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Are there Tampons made for teens?
I am 15 16 in 4 wks and I have been using pads since I was 11, but I have to deal with periods when I am at school and I get embarrased because the smell gets out and thank God no one notices but I have to leave immediately to change before someone does notice and I feel that using a tampon would be easier because they don’t smell like pads do, and they are easier to use (I’ve been told this from teens my age who uses them) my mom won’t let me use them because yes of course the TSS but I feel as though if there were tampons made especially for teens she might feel somewhat at ease with letting me use them. I hear playtex is made for teens, but I don’t know. Does anyone know if there are tampons made for teens? If so what are they called and where can I buy them?
You are at higher risk of tampon-related health problems in your teens – whether you use tampons made for teens or adults.
There are tampons made for teens but it is highly recommended you don’t use tampons in your teens, best to avoid at any point of your life, because of the risks of tampons that are increased when you are in your teens.
Companies manufacturer junior tampons for teens as a way to get teens to start buying their products and increase what is called ‘brand loyalty’ – in otherwords if you use their brand in your teens you are likely to stick to that brand for the rest of your life – they are no different to normal tampons so the risks are exactly the same.
You’ll find most brands don’t do these teen tampons any more because too many complained about them marketing such harmful products to children and teens. If you do find them they are likely to be called ‘juniors’ but you’ll actually find they are no different to normal light-absorbency tampons. These can be found at any store that sells tampons, from the biggest supermarket to the smallest general store.
Tampons are very bad for sexual health because they provide bacteria with the perfect warm/moist environment to multiply, they absorb all vaginal fluids including discharge that can cause vaginal splitting, they prevent normal vaginal cleaning and commercial tampons introduce chemicals into your body that can interfere with normal vaginal pH – this all means a high risk of TSS and vaginal infections.
The risk of tampons are higher for teens and pre-teens because the mucosa which is the skin-like stuff that makes up the walls of your vagina is thinner than in adults so more prone to vaginal splitting which can increase risk of infections and TSS, teens and pre-teens also don’t have as strong an immune system which also increases risk of TSS.
Whether they are made for teens or not there is still the same risk of TSS and vaginal infections, also tampons have been linked to endometriosis and cancer due to the bleaching methods used on tampons that have resulted in dioxin being present in tampons.
From Toxic shock syndrome information service;
“The risk of TSS is greater in younger people. This is because older people are more likely to have the necessary antibodies to protect them from the toxin that causes TSS.”
http://www.toxicshock.com
Sorry but your mother is right, by the sounds of things you don’t really know about TSS or all the other risks linked with tampons – increased risk of TSS, vaginal infections such as bacterial vaginosis or thrush, women’s cancer and endometriosis.
TSS is also not something you only get if you are ‘dirty’ and don’t change your tampon, as someone who answered your question claimed. TSS is a risk for everyone but is significantly increased if you use tampons and the longer they are within your body the higher the risk because the longer the bacteria has to grow within the tampon, but that bacteria is always in your vagina so no matter how long a tampon is in for that bacteria can grow.
Information on tampon dangers:
http://www.spotsite.org
http://www.tamponalert.org.uk
http://cookiepuss.tripod.com/tampons.htm
http://www.wen.org.uk/sanpro/reports/sanpro.pdf
http://www.frontiernet.net/%7Eruthb/Tampons.html
http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/features/tampons_003834.htm
http://www.vaginaverite.com/menstruation/tamponsafety.html
If you do use tampons remember the risks involved and do your best to avoid those risks;
– Use a safer type of tampons such as organic tampons like Cottons, Natracare or Tamponification because these use 100% cotton and no chemicals your risk of TSS and vaginal infections are far lessened.
– Change your tampon every 4-6 hours to prevent the bacteria building up in inside your vagina, don’t change too often as this can further damage vaginal walls by drying out and creating friction.
– Use the correct absorbency, always start with the lightest absorbency and increase if you need it, moving back down again as your flow lessens towards the end of your period.
