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What are the chances of getting tss after 20 hours and swimming????
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TSS: No clear answer as most of today's tampons luckily are less likely to cause TSS. However, in general you really shouldn't leave them in more than about 6 hours. I just removed a retained tampon that was inside for a month and no toxic shock, but honestly that was just lucky.
Answered 6/14/2015
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