Afraid Of Tampons?
If there is a hygiene product that a lot of Ghanaian ladies are afraid of or aren't aware of, it is the tampon. What is a tampon? For me, I describe it as a piece of absorbing material wrapped and shaped like an inhaler, that you insert to absorb the flow. There are two types of tampons; applicator and digital. The applicator tampon is inserted using an applicator like a yeast infection vaginal cream. I think when Ghanaian women think of tampons, they see an applicator type. When I began reading on the tampons, I realized I couldn't do with an applicator because it seems the digital was straight forward to use and I was right. The digital tampon (first picture) simply requires removing the wrapper and inserting it as if you are pushing it back towards the anal region. The thing about tampon is that if you don't insert it well, it's uncomfortable. Another thing to note is that tampons come in different sizes - the one I use is about 6 different sizes, from regular