Genesia said:

I guess I'm the only one who's never given much thought to the state of my hymen

CalhounSq said:

I've never really thought about mine, either - because really - who cares whether you have one or not? Besides, mine was gone for sure when I was 19 (through the customary means). And that was one hell of a looooong time ago.

CalhounSq said:

I've never thought much about it either.

CarrieMpls said:

i always overthink things like that.

once i learned what a hymen was, i wanted to try and see it.

i was unsuccessful.

CarrieMpls said:

I've never thought of it...ever.

I don't even remember it being there...ever.

I have never been afraid of tampons...I used both tampons and pads in my time.

It seems like most of you use both tampons and pads. I don't want to spend extra money like that

Janfriend said:

yeah...but once you use tampons your pad usage drops considerably. It's been at least a year since the last time I bought pads.

besides, when you use tampons you don't have to spend the day in a pool of your own menstual blood. ew.
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You can get a bulk box at Aldi!

Janfriend said:

I think you're just worried about your hymen

CalhounSq said:

it's such a delicate creature.

JasmineFire said:

hymen shmymen

ZombieKitten said:

the hymen is overrated.

JasmineFire said:

ok, now you're exaggerating

I am jealous of most every woman on this thread. I never knew people could just use tampons alone.

Stymie said:

I didn't know either until I got on the pill. Slowed my flow WAY down.

Janfriend said:

no i'm not.

i used to think that it wasn't that bad until i started wearing tampons exclusively. then i realized that no matter how light your flow is, when you wear a pad you're spending the day in your own blood and sweat. it doesn't matter how many times you change it.

Janfriend said:

I only use pads at night, sometimes
I have a heavy flow first 2 days or so only

JasmineFire said:

Yup, pads are gross.

Started using them at 15 (a virgin) just a few months before TSS came to light, then stopped for a few years but went back because of the convenience. Now I always use them during the day, never at night, always with a pad the first 2 days.

Stymie said:

I didn't realize that either. Even when my flow starts to lighten up, if I choose to wear a tampon there's gonna be a panty liner involved. There's always at least a spot of blood that escapes (with me), I don't wanna fuck up my drawz...

EYE MOS DEF HAV TAMPON PHOBIA!! WEN EYE TRYD 2 INSERT IT 1 DAY IT WUZ SOOOO UNCOMFORTABLE 2 ME. EW. EYE GET SIK JUS THINKING ABOUT IT!!

4849 said:

you have to push it MUCH further in

I can't believe my own eyes.

ZombieKitten said:

Muse2NOPharaoh said:

Janfriend said:

Interesting ...

The oldest printed medical document, papyrus ebers, refers to the use of soft papyrus tampons by Egyptian women in the fifteenth century B.C. Roman women used wool tampons. Women in ancient Japan fashioned tampons out of paper, held them in place with a bandage, and changed them 10 to 12 times a day. Traditional Hawaiian women used the furry part of a native fern called hapu'u; and grasses, mosses and other plants are still used by women in parts of Asia and Africa.

Mach said:

that's some intersting stuff...thanks for posting it!

that traditional hawaiian tampon sounds like it would tickle.
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I actually am sorry for the off teachings.