History of tampons
Women in ancient Greece often wrapped linen on wood and used it as a tampon.
Catheter tampons were invented by Dr. Earl Haas in Denver, USA in 1929, 193 1 patent, 1936 was listed in the United States. Another way to put it, tampons were designed by a gynecologist in West Germany at 1950. Because the use of tampons does not affect clothing and exercise, it has been favored by many people, and women in Europe and America use it more. Women in Asian countries seldom use tampons because Asians are not used to suppositories.
Structure and types of cotton sliver
The tampon is mainly made of cotton, man-made fiber or a mixture of the two materials, with a diameter of 1 cm to 1.9 cm, and a cotton thread (pulling rope) attached to the tail end. Different brands of tampon tips have different arc degrees, so users can choose according to their own usage habits. There are usually linear or diagonal dents on the main body of the tampon, which can increase the conductivity of the tampon and fit the vaginal wall when absorbing menstrual blood.
The catheter-type tampon is attached with a paper or plastic catheter, which is convenient for users to introduce the tampon. The overall structure of the catheter is divided into an outer tube and an inner tube. The outer tube has smooth surface and smooth front end, which is convenient for insertion. The front end of the outer tube has a petal-shaped opening. The function of the inner tube is to push the tampon out of the petal-shaped opening of the outer tube by the piston.
Cotton sliver labeling method: two drops of water indicate that the absorption is between 6 and 9 grams. Like tampons, tampons have different absorption capacities. Because the absorption capacity of tampons is considered to be related to female toxic shock syndrome, after 1988, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearly defined the standard of absorption capacity of tampons.
1
Less than 6 grams
Low absorbability
MiniLite absorbability
Droplet diagram
2
6-9 grams
Moderate absorbability
Conventional absorption capacity
Two water drop diagrams
three
9- 12g
Medium and high absorbency
Super absorptive capacity
Three water drop diagrams
four
12- 15g
High absorbability
Super absorptive capacity
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five
15- 18g
Very high absorbency
Superabsorbability
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six
/kloc-above 0/8g
Maximum absorbability
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-
Application mode
There are textbooks on the use of tampons in wikibooks.
Cellophane packaging: Before use, wash your hands, tear off the seal on the tampon, remove the cellophane at the tail end, then loosen the cotton thread, hold the tail end of the tampon with one hand, and remove the cellophane at the tip with the other hand, then put the tampon into the vagina and push it in at about two knuckles to expose the cotton thread.
A component of catheter tampon. The one on the left is the outer tube. In the middle, the cotton sliver itself is connected with the cotton thread (pull rope). The one on the right is the inner tube. Catheter packaging: this packaging tampon is completely wrapped in the catheter, so you don't have to worry about hand contact pollution. When in use, that front end of the out tube of the catheter is contacted with the vaginal orifice, the inn tube is pushed forward, the tampon is pushed into the vagina in a way similar to injection, and then the catheter (the outer tube and the inn tube) are taken out together.
The tampon placed in the vagina can have three postures: sitting posture, standing posture with slightly bent feet and standing posture with one foot astride the chair. The purpose is to make the vaginal opening slightly open and the tampon can be placed smoothly. If it can't be inserted smoothly, you can change the push angle slightly, and you can push it smoothly. If you feel the presence of tampons when walking and moving, it means that the depth of insertion is not enough, and you can put it deeper.
When you take it out, just pull the tampon out with cotton thread (pull rope). If you can't find the cotton thread, you can forcibly push the tampon out of the body. If you can't get the tampon out of your body smoothly, please ask a professional doctor for help as soon as possible.
Pay attention to timely replacement when using tampons.
Suggestions of experts from all over the world on the use time of tampons;
German health authorities:
Replace it at least twice a day.
US Food and Drug Administration:
Tampons can be used for up to eight hours.
Hungarian obstetrician and gynecologist:
It should be replaced every six to eight hours.
Australian Department of Health:
It should be replaced every six to eight hours.
The replacement interval will also vary from person to person, depending on the flow rate. Users can use it as the basis for replacement according to whether there is menstrual blood oozing on the cotton thread.
When going to the toilet, cotton thread is easily polluted by excrement. If the cotton thread is found to be contaminated, a new tampon should be replaced.
The myth of cotton sliver
Many women who have no sexual experience have the biggest doubt about using tampons, that is, will tampons hurt the hymen? According to the research published by Dr. Aimans in 1994, there is no significant difference between the hymen of women who are used to sanitary napkins and those who are used to tampons. The reason is that the hymen is an elastic tissue, and its opening is about 2.5 cm, while the diameter of the tampon is about 1.5 cm, so it will not cause great damage to the hymen if used correctly.
You can still use tampons when you sleep at night, but for a long time at night, you can choose tampons with weak absorption to use with tampons. If you still have health problems, you can use tampons instead.
Some women use tampons in order to be able to engage in activities such as swimming and soaking in hot springs during the menstrual cycle. According to the physiological structure of the human body, water will not run into the vagina, but when using tampons to engage in such activities, attention should be paid to hygiene and cleanliness.
Some people are worried that the cotton thread (drawstring) will break. Because the sliver is a high-density compressed body, the cotton thread is tightly pressed into the sliver body, and the cotton thread can bear more than three kilograms of pulling force, so there is no need to worry about the cotton thread breaking.
Related diseases
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS): Nearly half of TSS occurs in menstruating women. Fortunately, this disease is extremely rare. Because tampons are in close contact with vaginal epithelial cells, the body's resistance may be reduced. Because the replacement interval is too long, the endometrium cracks due to the absorption of tampons, which leads to a kind of Staphylococcus aureus in the vagina entering the blood circulation system, leading to sore throat, fever, joint and muscle pain, blood pressure drop and even severe shock. The absorption of tampons is so good that users may think that they don't need to change them frequently, thus increasing the chance of infection. Therefore, it is considered that the absorption of tampons is related to toxic shock syndrome (TSS).
Symptoms include bloodshot eyes and rash, which may lead to organ failure in the body.
The improvement method is that users should pay attention to their own use and change tampons frequently, preferably alternately using tampons and tampons.