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With little understanding of AIDS and toxic shock syndrome at the time, do you think some women experiencing toxic shock syndrome thought they got da AIDS when all they needed to do was remove their maxi pads from their hoohas?

Retarded food for thought.

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13 minutes ago, bnmjy said:

With little understanding of AIDS and toxic shock syndrome at the time, do you think some women experiencing toxic shock syndrome thought they got da AIDS when all they needed to do was remove their maxi pads from their hoohas?

Retarded food for thought.

Well, maxi pads aren’t worn up inside the hooha, the are attached to the crotch of the panty via an adhesive strip.  Tampons are worn up inside the vagina and pose a risk of TSS because they catch the blood and it stays in the vagina thus creating a warm, hospitable environment for the TSS bacteria to grow and thrive.  Technically, tampons really aren’t safe but they are so convenient.  Personally, when I was menstruating I preferred maxi pads and would wear a tampon if I went swimming or something.  Anytway, any more questions, feel free to ask. lol

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6 minutes ago, zombieninjakitten said:

Well, maxi pads aren’t worn up inside the hooha, the are attached to the crotch of the panty via an adhesive strip.  Tampons are worn up inside the vagina and pose a risk of TSS because they catch the blood and it stays in the vagina thus creating a warm, hospitable environment for the TSS bacteria to grow and thrive.  Technically, tampons really aren’t safe but they are so convenient.  Personally, when I was menstruating I preferred maxi pads and would wear a tampon if I went swimming or something.  Anytway, any more questions, feel free to ask. lol

Oops, I meant those jumbo sized tampons that some women would wear for the entire duration of their menstruation.

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23 minutes ago, discolemonade said:

what jumbo size tampons do women wear during their entire cycle?

seriously...do you have a link? because that is gross af. or you are misinformed. 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rely_(brand)

Didn't mention anything about wearing it for a week, but the tampon could absorb 20 times its weight in fluid.

Also, it was discontinued in 1980, and AIDS wasn't discovered until 1981. So my scenario was impossible.

The more you know, I guess.

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59 minutes ago, bnmjy said:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rely_(brand)

Didn't mention anything about wearing it for a week, but the tampon could absorb 20 times its weight in fluid.

Also, it was discontinued in 1980, and AIDS wasn't discovered until 1981. So my scenario was impossible.

The more you know, I guess.

yeah. 

gross. 

the thing about tampons is, although super convenient, ( i was a jock, diver, swim team, etc), i only used them 

for those particular situations. i used to use o.b. back in the day, but that doesn't work so well out in the field. 

so...pads. just ....more sanitary. 

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