When you start your period should you use a pad or a tampon?

Answer 1

You shouldn't use a tampon until the second or third time you have had your period also tampons are easier to use if your flow is a little more heaver , the box should tell you all this stuff too if that helps :)

Answer 2

Pads are advisable, especially when you just start your period.

Tampons aren't recommended to pre-teens or teens in general due to higher risk of TSS, also because often younger women don't know the risks involved to make an educated choice about what to use or may not be responsible enough to follow precautions to reduce health risks.

At very least young women should wait around six cycles before considering tampon use, this is because often the first few periods are light or there isn't a consistent pattern of bleeding - you need to have an idea of how light or heavy your flow will be to know what absorbency to use, this is important as using too high an absorbency or using tampons with light flow will increase TSS risks.

It's also far better to consider safer options like menstrual cups or softcups over tampons, cups are internal like tampons but safe and hygienic so no health risks like TSS - this means unlike tampons cups are safe from your first period and with any flow, they can also be worn for up to 12 hours with any flow and at any time without needing to alternate with pads. Menstrual cups are generally more convenient which makes menstruation easier to deal with, they also don't leak like tampons and pads.

Answer 3

If it's your first period...

Use pads at first, if you want to start using internal options consider menstrual cups or softcups which are far safer than tampons so can be worn from your first period - cups can also be worn with any flow, at any time, and for up to 12 hours without needing to alternate with pads.

If you decide you want to use tampons instead it's best to wait at least six cycles, this is because sometimes it can take time for your periods to fall into a pattern of bleeding; you need to know how heavy or light your period is going to be in order to know what absorbency to use. Tampons pose higher risk of TSS to younger people so aren't recommended, if you do go ahead with tampon use it's important you understand all the risks and what precautions to follow to reduce those risks.

Answer 4

Girls don't have to use pads if they don't want to, but if they do they are worn during menstruation - you may also wear them a few days before menstruation in preparation for bleeding to start.

Girls also have other options such as tampons, menstrual cups, and softcups. If a girl uses tampons she has to keep using pads too as tampons can't be worn before menstruation, with light flow, overnight, and it's best to alternate with pads. Both tampons and softcups can leak during heavy flow so some girls wear pads as back-up to them too in order to prevent leaking onto clothing.

Answer 5

pads woulds be better to start with and then when the girl gets enough expiriebce she can start trying tampons.

Answer 6

Anytime during her monthly period, she also has an option of tampons. Pads should be used for when a girl has just started and can wear tampons as she feels comfortable.