toxic shock syndrome T.S.S.

[rox]

do you wear pads or tampons?
do you know of someone who has suffered/died from T.S.S?

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Toxic Shock Syndrome

[etali]

I used to wear tampons. I was strongly lectured on the dangers of TSS at school, and was very careful about washing my hands and about changing the tampons regularly.

I do think that tampons are still a boon to women, if used correctly, even with the dangers of TSS.

I will be trying out the mooncup when I come off hormonal birth control methods and get my periods back - the mooncup is supposed to be a lot safer.

[rox]

Originally Posted by etali

I used to wear tampons. I was strongly lectured on the dangers of TSS at school, and was very careful about washing my hands and about changing the tampons regularly.

I do think that tampons are still a boon to women, if used correctly, even with the dangers of TSS.

I will be trying out the mooncup when I come off hormonal birth control methods and get my periods back - the mooncup is supposed to be a lot safer.

you aren't getting ur periods?..is this a miracle drug..lol ,, tell me more.

[etali]

I'm on contraceptive injections at the moment, and yes, my periods have completely stopped - not even a little spotting.

I used to take the combined pill, but I ended up a horrible, grumpy person. When I'm not on birth control I don't have period pain or PMS, but I was a screaming, crying, raving lunatic every single day.

I stopped that and went on the Depo implant - that was slightly better, but made my migraines worse and I had constant light bleeding.

So now I've tried the contraceptive injection - my periods have completely stopped, no problems with migraine, and I'm back to my usual cheery self.

I get the injection once every 3 months, and I highly recommend it - the only reason I'm stopping it is because I find it hard to get an appointment at that doctors when I need one - the coil stays in 5 years, so less need to see a doctor

Your experience may differ, and the doc did warn me that if I did have any side effects, I'd be stuck with them for 3 months (at least with the implant you can get it taken out if you have problems), but I love the injection.