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

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Women's Health Women's Health Topics A-Z Sexual Health Healthy Living 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. See More About:  menstruation  fever during menstruation  toxic shock syndrome symptoms 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. See More About:  abnormal uterine bleeding  hormones  menstrual cramps 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 Women's Health Ads Home Health Care Health Women 'S Health Dental Health Clinic Soy Health Risk Featured Articles Breast Health and Diseases Sexual Health Issues Women's Reproductive Health Fitness, Weight Loss, Exercise, and Women Pregnancy Teen Health Issues for Girls   More from About.com Favorite Summer Frozen Drinks Blended with ice or chock full of fresh fruit, these yummy drinks will liven up any warm-weather gathering. More> Best Frozen Summer Desserts Ten easy, delicious, make-ahead desserts that will cool you down on the hottest of summer days. More> This newsletter is written by: Tracee Cornforth Women's Health Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Women's Health newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2011 About.com   Must Reads Going to the Gynecologist Menstruation Basics Pregnancy Signs and Symptoms Birth Control Myths Top Causes of Heavy Menstruation Advertisement