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World Service,22 Aug 2016,5 mins

BBC Trending: China’s Tampon Taboo

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It’s not every day that you hear someone talking about their menstrual cycle live on TV. And it’s even more rare if that person is an Olympic athlete from China. But that’s what happened this week when swimmer Fu Yuanhui, admitted she wasn’t at her best because of period pains. It’s 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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