Re: YOUNGWOMEN: pain when using tampons for the first time??
From: Dr. Herbert A. Goldfarb (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 25 May 2008 08:27:48 -0500 (CDT)
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Your diagnosis may be correct. You should have a gynecologist carefully
evaluate you daughters.
Dr. Herbert A. Goldfarb
New York Downtown Hospital, http://www.nohysterectomy.com
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At Fri, 23 May 2008, gibbs wrote:
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>Hi, I would like some professional advice on my daughters. My
>experience with tampons was the exact opposite of what is going on with
>my daughters. When I got my period for the very first time, my mother
>simply showed me how to use a tampon (pads weren't even around so it
>wasn't an obtion). She showed me how the tampon works, where the "hole"
>was, and I simply went into the bathroom and did it. I never had any
>problems. I was probably like 13 or something. Well, both my daughters
>got their periods this year. They are active in sports, cheerleading,
>dance, soccer, so of course I would recommend them to learn how to use a
>tampon. My 14 year old was freaking out, shaking and panicking that she
>would do this. She wanted to learn, so we got her small smooth tampons,
>and even lubricant. She could not get it in, and even I tried but
>didn't want to but she wanted me to. She said it really hurt and
>couldn't get it in after a certain point. We left it alone, and she
>just uses pads now. My 12 year old tried as well, and said it really
>hurt also. She is totally grossed out at the whole thought of it. So,
>we left it alone, and they will both have to use pads. Question, I
>never experienced pain like they have described. In my investigation,
>do you think they might have a septate hymen problem or something? What
>are the percentages of girls haveing the septate hymen problem. Do a
>lot of girls have pain when doing this?