The problem I have with this is that it portrays a false dichotomy between pads and tampons. There is a third way: menstrual cups. My girlfriend has used them for years. No sitting on a bloody diaper pad, no buying products all the time, virtually no worry about leaking, no worry about toxic shock syndrome, and, with the blood separated from oxygen, no smell. Doesn't solve cramping, but it does solve many of the problems described above.