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Regarding this, can tampons make you dry?

While tampons can exacerbate existing vaginaldryness (and not feel so great in the process), experts saythe dryness they actually cause is usually temporary.“If a woman is irritated by using the tampons,dryness can ensue as long as she is using them,” saysWider.

Additionally, is it normal to be dry during your period? Since they're at low levels during this timeperiod, you're likely to experience some vaginaldryness. Using tampons during your period may have animpact, too. Tampons are designed to soak up moisture. As aside effect, they can dry out vaginal tissue.

Likewise, people ask, what does it mean to insert a tampon dry?

Sometimes it's slightly painful to insert orremove a tampon simply because your vagina is dry.You may also be drier after childbirth or during breast-feeding orperimenopause, when levels of estrogen are low. Using alubricant should help relieve the dryness and make it easierfor the applicator to slide in.

Is a tampon supposed to feel uncomfortable at first?

A tampon may hurt the first time you tryto insert it, but it shouldn't be bad. You shouldn'tfeel it once it's in, so if there still is pain ordiscomfort, you may not have inserted it correctly. A goodrule of thumb: If your tampon feels at alluncomfortable, take it out!