Tampons

Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a rare, yet potentially fatal illness, that is associated with tampon usage in menstruating females.

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While many women can wear tampons with no problems, others find them uncomfortable or painful. Wearing the wrong tampon size, STDs or health conditions like vaginismus or endometriosis can cause pain.

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Most people know about cloth pads, many know about menstrual cups like the DivaCup, but few know about cloth tampons and interlabial pads. They're worth looking into if you want alternatives to traditional tampons and pads.

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Most commonly caused by over-exposure to tampons during menstruation, Toxic Shock Syndrome can also be caused by bacterial toxins entering the skin, commonly via recently damaged areas such as burns, cuts, or heavy abrasions.

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Besides chocolate, baggy clothes, a back massage, and maybe a glass of wine, there is one thing every woman needs when she is on her period -- something to take up all the blood! For myself, and the majority of the population, this is not a popular topic.

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