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Toxic shock syndrome: A rare illness that may occur when tampons are worn for long periods of time, although not directly linked to tampon use but caused by poison linked to bacteria of the Streptococcus pyogenes or Staphylococcus aureus type. [4] [3] [17] Irritation: Can be caused by fragrances, neomycin (adhesive on pads), tea tree oil ...
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In 1984, an advertisement for o.b. tampons aired on American television with the inventor Esser-Mittag. The o.b. tampon was marketed with a large emphasis on its comfort and lack of an applicator. It was reasoned that the o.b. tampon was a smarter alternative to tampons with applicators. [9]
Tampon and pad manufacturers are not even required to list the ingredients on their packaging. One brand is changing that. 6 toxic ingredients to watch out for in your tampons
Unused (left) and used (right) tampon. Appropriate disposal of used tampons is still lacking in many countries. Because the lack of menstrual management practices in some countries, many sanitary pads or other menstrual products will be disposed into domestic solid wastes or garbage bins that eventually becomes part of a solid wastes. [56]
Menstrual pads Different sized maxipads Different brands on a shelf. A menstrual pad [a] is an absorbent item worn in the underwear when menstruating, bleeding after giving birth, recovering from gynecologic surgery, experiencing a miscarriage or abortion, or in any other situation where it is necessary to absorb a flow of blood from the vagina.
Period poverty is a term used to describe a lack of access to proper menstrual products and the education needed to use them effectively. [1] In total, there are around 500 million women and girls that cannot manage their periods safely due to lack of menstrual products and for fear of shame. [ 2 ]
Playtex and other tampon manufacturers were sued [17] for aggressively advertising and competing over absorbency, when some studies found that excessive absorbency leads to toxic shock syndrome. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] In 1985, a judge offered to reduce an $11 million verdict against Playtex if they would recall their super-plus tampons and admit that ...