Sentences with phrase «as tampons»

While I anxiously waited for my period (to test out my new Blossom cup, of course), I read up on differences between menstrual cups and other feminine hygiene products such as tampons and pads.

Feminine hygiene products such as tampons and sanitary pads are an oft - ignored source of a variety of potentially toxic ingredients, including genetically modified organisms and pesticides

Period products such as tampons and pads are necessities, but go with the unscented kind, so you don't risk a reaction to chemical fragrances.

Republican State Senator Sue Serino and Democratic Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal announced Thursday that they worked on legislation that would exempt feminine hygiene products, such as tampons, from the state sales and compensating use tax.

A sales tax on feminine hygiene products such as tampons dates back to 1965 even as other products remain exempt.

It is important to not use feminine products such as tampons or douches as these items have the potential to introduce harmful bacteria into your uterus.

My mooncup instructions say not to insert the cup as high as a tampon... should sit lower, but held in place by the vaginal muscles.

Profuse discharge might also mean there is a foreign object (such as a tampon or condom) left inside the vagina.

And, for good measure, there's Juno Temple as the tampon - flinging roommate who delights in bringing out the very worst in Sawyer, which results in the latter's confinement being extended for an extra week, or, according to Nate, until her excellent insurance runs out, whichever comes first.

Not exact matches

Seminal plasma hypersensitivity only affects an estimated 20,000 to 40,000 women, so the doctor will need to rule out other allergies, such as reactions to condoms, spermicide, or scented tampons, plus STIs before considering a semen allergy, says Dr. Ross.

To be sure, Agrawal is best known for her signature line of underwear, called Thinx, which are billed as an eco-friendly alternative to pads and tampons.

Agrawal has styled herself as a visionary on all things period - related (the company recently announced plans to start making its own tampons and applicators).

But if your Gospel presentation is putting your moralistic crowd to sleep, or if a pharisaic friend is more concerned about proper speech than an addiction to grace, then you may need to tell him that his Christ-less church attendance is nothing more than a bloody tampon until he clings to the Cross, as Isaiah did (Isaiah 64:6).

Although many will suggest that Robson has a personal vendetta of sorts aimed squarely at the Grinch who stole soccer, that doesn't make his words any less truthful... such tactics are nothing new... in the U.S.this business practice has become so common that even the players regularly use the media to manipulate public opinion (LeBron James did likewise to rally public support for himself and away from his teammate, Kyrie Irving, who has asked to be traded)... whether for contract leverage or to rally support for or against certain players, this strategy can be incredibly effective at times, but when it misses the mark it can be dangerously divisive... for a close - to - the - vest team like Arsenal to use such nefarious means to manufacture a wedge between the fans and it's best player (again), is absolutely despicable... for the sanctimonious higher - ups who demand that it's players adhere to a certain protocol regarding information deemed «in house» or else to intentionally spread «fake» news or to provide certain outlets with privileged information for such purposes is pretty low indeed... no moral high ground here, just a big club pretending to be a small club so that they can continue to pull the wool over the eyes of a dedicated, albeit somewhat naive, fan base... so not only does this club no give a shit about it's fans, this clearly shows that clubs primary interests aren't even soccer related... for all intent and purposes Kroenke doesn't care if we're a soccer club or a tampon factory as long as we continue to maximized his investment... stay woke people... great to see more and more people commenting on the state of the franchise... this club needs to be held accountable for it's actions

I used tampons before this, so I'm no help in the insertion area, but if it's uncomfortable to remove, do it slowly and pinch the cup as it's coming out.

It seems overwhelming at first, but tampons did for me as well.

It's definitely sufficient for wearing during your fertile week of the month in addition to light flow days during your period or as backup for your menstrual cup or tampon.

Menstrual cups are a healthy, hygienic and environmentally - friendly alternative to female protection products such as pads, or tampons.

With time, using a tampon should feel as normal as it did before.

As with all tampons, the material will absorb all secretions, which might make you chafe toward the end of your cycle.

Just as a precaution, I'd switch to reusable cloth wipes instead of TP — the same kind of cancer - causing chemicals used to make tampons are also used to make TP.

The DivaCup holds one full ounce, which is about twice as much as many high absorbency tampons.

