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Could Holding A Tampon By Hand Cause Infection

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Dr. S. Murugan MD

realized I could have contaminated my hand when dabbing up the blood with the paper towel before inserting my tampon. I am now worried the blood was on my hand or got on the tampon... View answer

Answered by : Dr. S. Murugan ( HIV AIDS Specialist)
Dr. Ganesh Sanap MD

I am concerned about HIV transmission via blood on my hand while inserting a tampon applicator. I am a nurse and was rushing into the bathroom and noticed a spo ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ganesh Sanap ( Radiologist)
Dr. Rohit Batra MD

realized I could have contaminated my hand when dabbing up the blood with the paper towel before inserting my tampon. I am now worried the blood was on my hand or got on the tampon... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rohit Batra ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Lohit K MD

I used a tampon. I am 42. I have for the first time found green on the tip of the tampon was green ... yeast infection 2x.......it has gotten better, but sometimes my anal area is still sensitive. The... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Lohit K ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Sree Gouri SR MD

Hello. I have a lump that feels about 1.5cm wide inside my vagina. It is on the left hand side and sometimes makes removing a tampon hurt. What could it be? I have not had any children. It has been... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sree Gouri SR ( OBGYN)

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Dr.  Praveen G MD

i was working away cleaning toilets today and was emptying bins. I can across a used tampon in the waste bin not the sanitary bin. I had gloves on lifted the bin but the tampon fell out so I had to pick ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen G ( Infectious Diseases Specialist)
Dr. Saul Weinreb MD

I used the one dose treatment of Monistat and I read before hand that my yeast infection should ... left is a minor itch and its random. My question is, I just started my period, may I use a tampon... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Saul Weinreb ( OBGYN)
Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

Hello, I have a cut on my hand not really big, and there was a Tampon wrapper with a used tampon ... picked up with my cut finger, can I get an STD? , I washed my hand after. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Shanti Vennam MD

Last night I was putting a tampon in and felt the applicator scratch my vaginal wall but didn t think anything of it until I looked at my hand and there was a lot of blood. I quickly removed the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shanti Vennam ( OBGYN)
Dr. Monika Dede MD

Hello, I was traveling outside the country last week (Bermuda) and attempted to insert a tampon in a bar. The toilet paper fell out of the holder and in the commotion, I dropped the tampon in the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Monika Dede ( Infectious Diseases Specialist)