Tampon, also known as tampon, is a kind of cotton tube, which is mainly made of cotton, man-made fiber or a mixture of these two materials. Diameter 1 cm to 1.9 cm, with cotton thread (drawstring) at the end.
The tampon is mainly made of cotton, artificial fiber or both, which can be put into the vagina to absorb menstrual blood when women have menstrual cramps. Tampon users may use more than 1 1000 tampons in their lifetime.
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 is loved by many people, especially in Europe and America. Women in Asian countries seldom use tampons because Asians are not used to suppositories.
Matters needing attention
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 gynecologist: It should be changed every six to eight hours.
Australian Health Department: 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.