Read MUM visitors' remedies for
PMS and other pain. Historical remedies for menstrual
period pain and problems.Would you stop menstruating if you could?
American Meds tampon and ad, 1967
- American Meds ad, 1941
 
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PMS Crunch, a premenstrual sydrome snack
(Time of the Month Inc., contemporary, U.S.A.)
In 1995, Time of the Month Inc. sent the museum a sample of its snack
- see the can, below - designed to combat premenstrual syndrome, PMS.
A few months later, Beth Littleford, of The
Daily Show on Comedy Central television (U.S.A.), who was interviewing
me, wanted to taste it. We both popped a few chunks in front of the camera
while discussing synonyms for menstruation. She said she liked it; I didn't
- but it IS designed for premenstrual women. Maybe she was. (By the way,
the broadcast was pretty respectful of the museum.)
The label states that it's made of "chocolate, nuts & more
chocolate" - but I see some other things, too - and that it's "The
Best Snack . . . period!" Does the company still operate? Send for
a catalog at 1-800-PMS-44ME).
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The label features women in various states of PMS distress
(above), and also some improved by the Crunch.
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Read MUM visitors' remedies for PMS and other
pain. Historical remedies for menstrual period
pain and problems. Would you stop
menstruating if you could?
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