@Background Pony #77E3  
Yes, that’s the entire point of them.

@Jaysteeny  
Which only makes things stupider. He’s not an adult in the show, he’s an adolescent, having just barely hit dragon puberty in season 8. So it’s not clarification, it’s just false. And then Vava adds it later when Spike is clearly already and adult since we see a grown up Flurry, making it just wrong all around.
 
Not saying an adolescent can’t experience arousal, of course, but calling Spike an adult is just silly hand-waving.

@Background Pony #77E3
 
They’re a standard part of outdoorsman first aid packs and have plenty of other uses. In first aid, only use for puncture wounds. Not cuts or scrapes. Carry superglue for them.  
https://jezebel.com/5917477/the-swiss-army-tampon-a-life-saving-wilderness-survival-tool
 
Also, there’s the very old joke about the vampire making tea.

Legit question. Can tampons hold a lot of blood?

The mare cyckle doesn’t work like that…
 
Still, must admit the joke got a chuckle out of me.

Lol

@Background Pony #62A7  
Pretty sure Vava makes the descriptions from a template so there’s less chance of errors sneaking in, then puts in links and stuff that’s different for the specific image.

He’s clearly an adult in this image. There is no need to keep adding that he only looks short.