Are Feminine Hygiene Products Safe?

Is long-term use of sanitary protection safe?

Wednesday, November 04, 2015 Follow Us         Featured Are Feminine Hygiene Products Safe? A typical woman goes through more than 12,000 sanitary pads or tampons over the decades that she has her period. But is long-term use of sanitary protection safe?... Read more ...  News Study Links Having Children to Lower Ovarian Cancer Risk The more children a woman has, the lower her risk of ovarian cancer may be, a new study suggests. The study also found that the risk is lower in women whose fallopian tubes have... Read more ... Teens Do Listen to Parents' Advice About Sex: Study Teens whose parents talk with them about sex are more likely to wait to have sex and to use birth control and condoms when they do, a new study finds. Although a parent's voice is... Read more ... Giving Birth, Breast-feeding May Help Women's Long-Term Health Having babies and breast-feeding may extend a woman's life, new research suggests. Other beneficial factors appear to include starting menstruation at a later age and using... Read more ... Doctors Can Fine-Tune Estimates of Delivery Dates, Study Finds A simple test could give pregnant women a better idea of when they'll give birth, researchers say. Currently, only 5 percent of women deliver on their due date. The study authors said... Read more ... More Evidence That Drinking May Raise Breast Cancer Risk A new study out of Europe supports the notion that drinking raises women's risk of breast cancer. Researchers from five Spanish universities looked at data on more than 334,000... Read more ... Women's Health Center MedicineNet's Women's Health Center gives you all of the tools necessary to maintain a healthy body and mind. Get access to various women's health topics, slideshows, quizzes and medications for reference. This important topic area guides a woman through the stages of her life, as well as knowing the conditions and diseases that may occur. Educating yourself for transitions into different phases of life is key to a healthy, happy, and productive life. Read more ... Health Tools   Picture Slideshows   Quizzes   Health & Living   Pinpoint Your Pain   Medical Word of the Day   More Newsletters   Diseases and Conditions   Medical Picture of the Day   MedicineNet Home