Articles achived on the SPOT page:

• Forget the "Woman Gynecologist" Stacy Graber, Curve (formerly Deneuve), Feb 1996 Vol. 6 #1 page 16
• No Overnight Solution Robb Cribb, London Free Press, September 6, 1994
• Pulling The Plug On The Tampon Industry Karen Houppert, Village Voice Feb. 7, 1995 page 31. An Excellent article and the inspiration for this website.

Articles found on the Web:

• Infections and Menstrual Problems
• Journal of the American Medical Association Report On Tampon Labeling August 20, 1987
• The Sabbath of Women Lara Owen, Voices of Women. A good menstrual-pride article
• Self-Help for PMS
• Streptococcal Toxic-Shock Syndrome: Spectrum of Disease, Pathogenesis, and New Concepts In Treatment, an article by Dennis L. Stevens, Ph.D., M.D.
• Tampons and Asbestos, Dioxin, & Toxic Shock Syndrome This article is from the FDA it claims that tampons are no longer bleached with a chlorine process. If anyone out there finds more info about this email me.
• Toxic Shock Syndrome and Tampons
• Unusual idea for a museum...period! an article about The Museum of Menstruation. (by the way The Museum of Menstruation now has a website. Check it out)

Articles that aren't online:

• "Cancer Risk? FDA defends stance on tampon-dioxin link", Chicago Tribune Sunday July 19, 1992 section 6.
• Ann Montgomery "Truth about tampons needs to be told", Ottowa Citizen Sept. 1, 1992
• Laura King, "Ad for overnight use of tampons dangerous", the Edmonton Journal, July 8, 1993 pg. A-3
• "Tampon Effects on Vaginal Health", Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol. 24 No. 2 June 81

Booklist

• Everything You Must Know About Tampons Nancy Friedmen, New York, Berkley Books, 1991
• Sweet Secrets: Stories of Menstruation Kathleen O'Grady and Paula Wansbrough. Toronto: Second Story Press, 1997. ISBN: 0-929005-33-3
  Short Stories and factual information about menstruation.
• Whitewash Liz Armstrong and Adrienne Scott; Harper, Collins, 1992.

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