My co-worker told me she heard about this tampon story on the news. A lady somehow forgot she had a tampon in her while on her period, and somehow it got stuck in her, and she ended up creating a tumor in her stomach. Is this true? Can you really forget a tampon in you?
2007-01-15 18:04:46 · 8 answers · asked by robananas 2 in Health ➔ Women's Health
I worked in a gyno office for a while - its pretty common. Never heard of tumor risk though - just massive infection.
2007-01-15 18:08:22 · answer #1 · answered by freshbliss 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard the story, but I'm sure it's plausible. Forgetting you have a tampon in happens frequently, I imagine. But for it to cause such incredible damage is probably very rare. Though, again, it is plausible. It's very dangerous to leave a tampon in more than 6-8 hours. There are tons of infections that could result in leaving it in longer than that- and isn't that, essentially, what a tumor is? Infected and malignant tissue?
2007-01-15 18:57:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many women have the same point of view and make the choice to use tampons and yes you can forget to take it out. However, some women do not know about, or choose to ignore, the dangers of using tampons. One of the biggest risks is tampon-induced Toxic-Shock Syndrome (TSS) which is a rare, and potentially fatal, disease. The second health risk is of a somewhat ambiguous nature.
TSS is caused by a strain of Staphylococcus aureus bacterial toxin known as TSST-1. The symptoms of TSS, according to the terra femme web page include: a high fever, sunburn-like rash, nausea, diarrhea, dizziness, disorientation, headache, sore throat, achy muscles, fainting, flu-like symptoms, peeling skin, bloodshot eyes and a rapid decrease of blood pressure.
The best way to avoid tampon-related TSS is by not wearing tampons. However, other preventative measures include using only all-cotton tampons, alternating tampon use with menstrual pads, refraining from using tampons overnight or between menstrual periods and using the lowest absorbency tampon necessary to absorb menstrual flow.
2007-01-15 18:20:03 · answer #3 · answered by Tina 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-13 08:26:07 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ya ive heard ths one b4...this can result in infection ....ive known smbdy to go thru ths and she got a real bad uti...basically while using a tampoon...u have to be very hygenic and change often coz risks of infection are higher vis a vis a pad.....all the baest to u!
2007-01-15 18:19:10 · answer #5 · answered by lilbit 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES!!! U CAN FORGET!!! OFCOURSE NOT ME I USE THEM ALL THE TIME SO I KNOW WHEN I HAVE IT ON!!!! I HAVE A DUMBASS FRIEND WHO FORGOT TO TAKE HERS OFF!!! SHE WASNT USED TO THEM SO WHEN SHE FINALLY WORE ONE SHE FORGOT ALL ABOUT IT!!!! IDIOT!!! A WEEK AFTER SHE GOT KINDA SICK AND SHE ONLY NOTICED CUZ A PART OF THE STRING WAS HANGING OUT!!! I MEAN SOME CAN BE VERY CONFORTABLE BUT U KINDA STILL FEEL SOMETHING INSIDE!!!!
2007-01-15 18:13:02 · answer #6 · answered by lizz 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Interesting...
I hadn't heard about that, not that it isn't true, I just haven't heard it.
2007-01-15 18:08:26 · answer #7 · answered by Jack 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
EWW.......but thats kinda interesting....and nope i've never heard of it before.....
2007-01-15 18:15:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