Tampon Left Schoolgirl, 15, In Coma With Toxic Shock
Paige Roffey, 15, collapsed at her home in Rayleigh, Essex with toxic shock syndrome after using a tampon for just four hours.
She was initially sent home from hospital by doctors
Toxic Tampons Pose Health Risks
An American woman uses as many as 11,000 tampons in her lifetime. Most tampons sold by companies such as Tampax, OB, Playtex and Kotex are made of rayon or rayon-cotton blends. Rayon, a woodpulp derivative commonly bleached with chlorine