"And with this change in period talk, there are also a lot more period products than there were when we were kids. While a lot of us were just using the pads and tampons our moms had in their own bathroom, there are now tons of teen-labeled period products, from period underwear and pads to cups and tampons."
""Period products designed for teens and tweens are a mixed bag. Some are purely marketed towards teens without any changes to their design, only the packaging and verbiage have changed. Other products have been designed for teens in their sizing and form. Period underwear for teens, for example, will offer youth sizing and color choices that appeal more towards tweens.""
"Menstrual cups might be helpful to buy your teen, she notes, as their main feature is a smaller overall diameter size that will fold to be narrower. Rosas says this helps make insertion easier for first-time menstrual cup users, and that using these teen sizes may feel less overwhelming than traditional size small menstrual cups. (Although teens can wear those, too.)"
Period conversation has become more open and less stigmatized, and far more period-product options exist than in past decades. Teen-labeled products now include period underwear, pads, tampons, and menstrual cups. Teen-specific products can boost confidence and comfort during early menstruation. Some teen-specific items change design and sizing to suit younger bodies, while others change only packaging and marketing language without functional differences. Teen-sized menstrual cups typically have smaller diameters and fold narrower, which can ease insertion for first-time users. Period underwear for teens often offers youth sizing and color choices that appeal to tweens. Teens can also use traditional adult-sized period products.
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