Sally Ride was the first American woman and first lesbian in space, first flying in 1983.
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Ride's first space flight took place more than 20 years after cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space. Part of NASA's delay in sending a woman to space was that they were worried menstrual blood would flow backwards in microgravity, wreaking all sorts of havoc.
(incidentally, sometimes period blood *does* flow backwards into the pelvic cavity. It turns out that this is usually perfectly harmless, more on retrograde menstruation here:) https://masto.ai/@vagina_museum/111381001900415323
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(incidentally, sometimes period blood *does* flow backwards into the pelvic cavity. It turns out that this is usually perfectly harmless, more on retrograde menstruation here:) https://masto.ai/@vagina_museum/111381001900415323
Our podcast episode Space Gynaecology explores gynaecology in space... and what this research might mean for heavy menstrual bleeding back on earth. Featuring an interview with space gynaecologist Varsha Jain https://pod.link/1488645205/episode/YWMxNGJhNWUtMGZhYy00MjVjLTk1MGMtZGE3MTg0MjM0OGFl
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@vagina_museum Better that way, than another. The last time I've participated in so called "main stream social media" there were some men believing that one tampon for the whole period is enough...
@agturcz @vagina_museum One way to ensure plenty of women die from toxic shock syndrome. Or have Trump complaining they are ‘bleeding from every orifice’.
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(incidentally, sometimes period blood *does* flow backwards into the pelvic cavity. It turns out that this is usually perfectly harmless, more on retrograde menstruation here:) https://masto.ai/@vagina_museum/111381001900415323
"sorry, i can't tonight. menstruation is in retrograde."
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Our podcast episode Space Gynaecology explores gynaecology in space... and what this research might mean for heavy menstrual bleeding back on earth. Featuring an interview with space gynaecologist Varsha Jain https://pod.link/1488645205/episode/YWMxNGJhNWUtMGZhYy00MjVjLTk1MGMtZGE3MTg0MjM0OGFl
can't decide if i should study astromycology or space gynecology. maybe i'll double major.
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Sally Ride was the first American woman and first lesbian in space, first flying in 1983. Before she flew, NASA weren't really sure what a woman in space might need, so suggested providing her with 100 tampons. For a six day mission.
@vagina_museum I'll bet she's sick of people singing 'Mustang Sally' at her...'Ride, Sally, Ride'....
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@vagina_museum Better that way, than another. The last time I've participated in so called "main stream social media" there were some men believing that one tampon for the whole period is enough...
@vagina_museum @agturcz I guess that this is a result of not openly talking about this topic. I was raised in a household without a father but with my mother and my sister (we even talked about the period during dinner). So talking about the period was totally normal for me. Only later I found out that many men find this topic very disturbing. -
Ride's first space flight took place more than 20 years after cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space. Part of NASA's delay in sending a woman to space was that they were worried menstrual blood would flow backwards in microgravity, wreaking all sorts of havoc.
@vagina_museum and, of course, the uterus could become loose in microgravity and tumble around within the female body, causing hysteria.
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Ride's first space flight took place more than 20 years after cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space. Part of NASA's delay in sending a woman to space was that they were worried menstrual blood would flow backwards in microgravity, wreaking all sorts of havoc.
@vagina_museum As for Valentina Tereshkova, this was essentially a publicity stunt. Take a look at the number of female cosmonauts: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_…
By the way, as a German, I think it's a real shame that the first German female astronaut was launched just one year ago on a private mission, not even a state one.
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@vagina_museum As for Valentina Tereshkova, this was essentially a publicity stunt. Take a look at the number of female cosmonauts: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_…
By the way, as a German, I think it's a real shame that the first German female astronaut was launched just one year ago on a private mission, not even a state one.
@heluecht @vagina_museum URL at the end of the sentence adds the point to the URL 🫤 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_women_astronauts
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Sally Ride was the first American woman and first lesbian in space, first flying in 1983. Before she flew, NASA weren't really sure what a woman in space might need, so suggested providing her with 100 tampons. For a six day mission.
@vagina_museum probably slightly better than packing none at least
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"sorry, i can't tonight. menstruation is in retrograde."
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Sally Ride was the first American woman and first lesbian in space, first flying in 1983. Before she flew, NASA weren't really sure what a woman in space might need, so suggested providing her with 100 tampons. For a six day mission.
@vagina_museum I wonder why they would be the ones supplying the tampons I would think she packed her own bags in that regard, like did they pack her toothbrush as well
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Ride's first space flight took place more than 20 years after cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space. Part of NASA's delay in sending a woman to space was that they were worried menstrual blood would flow backwards in microgravity, wreaking all sorts of havoc.
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@vagina_museum I'll bet she's sick of people singing 'Mustang Sally' at her...'Ride, Sally, Ride'....
@Jaimieserotica or at least was before she died in 2012. 🫲 🫤 🫱 @vagina_museum
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"sorry, i can't tonight. menstruation is in retrograde."
@saltywizard @vagina_museum
I think you won the Internet today. Take a bow.
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@vagina_museum I wonder why they would be the ones supplying the tampons I would think she packed her own bags in that regard, like did they pack her toothbrush as well
@Mercurial @vagina_museum
They likely require vacuum sealed for space saving reasons. Not just something you buy at a grocery store. -
@Mercurial @vagina_museum
They likely require vacuum sealed for space saving reasons. Not just something you buy at a grocery store.@vagina_museum @leeloo right, save space in space! This makes sense
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@agturcz @vagina_museum One way to ensure plenty of women die from toxic shock syndrome. Or have Trump complaining they are ‘bleeding from every orifice’.
@HarriettMB @agturcz @vagina_museum
Ahem: "bleeding from her whatever"
The eloquence of Cheezus. -
Sally Ride was the first American woman and first lesbian in space, first flying in 1983. Before she flew, NASA weren't really sure what a woman in space might need, so suggested providing her with 100 tampons. For a six day mission.
@vagina_museum Now I want to know, what is the min/max/mean number of tampons one might need for a cycle?
