My Experience of Using a Tampon for the First Time

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In school, my period was worse than my friends'. It lasted 8-10 days, I bled more, and it was incredibly painful. Not fun.

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I always wondered if tampons were less intrusive than pads. Now, I feel comfortable enough to try using them due to growing up and learning new things.

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A fantastic tampon brand, provided the final push for me to try tampons.

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To my pleasant surprise, everything went off without a hitch. This might be a bit anti-climactic for anyone reading this, but trust me, for me, it was not.

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If school hadn't taught me that being comfortable with sex and sexualized body parts is strange or unacceptable...

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I would have been using tampons for years now!

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My Experience of Using a Tampon for the First Time

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My Experience of Using a Tampon for the First Time

In school, my period was worse than my friends'. It lasted 8-10 days, I bled more, and it was incredibly painful. Not fun.

Me vs. My Period

I always wondered if tampons were less intrusive than pads. Now, I feel comfortable enough to try using them due to growing up and learning new things.

What Gave Me The Courage to Try Using a Tampon

A fantastic tampon brand, provided the final push for me to try tampons.

Discovering Cora

To my pleasant surprise, everything went off without a hitch. This might be a bit anti-climactic for anyone reading this, but trust me, for me, it was not.

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My Experience of Using a Tampon for the First Time

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