Can TSA detect tampons?

I believe the following will help answer your question? Just what can they see?! Your full body scanner questions answered. Here are some questions and answers about the devices. Q: How do these full-body scanners work? A: The two main types of scanners are "millimeter wave" and "backscatter" machines. read more

No, tampons will not show up on the x-ray scan they use. Dense items like bones and metal show up on x-rays, so as long as the tampon is made of paper, rayon, sponges, etc. it won’t show up. read more

If they decide to grope you up to determine what you got, then ask for a female TSA guard. Even though, this won't protect you from getting a lesbian or a TSA horny grandpa"agent". Is all about luck. Then, you will have to remove you tampon in front of the TSA guards in a locked bathroom and changed it with a new one. read more

Post by Troglodyte » Thu Nov 18, 2010 10:15 am MDDad wrote: If these scanners"can't see internal", then they are only halfway effective. read more