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I personally prefer using pads during PMS, they just seem more comfortable and reliable than tampons.
I've read that with tampons you risk getting TSS (Toxic Shock Syndrome) and there are other risks with it too.
But I guess it depends on the product and the individual.
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I'm a guy and voted, but only because I have a very vivid imagination :)
I love to use tampons because it feels so care-free. The only thing is, is that if you go for too long without changing it or whatever it can cause your stomach to hurt. So I only use 2 tampons a day when I'm on my period then the rest of the day I use pads because the tampons hurt my stomach.
I only use tampons on special occasions but I always have to wear a pad as well anyway because tampons always leak at least a tiny bit with me so I find that I might as well just wear a pad as it does the job just as well! Also tampons can be kind of cringey to think about, like I know you can't really feel them when they are in but I sometimes imagine it's a little mouse just sitting up there waiting, with it's tail hanging out, and it makes my toes curl!
Tampons ftw they are way cleaner but lots of people are scared to use them idk why they are easy, clean and don't hurt.
I prefer tampons, because for me they're more comfortable and less messy to use.
Reading about TSS on the tampon package scared the hell out of me when I was younger. Now, it's been a couple of years since I've had physiology of the microorganism but the point is, change your tampon often. Staph aureus is on all of us but if you wash the opening of your vag in the shower and don't leave a tampon in for more than 8 hours or whatever, you'll be fine. That's also why they tell you to get the lowest absorption possible. Sure I could get a super duper maxi tampon or whatever and leave it in for a while but that's a playground for staph aureus. Oh, and I prefer tampons =) but when I had major cramping and tossing clots out like a pitcher before bc, pads ruled.