If sanitary napkins are not good for one's health, what are her options?

I have such a heavy flow from time to time that I am just not quite sure whether I would want to try it. I imagine if I could get two pieces of cloth and sew cotton in the middle of it for absorbency it might work but then that's unseaming the thing each time to remove the cotton as well, which could be costly. I don't use tampons myself because well they either don't absorb my flow or I don't have much of a flow and so they hurt coming out. Not that you really wanted to know that, I suppose. I do use pads though and I try to change them as regularly as possible. Of course a lot of things that we do cause cancer or so they say. We aren't truly "away" from those threats, no matter what we do.

I have considered it. I no longer get my monthly madness but I use sanitary napkins for bladder leakage when my bronchitis rears it's ugly head. I want to do a little more research on the unhealthiness of the disposable pads before making my decision (I have been googling it some since I saw the discussion earlier this morning I believe you are referring to). I have seen some pre-made cloth pads for sale on the 'net and that looks like a good option for anyone who doesn't want to make them or doesn't know how. I don't know how helpful they would be for bladder leakage but light to moderate flow menses should be handled well by them.

I asked my OBgyne about this and she said that napkins or sanitary pads or panty liners are not proven to cause cancer.. there is not even a definite answer for cancer as to why it is there... and no i would not go back to using cloth, that is a lot more unsanitary for me, i would rather use napkins as they are convenient as well as clean plus i am someone who makes it a point to change it every 4 hours.. or less just like diapers lol. but really no i would not go back to clothe, it is not convenient for someone like me who works in an office.

I think the person was probably talking about tampons, not sanitary napkins. Tampons are dangerous! If you leave them in too long you can get toxic shock syndrome. I do not use tampons for that reason. There is nothing dangerous about sanitary napkins though that I have ever heard of... As for the cloth, I don't really think I would want to use those. I get it very heavy and that would be a TON more laundry than I already do every day, no thank you. I will keep my sanitary napkins, that is for sure. I don't think they cause cancer at all...

What exactly makes sanitary napkin cause cancer? Using clothe can be unsanitary too because it's better to dispose the cloth right away after each use. My first day is always very heavy so I use diapers.

I wouldn't think that sanitary napkins could be that much of a cancer cause. Well, I would not like to use clothes for this purpose. They don't absorbs blood that well, I'd have to change them more frequently (my bleeding is REALLY strong), I would have to wash a lot more, as I wouldn't really wanna wash these pieces of cloth together with my other clothes. They would not cling enough to my panties, so they could move around as I move, so I could get soaked...

i bleed too heavy to entertain the thought of cloth. i think i'll take my chances with the store bought.

As far as I know it depends on the material that the sanitary napkin is made of. The ones that are made of synthetic materials contain chemicals and those chemicals can be harmful. The sanitary napkins where the top layer is made of cotton are less harmful so that could be a good alternative for women who don't want to use recycable pieces of cloth. Synthetic sanitary napkins, tampons and diapers all contain chemicals, but based on the research that I have read, those chemicals aren't a huge problem. They are harmful to a certain extent, but compared to many other risks in our daily lives that risk isn't is big problem and it isn't something that we have to worry too much about. Personally I always use disposable sanitary napkins. It would be better for the environment to use recycable ones, but it would also mean a lot of extra work since I would have to wash them each time, and I prefer to spend that time on other things.

Heck no, I would not use those! By the way, I am not even sure what "sanitary napkins" are -- are those pads? Or what? I can't do anything but tampons. It gets messy/disgusting. Maybe if I had a light period this would be OK, but it just grosses me out! Might as well stop it at the source, you know?

i had hard time washing the cloth I used on my period, when I was younger. stain is my biggest enemy. thanks to sanitary napkins. If the issue is it can cause cancer, I hope the manufacturers use a different materials for better health assurance. ;-)

Hello there ! From my own point of view , i will never go back to that traditional way of wearing napkins because for me it is not an economical one because in washing napkins alone you will spend a lot detergent just to get the red stains on it . Sometimes stain can't be dissolved with a detergent so you need to buy a stain remover again , so another expenses plus the time you're spending in washing . Imagine how many hours you spend in washing when in fact you can use that time for some productive stuff like being here in Mylot. Whereas when we use disposable sanitary napkin , after each use then throw it ! It is more economical , hygienic and practical . Sanitary napkins are not that expensive. The best thing to do so we will not be infected with any disease is to change if it is accumulated lots already . If only scanty but already for how many hours then you need to remove it and do good hygiene . In this way , less risk of infection.

I don't know if sanitary napkins cause cancer but I have read about them. But pretty much everything in this modern world can cause cancer, even barberque can...However, using a piece of cloth will be troublesome and unpractical, since you have to bring the soiled cloth home and wash them after use whereas if you use sanitary napkins you can just throw it away to the trash bin. But I figured pretty much that it won't be kind for environment though.