Thread: Pads lead to infection?

Hey Ladies,

Hope everyone is doing well. I read something the other day saying that pads can lead to infections because they hold the moisture and menses up against your labia. What does everyone else think about the use of pads and Tampons? I find tampons uncomfortable and have only used one once and that was an emergency (caught in school without a pad and without a quarter to pay for one lol). Plus I have also read that tampons dry things out, and also because they hold in the menses that can also cause infection as well. Do a lot of you use menstrual towels/ bath towels when in bed? I've heard that's better cause it lets your vag. get air circulating and the moister around there evaporates therefore less likely to get infection but I'm a bit doubtful about using a menstrual towel (cause of the mess) and wanted to get everyone's opinion on it.