I agree. There is a lot of assumption and lack of education around the cleaning factor as evidenced in some of the remarks here. Women often turn to these products in the face of limited access to facilities, such as backpacking and other forms of travel, so I wouldn’t use that as a reason to avoid them. And suggesting they cannot be safely used in a discreet way is false. Immune compromise should be investigated, but also for the alternatives (TSS, and pesticides/chemicals etc found in traditional products). Advantages of compact storage (a problem noted in the original article), and long-term cost savings could end up helping more women overall. I would hate to see the option disregarded based on some of the common misconceptions out there.