Why do women in China not use tampons?

There's one big reason for this: tampons are incredibly rare in China– only 2% of Chinese women use them; in Europe, the figure is as high as 70%. Of my female friends who have lived abroad, many aren't endeared towards these white cotton sticks, either. Not a single person I know uses them. read more

Some users of Weibo (China’s equivalent to Twitter) were genuinely asking how come Fu wasn’t making the pool red. There’s one big reason for this: tampons are incredibly rare in China– only 2% of Chinese women use them; in Europe, the figure is as high as 70%. read more

Of course, younger girls would have fear of losing virginity to tampon. But even older women don't want to use tampon. While I haven't talked to any older women (when I was in China) about why they're not using tampons, my (groundless) speculation is that it takes a bit of practice and getting used to. read more

As a man I am obviously acutely aware of what is on the shelves with female products in the shops. Therefore it has not passed my attention that the amount of tampons available could lead to thinking they are illegal to produce/sell. read more