Sexual Health Buzz

Sure you can still use tampons if you want to. It just depends on your comfort level.

Something about genital herpes that you might not realize is that it resides in the ganglia at the base of the spine. What that means is that it hibernates in the nerves at the bottom of your spine when it’s not active and showing itself on the surface of the skin.

So when the virus activates itself it travels to the surface, and for a person with genital herpes, it can show up anywhere below the belt line. THAT usually happens in the boxer shorts area.

So back to the question…

Sometimes people that have a herpes outbreak while they are on their period find tampons to be uncomfortable. If that is the case for you then you might want to switch to wearing a pad instead of a tampon.

It’s about personal choices and what you feel comfortable doing.

I personally prefer to wear a pad if I am having an outbreak while I’m on my period. But that’s just me and where I’m at with my own comfort level.

I don’t know… how do you feel about it?

This might be one of those questions to save and ask your doctor to see what they suggest too.