How old were you when you started wearing tampons?

Answer 1

There is no good age to start wearing tampons, you don't even have to use tampons at all - generally speaking it's best to start with pads, and if you want to use internal menstrual products it's best to use menstrual cups or softcups which are safer than tampons and make your periods easier.

Tampons are not recommended to pre-teens or teens, this is because even if you're mature and responsible enough to understand risks and follow precautions to reduce those risks, younger women are at higher risk of TSS as they're less likely to have TSST-1 antibodies. It's also not recommended to use tampons for at least the first six cycles, this is because it's unlikely you'd even have a regular flow let alone know your flow well enough to know what absorbency is safe to use.

Answer 2

Well personally I think you should start with pads, and then when you think you are ready to wear tampons, ask your mom about it. I wore pads for a year before I switched to tampons. But everyone is different so it's really up to you or when your mom allows you to wear them.

Answer 3

I personally was only around 11 years old when I first started using tampons - from my first period, I actually wore tampons before wearing pads. It's important to understand however that tampons are not recommended to younger people due to higher risk of TSS, and certainly not from your first period as you don't know your flow pattern to know what absorbency is safe to use. I didn't know basic tampon safety like this when I first started using tampons and evidently neither did my mother.

Answer 4

i was 13.