People with uteruses simply cannot catch a break.
on the Internet for months, with frustrated users searching multiple stores or not being able to find products for months. While there doesn't appear to be any data on current tampon supply, the anecdotal evidence was strong enough to prompt ainvestigation published June 7. In the days since, manufacturers have confirmed the shortage and described it as a"temporary situation."
"We understand it is frustrating for consumers when they can't find what they need," a Procter & Gamble spokesperson tells, adding that the company, which produces Tampax and Always products, is"producing tampons 24/7 to meet the increased demand." But is increased demand for tampons the only factor behind the shortage? P&G told Time that Tampax sales have"exploded" ever since the companyfor an ad campaign in July 2020. Yes, demand is up 7.7 percent over the past two years, but it feels a bit absurd to attribute the entire shortage to one comedian's funny tampon commercials. Even if demand is contributing to the shortage, supply constraints also appear to play a factor.
Tampons are far from the only product to be affected by supply chain issues over the last few years, but menstruating people feel their absence more acutely than many other products. When you're on your period and the shelves are clean out of your preferred product, what are you supposed to do — just stop bleeding?
Increased awareness of the tampon shortage should, hopefully, expedite the solution. Then again, caregivers have been raising the alarm about baby formula for months and are still looking at additional months of patching together infant-feeding solutions. For those in need of period products, we recommend pads,
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