Friday, September 16, 2011

About Women's Health: Tampon Debate - TSS - Those 28 Days

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From Tracee Cornforth, your Guide to Women's Health
Welcome to your About.com Women's Health newsletter. This week we talk about tampons, TSS, the 28 days of your menstrual cycle, and how your dental health may be affected by puberty and menstruation.

Are Tampons Really Safe?
Women have used tampons for thousands of years. However, it seems there is no end to the rumors about tampon safety. Do tampons pose health risks?
See More About:  tampons  toxic shock syndrome  dioxins

How To Reduce Your Risk Of TSS
Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) is caused when staphylococci bacteria in the vagina enters the bloodstream. Although scientists have recognized a connection between tampons and TSS, the exact connection remains unclear.

What Really Happens During Those 28 Days
The timing and amount of blood flow you experience during your monthly menstrual cycle depends on the coordinated performance of your endocrine glands, which produce the hormones necessary for menstruation to occur when pregnancy does not. What they do affects what happens in your reproductive organs.

Puberty, Menstruation, and Your Teeth
The production of sex hormones increases at puberty to a level that will generally remain constant for the duration of a woman's reproductive life. Pubescent women thus experience the onset of the menstrual cycle. This increase of sex hormones triggers the dilation of small blood vessels in the gums which is seen as an increase in redness, gingival bleeding, and swelling.
See More About:  teen health  pms  menstrual cycle

 


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