Oh EW.

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"It is worth noting that although tampons (and increasingly sanitary napkins) may come individually wrapped, they are not sterilized; they are merely bleached white."

Is that true? It came from Wikipedia on an entry about menstrual cups, so it's possibly made by someone advertising for menstrual cups but...dude. Individually wrapped and unsterilized? o.0 my inner bio-geek is screaming for the hills. ::shudders and flails::

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Re: Your vagina isn't sterile.

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chopping boards??

Don't think I've seen them in the US yet that I recall, but they're in every supermarket in the UK. You can even have anti-microbial bin liners if you really feel the need.

http://www.wellsplastics.com/am.htm

See under 'Applications'

Re: Your vagina isn't sterile.

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eeesh. I wish people would stop abusing the anti-bacterial. ::headdesk::