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Re: About Aunt Flow ( kinda Horrible)
From: AdoptASAP (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 1 Jun 2001 16:48:31 -0500 (CDT)
About the tampons - my doctor
At Fri, 1 Jun 2001, Sonnet wrote:
>
>I'm sorry but that doesn't make any sense, unless you were to take ONE
>tampon and wear it without removing it for the entire time you were
>shedding. When your lining breaks up, it flows down into the vagina.
>Yes, if there is a tampon there, it doesn't exit the body BUT as soon as
>you pull it out, the clots come with it. They don't stay up in the
>uterus, they come out.
>
>If by toxemia you mean toxic shock syndrome, it is very very rare and is
>exacerbated by wearing tampons of too high an absorbency or leaving them
>in too long. Regular use poses little to no risk, from what I know.
>
>Again, I want to know where you're getting this information. It's not
>logical.
>
>At Fri, 1 Jun 2001, AdoptASAP wrote:
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>>YOu totally took my post completely out of context. If you are
>>constantly wearing tampons, you cant shed the lining. Lining buildup
>>can eventually block tube and cause other problems.
>>
>>Check your box it should say something about toximia.
>>
>>I never said anything about tampons controling hormones. Where did you
>>get that? You have confused me.
>>
>>Common sense here though... are you allowing clotting out of the body
>>when wearing tampons? Tampons are a 'plug' that can ONLY absorb liquids.
>>Clotting can not be absorbed into the tampon. Yes, the uterus would
>>shed, but where is it going if you are wearing tampons all the time? Are
>>you allowing it to come out? The whole purpose of a tampon is to swell
>>to your natural shape and stop the leaking. This means the clotts have
>>no where to go. When you wear a pad, it is free to fall.
>>
>>At Fri, 1 Jun 2001, Sonnet wrote:
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>>>Are you really stating that tampons cause infertility? If this was the
>>>case why would our doctors not have told us about it? I'd like to see
>>>some medical sources on this....
>>>
>>>BTW regardless of whether or not tampons let the clots out of your body,
>>>your uterus would shed the lining when your period started. Tampons
>>>don't affect the hormone changes that control menstruation.
>>>
>>>At Fri, 1 Jun 2001, AdoptASAP wrote:
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>>>>With every tampon you are at more risk for that Toximia (sp?).
>>>>
>>>>But more importantly, you arent allowing your lining to shed. You need
>>>>to release clotts and by wearing tampons all the time, you arent
>>>>allowing those clotts to release. Clott buildup can block your tubes
>>>>and cause other problems.
>>>>
>>>>Lastly, an egg cant attach to a dead lining. By not shedding, its
>>>>building up and pregnancy will be harder to occur then if you allowed
>>>>the shedding.
>>>>
>>>--
>>>Email always welcome to: sonnet_fitz@hotmail.com
>>>
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>Email always welcome to: sonnet_fitz@hotmail.com
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