A similar substance had been used in super-absorbency tampons until the early 1980s when it was revealed that the material increased the risk
of toxic shock syndrome by increasing absorbency and improving the environment for the growth of toxin - producing bacteria.
The others are McIlroy, Charl Schwartzel, Branden Grace and Marc Leishman, whose wife's immune system has not fully recovered after she nearly died last
year of toxic shock syndrome.
A woman in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, recently opened up about almost
dying of toxic shock syndrome (TSS) in May 2017, so that no one has to go through her nightmarish experience.
But do nt ignore the small - but - real risk
of toxic shock syndrome (several dozen women get it each year), a potentially fatal condition caused by poison - producing staph or strep bacteria.
The Softcup has zero absorbency which means zero risk
of Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) and it's made of hypo - allergenic, latex - free, non-toxic material — the same material used for catheters and baby bottle nipples.
They may be no replacement for hard - core pad fans, but for those who favor discreet insertables, menstrual cups offer all the convenience of a tampon with a lower (albeit still - existent) risk
of toxic shock syndrome.
Some women may remember the connection between superabsorbent tampons and an outbreak
of toxic shock syndrome (TSS) in the 1980s, but these «hyper absorbable» tampons were taken off the market and the incidence of toxic shock syndrome plummeted.
Sponge users may be at a slightly increased risk
of toxic shock syndrome (TSS), a super rare but serious disease.