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I accidentally wore the same pad for 24 hours, could i have tss or an infection. i have no symptoms i'm just worried ?
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TSS: usually is from a tampon inserted and left in the vagina the pad is not a cause of TSS relax relax relax
Answered 6/28/2019
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No: A pad will not cause a problem, since it was not in the vagina. It it were a tampon, you should get checked for infection. YOu would be very sick if you had TSS, so I doubt it's a concern.
Answered 2/26/2019
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