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麻豆社 Trending: China鈥檚 Tampon Taboo
Swimmer Fu Yuanhui got China talking during the Olympics when she admitted she didn鈥檛 do well in a race because of her period.
It鈥檚 not every day that you hear someone talking about their menstrual cycle live on TV. And it鈥檚 even more rare if that person is an Olympic athlete from China. But that鈥檚 what happened this week when swimmer Fu Yuanhui, admitted she wasn鈥檛 at her best because of period pains. It鈥檚 opened up a whole new conversation about tampons in China - a country where some have never even heard of them.
Produced by Kate Lamble
Photo: Swimmer Fu Yuanhui / Photo credit: Gabriel Buoys / Getty
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