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More women are seeking alternative products, as information about Toxic Shock Syndrome becomes available. Toxic Shock Syndrome, or TSS, is most prevalent in women under thirty, for their bodies have not yet built up an immune to dangerous toxins that can cause TSS. TSS can be caused by continuous use of tampons throughout the day, high absorbency levels, leaving a tampon in for more than 4-6 hours, or using a tampon overnight. Early signs to look for are sudden high fever, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, sore throat, aching muscles, dizziness, and a sunburn-like rash. In 1981, when TSS first became an issue, 40 women died in the United States, and three died in Canada, out of 61 cases reported.

Tampons cause a number of other problems as well. The two main ingredients used are rayon and cotton. Rayon is made from wood fibres, which are subjected to intensive chlorine treatment, and a number of organochlorines and dioxins. The by-products of these treatments are dumped into mill receiving waters, and also become absorbed into the tampons. Cotton is treated with several of 170 different insecticides and herbicides at every stage of development. Some of these substances are known to have damaging effects on our bodies. Dioxin is particularly toxic—even small amounts have been known to cause birth defects and cancer. Despite the known presence of many dangerous substances, pharmaceutical companies are often secretive about the contents of their products.