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Marni Sommer, Associate Professor of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University

How the tampon shortage is exacerbating period poverty in the US

Tampons are the latest product to be in scarce supply at U.S. stores. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

Tampons have become the latest household product to fall foul of supply chain issues.

Reports of a scarcity of the menstrual product, used by millions of women in the U.S., have combined with general inflationary pressure on the price of goods to create cost and access barriers.

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