Sentences with phrase «than tampons»

Be sure to follow your doctor's advice about abstaining from sexual intercourse for a set amount of time and using pads rather than tampons during the initial bleeding.

It's common to keep tampons in for longer than tampon box instructions say — but doctors say that's not a great idea.

Took a bit of getting used to but once I got the hang of it I found it so much more comfortable than a tampon.

Plenty of women are new to the idea of inserting anything other than a tampon in their vagina to manage their monthly flow.

In every respect, menstrual cups are actually way safer than tampons.

Because I only use pantyliners or pads as a backup, a box of 36 pads lasts a little longer than my tampon box, say about twice as long.

This way it will be easier to tell how much you're bleeding with a pad than a tampon.

However, it has been found to be safe when used externally (nappies are also changed more frequently than Tampons therefore reducing extended contact with the gel).

Menstrual cups can look intimidating - if you don't fold them, they appear a lot wider than a tampon.

At first glance, the Period Tracker looks more flowery than a tampon commercial, but don't let that put you off.

They're definitely not for the squeamish: They're more difficult to insert and remove than tampons (at least for beginners), and unless you go for the disposables you're cleaning them out yourself, sometimes in public restrooms.

They're easier on the environment, way less likely to cause TSS than tampons, and super comfortable...

Many people assume that menstrual cups will be tricky and painful to apply since they're larger than tampons.

I actually found it to me much less gross than tampons.

Cups fit differently than tampons in some ways.

Until menstrual cups like Blossom Cups came into the picture, we could easily toss the idea of greener menstrual cycles, but thankfully, we can now openly discuss what else is there that's better, greener, and more effective than tampons and pads.

Not only it's less toxic, it's greener and more affordable than a tampon and pad.

, the cups are no more burdensome a solution than tampons — they're just not as familiar.

Since your body is healing you will want to use pads to catch the flow rather than tampons.

The result is a softer, smoother, smaller - yet - high capacity menstrual cup that many women report is more comfortable than tampons.

According to Web MD, menstrual cups are safer than a tampon, because it has a lower risk of a bacterial infection called toxic shock syndrome.

It is slightly longer than a tampon but not much.

Once the flow has lightened a little bit, sanitary napkins still have to be used (rather than tampons, which are considered unsafe).