How to Insert a Tampon

Find the most relaxed position for your body while inserting the tampon. Raising one of your legs on a footstool or on the rim of a toilet makes the process easier. Here's how to insert a tampon without any problems or discomfort.

Things You'll Need

• Tampons
• Vaseline

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Instructions

• 1

  Buy tampons that are appropriate to your menstrual flow: light, average or heavy.

• 2

  Wash your hands with soap and hot water.

• 3

  Remove the tampon from the wrapper.

• 4

  Slide the applicator a few inches into the vagina (tampon side in), but not so far that you can't hold the outer of the two tubes that make up the applicator.

• 5

  Push the inner tube into the outer tube, releasing the tampon into the vagina.

• 6

  Slide the applicator out.

• 7

  Make sure the tampon's string remains outside the vagina.

• 8

  Wrap the applicator in toilet paper and throw it away. Do not flush it down the toilet.