Re: About Aunt Flow ( kinda Horrible)
From: Jan/5/FL (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 1 Jun 2001 21:15:25 -0400
The clots are STILL released when you wear tampons.
>----- Original Message -----
From: "AdoptASAP" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list PCOS" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 5:15 PM
Subject: Re: About Aunt Flow ( kinda Horrible)
> 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:
> >
> >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:
> >>
> >>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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