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> without the TSS risks that tampons have consumer reports disagrees with you [1] https://www.consumerreports.org/women-s-health/menstrual-cups-linked-to-tox
by 2rsf 7y ago
> without the TSS risks that tampons have
consumer reports disagrees with you
[1] https://www.consumerreports.org/women-s-health/menstrual-cups-linked-to-toxic-shock-syndrome/ https://www.consumerreports.org/women-s-health/menstrual-cup...
- blompa 7y agoThank you for linking that report, very interesting. I also read through the article[0] that the report linked. I think a significant factor in the difference in risk is how much contact tampons are making with the vaginal canal vs menstrual cups; the article mentions that the risk is higher if the cup is allowed to overflow (and the toxins from within the cup make contact with the vaginal canal). So I suppose that even though the cup can be left inside for longer than a tampon can, that (as advised) it should definitely not be left inside for longer than necessary. [0] https://aem.asm.org/content/84/12/e00351-18.full https://aem.asm.org/content/84/12/e00351-18.full