Tampon
Health aspects
Follow package directions for insertion Choose the lowest absorbency needed for one's flow (test of absorbency is approved by FDA) Follow guidelines and directions of tampon usage (located on box's label) Consider using cotton or cloth tampons rather than rayon Change the tampon at least every 6 to 8 hours or more often if needed Alternate usage between tampons and pads Avoid tampon usage overnight or when sleeping Increase awareness of the warning signs of Toxic Shock Syndrome and other tampon-associated health risks (and remove the tampon as soon as a risk factor is noticed) Cases of tampon-connected TSS are very rare in the United Kingdom and United States. A study by Tierno also determined that all cotton tampons were less likely to produce the conditions in which TSS can grow, this was done using a direct comparison of 20 brands of tampons including conventional cotton/rayon tampons and 100% organic cotton tampons from Natracare. In fact Dr Tierno goes as far to state that "The bottom line is that you can get TSS with synthetic tampons but not with an all-cotton tampon."
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