Dear Iris,

I have been using tampons lately and this is my fourth period. It seems to me that when I pull the tampon out it's sorta hard to get out at first...and when it does start to come out it really hurts me. I read an answer to a question related to mine but it says to use a smaller absorbency tampon but I'm using the smallest absorbency there is. I change mine every four hours. Are there any tips you can give me for a not so painful removal?

--Summer

Dear Summer,

Yes...leave the tampon in for longer time...it can stay in your vagina up to 8 hours. Then when you go to remove it pull it out in the same angle you used to insert it.

Iris