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A member asked:
I've been using tampons everyday of my periods for 3 years already. is it bad? i do change it every 8 hours
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NO: Tampons are generally safe and changing regularly will prevent infection and/or toxic shock syndrome: usually related to tampons left in too long.
Answered 7/11/2017
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