as easy to use. But because they have
more absorbent material they can deal with heavier bleeding.
Tampax Mini and Regular are designed for light to moderate bleeding.
Tampax Super is for moderate to heavy bleeding. Tampax Super Plus should
only be used when the period is especially heavy. Be careful to use only
the absorption capacity that matches your bleeding amount. Don't use tampons
that are more absorbent than you need.
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Used tampons
The insertion tubes of the usual Tampax tampons can be thrown into the
toilet. Tampax tampons consist only of natural plant fibers. The tampon's
different parts and packing material, including the box, break down and
don't damage the environment.
Remember . . .
* that no matter what kind you prefer tampons should be used only during
the period and not any other time.
* to take out the old tampon before you put a new one in.
* to remove the last tampon when your period is over.
[It's interesting that the text doesn't mention toxic shock syndrome, which is the reason for these careful directions. Maybe
the company didn't want to scare potential users.]
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inside front cover (p.2) & contents (p.3)
4-7 8-11 12-15 16-19 20-23
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Norwegian exhibit about menstruation.
Your Personal Guide to Menstruation and Tampon Usage
(complete booklet, U.S.A., 1988, o.b. tampons
Tampax Satin Learner's Kit, 2001, in 3 languages:
English, French, Spanish
Having Your Period (complete
booklet, 1985, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.)
Omdat de lijnen van je lichaam veranderen (Dutch;
English: As the lines of your body change), 2007, the Netherlands, Libresse pads & puberty booklet - Always Changing
(complete booklet, Always menstrual pads, 1995,
U.S.A.) - OLDER booklets
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