Tampon loss - management among adolescents and adult women
| Autor: | Raanan Meyer, Arik Toren, Aya Mohr-Sasson, Gabriel Levin, Nimrod Dori-Dayan, Amihai Rottenstreich |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Adult
medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Vaginal Diseases Adolescent Health Adult women 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors medicine Humans Israel Menstrual Hygiene Products Health Education Retrospective Studies 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine Obstetrics business.industry Age Factors Obstetrics and Gynecology Retrospective cohort study equipment and supplies medicine.disease Foreign Bodies humanities Menstruation medicine.anatomical_structure 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Vagina Equipment Failure Female Gynecological Examination Foreign body business Risk Reduction Behavior Tampon |
| Zdroj: | Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 41(2) |
| ISSN: | 1364-6893 |
| Popis: | The widespread use of tampons carries a risk of tampon loss due to imperfect use. We performed a retrospective study including all women attending the emergency room (ER) with the complaint of tampon loss during 2011-2018. Overall, 72 women presented to the ER with a complaint of tampon loss. In 25% (18/72), a lost tampon was found on physical examination. The lost tampon was found in a higher rate among adolescents as compared to older women (4 (80%) vs. 14 (21%), 15.1 |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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