• Karyoplasma
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    9 hours ago

    I used to have nosebleeds as a kid. I sometimes used my mom’s tampons and her reaction was: “That’s actually a good idea.”

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      9 hours ago

      Tampons absorb, which isn’t great if you need to help clot your leaky flesh. It’s better than nothing, but gauze or tissue would be better.

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        8 hours ago

        Tampons absorb to grow thicker and then staunch the bleeding by blocking it. It’s literally called a tamponade.

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          They were invented to plug bullet wounds in wartime after all, until nurses noticed they had other practical uses as well.

          Don’t quote me on that though, I don’t remember where I read that.