– Do not use tampons at night/while sleeping as no gravity to act on menstrual flow to bring down to tampon it means they only have vaginal fluids to absorb leading to increased vaginal splitting.
– Do not use tampons when you are not on your period or when your period is too light to use tampons, again this increases your risk of vaginal splitting in turn TSS and infections.
Commercial tampons are the most harmful and unhygienic option out of over twenty different menstrual options, if you don’t know about all the risks and you don’t know about all of your options it is not at all recommended you switch to tampons. You need to be able to make an educated choice when it comes to your sexual health, have you considered other menstrual options other than tampons or pads?
I would HIGHLY recomend you instead look into getting a menstrual cup, menstrual cups are internal just like tampons, your fold them and insert them into your vagina where they collect blood, they are FAR safer and cleaner than tampons because they don’t stop your vagina from cleaning itself and don’t give bacteria a place to multiply, they have a lot of benefits over tampons;
* Safe – never been linked to TSS or infections.
* Clean – very hygienic and can be sterilized.
* Don’t contain harmful chemicals.
* Manufacturers are moral.
* Can be left in for up to 12 hours.
* Don’t leak like tampons do.
* Can be worn all through your period.
* Can be worn at night.
* Can be worn during sports, including swimming.
* Can be worn any time of the month.
* Don’t have to change sizes to fit flow.
* Nothing shows on the outside.
* Don’t cause menstrual cramps.
* Don’t increase menstrual flow.
* You don’t have to carry spares.
* Cost very little money.
* Environmentally friendly.
* Don’t allow you to smell.
* Fit anyone – no need for teen sizes.
* Don’t have to change all the time.
* Body positive.
* Lets you tell how heavy you are.
* Money-back guarantee – you can try and get your money back if you don’t like it!
I used to use both tampons and pads from when I first had my period, I changed to using a menstrual cup around 5 years ago, trust me they are FAR better than tampons both because they are healthier for you and because they are far easier to use than tampons.
When I used tampons and pads I had constant infections where as now using a menstrual cup I don’t, I’ve also known a few girls who have had TSS, trust me using tampons is not a risk you want to take.
Most women I know use menstrual cups and wish they had known about menstrual cups when they were at school, would have saved them a lot of embarrassment. You can find a lot more information as this web community – http://www.menstrualcups.org – or from Wikipedia here – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menstrual_cup
If you don’t like the idea of the menstrual cups like Divacup then how about trying softcups like Instead – these are softcups, they are soft plastic cups that fit into your vagina up near your cervix, they work the same way as bell-shaped cups but they are disposable, although some people find they leak a lot of people love them and they are still far safer and cleaner than tampons.
Menstrual cup brands;
http://www.divacup.com – Divacup
http://www.thekeeper.com – Keeper
http://www.mooncup.co.UK – Mooncup
http://www.ladycup.eu – Ladycup
http://www.lunette.fi – Lunette
http://www.softcup.com – Instead
Have you thought about changing what sort of pads you use?
If you use pads like Always it could be that the plastics are stopping air getting to your vulva/vagina which would be making it smell, also you’re more likely to get infections with brands like Always.
Of course, you could just be imaging the smell because you’re self-conscious about your body or how your vagina smells. As long as you don’t have any sort of infection there is no reason to smell bad, even though when menstrual blood meets the air it can smell due to the bacteria within the blood it still shouldn’t be enough to smell bad or for other people to smell as long as you are changing your pads regularly.
Try switching pad brands, if you want to use disposable pads I’d recomend switching to something like Natracare as these are 100% organic cotton without any plastics or chemicals so are better for you and will keep you dryer so will cut-down on any smells, or you might want to look into trying cloth pads like Lunapads that are far more comfortable than what you are using now.
Pad brands;
http://www.natracare.com – Natracare
http://www.tampontification.com – Tamponification
http://www.cottons.com.au – Cottons
http://www.lunapads.com – Lunapads
http://www.reddyspads.com – Reddys pads
http://urban-armor.org/urban-armor – Urban-armor
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