Turning the Tables on Tampons Life is good for Kinnie Starr. A new CD, positive press. But when the up-and-coming Vancouver artist thinks about the fact that a woman will use up to 11,000 tampons in her lifetime, her anger flares.
Toxic Tampons And safe alternatives that won’t cramp your style. The average North American woman will, in her lifetime, use more than 11,000 tampons or pads.
Girls' Night Out “Women’s night out and you’re talking about tampons?” she asked in amazement. I told her that we were discussing an article in today’s paper about the health hazards associated with feminine hygiene products.
Vaginal Irritation The mucous lining in the vagina is sensitive to internal imbalances and hormonal changes as well as to external influences. Irritants range from perfumed pads to *candida fungi, making vaginal irritation very common.
I'll Change Anything But That! Most women probably don’t realize that 20 billion disposable pads and tampons end up in North American landfills every year. We don’t spend every cycle thinking about the impact that chlorine-bleached products have on our health and our environment.
Feminine Hygiene Products Are we trading convenience for medical problems such as infections, infertility, and even cancer? One accusation levelled against these products–albeit since disproved–is that manufacturers add asbestos which causes women to bleed more, therefore requiring them to use more pads and tampons.
Into the Mystery More and more women are investigating the mysterious world of alternative menstrual products in an effort to align decisions around their monthly menses with the choices they are making in other areas of their lives.
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