There are lots of chemicals that go into making a disposable diaper such as chlorine which is carcinogenic and highly toxic; sodium polyacrylate, which is extremely absorbent and can rob a baby's skin of its natural moisture (this was taken out of tampons for its link to toxic shock syndrome); and tributyl - tin which has been found toxic to aquatic life and has been linked to obesity.

When I use to use tampons I never really looked forward to having my period as I felt it slowed me down, not to mention it would cause my Ph balance to be thrown off and I never felt clean.

As with cloth pads, cloth tampons must last quite a long time before needing to be retired.

Disposable tampons seem to carry a higher risk of toxic shock syndrome due to their inclusion of bacteria - happy rayon and, not as frequently now, dioxins from chlorine bleaching.

They are inserted vaginally, like disposable tampons, or worn interlabially, as a sort of hybrid between a tampon and pad.

Disposable pads & tampons cost * at least * twice as much as reusables, because you have to keep buying them month after month.

It is similar in use to a tampon but more body - friendly, environment - friendly, and budget - friendly, too ~) I like the pads so well, in fact, that I have started making beautiful, affordable cloth pads as a SAHM business.

Just as women in the pro-period movement are choosing Thinx pants, cloth pads, organic cotton tampons and menstrual cups over commercially mainstream femcare products with questionable safety and side effects, they are also thinking critically about their birth control choices.

If you are normally a tampon girl, you will have to adjust to using pads for a few weeks as the use of tampons is normally advised against.

«For example, in this case his actions could have led to undermining things such as our opposition to the tampon tax, which — if he had his way — would have prevented us from ending it sooner.»

MacShane had previously written an article for The Guardian in which he played down the expenses scandal, writing, «There will come a moment when moats and manure, bath plugs and tampons will be seen as a wonderful moment of British fiddling, but more on a Dad's Army scale than the real corruption of politics.»

The researchers decided to test a microbicide that contains glycerol monolaurate (GML), a fatty acid that has proven safe in many products: It's used as a fiber finish in tampons and also as an emulsifier in many foods and cosmetics.

Now, after a recent study showed fetuses can detect sound as early as 16 weeks, a Spanish company has started making «Babypod,» a speaker that's inserted into the vagina like a tampon in order to give the baby the most clear and intense sounds.

Actress Gabrielle Union went so far as to suggest women stick yogurt - covered tampons in their vaginas to be free of a yeast infection, which, uh, don't do that.

GPs now agree, however, that it's perfectly safe to reduce or even stop your period altogether by taking the Pill continuously, which may reduce iron loss as well as putting an end to «nice» and «time of the month underwear», embarrassing leaks during workouts and, horror upon horror, taking tampons out with you on a night out.

Some women experience pain only with touch or penetration (such as with a tampon, penis, or speculum).

«As physicians, we don't consider labia to be abnormal unless they're causing trouble with chafing or infection, or if you're having difficulty inserting a tampon or with intercourse,» says Dr. Dweck.

As you may gather from its name, the Diva Cup is a silicon cup that is inserted vaginally and it takes the place of tampons and pads during your period.

On Monday, New York's Republican - led Senate unanimously passed a bill exempting feminine hygiene products from sales tax — reclassifying them as necessities — two months after the debate over the «tampon tax» arrived in Albany.

And while menstrual cups are safe to keep in for up to 12 hours, Dr. Berens is skeptical that they'll last that long, especially for those with super heavy flow: «I'd recommend changing them more frequently — about as often as you'd change an extra-large tampon — to avoid accidents,» she says.

You can usually keep them in longer than other sanitary products: women change them 2.8 times less frequently on average than when using tampons or pads, and they leak half as often, according to a 2010 UK study published in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research.

As for removing the IUD, it's generally painless and a lot like removing a tampon.

But don't discount something as simple as forgetting to take out a tampon, which causes bacteria to build up and produce a funky stench.

Because when you consider your exposure over the course of a lifetime, it really adds up; the average American woman uses up to 16,800 tampons in her lifetime — or as many as 24,360 if she's on estrogen replacement therapy.

Dioxins are also found in non-organic tampons, as most conventional cotton is genetically engineered, sprayed with pesticides, and treated with bleach.

It may help if you imagine squeezing a tampon as you exhale.

A lot of women I know use an organic cotton tampon or menstrual cup in addition to the undies as backup, especially when they are first starting out or on heavier days.

Because I'm used to using tampons, it wasn't as difficult for me to learn how to insert the Blossom Cup, but for a non-tampon user, I can see how the learning curve could be high.