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[rooster-flag.livejournal.com]

first post here, i have a few questions: i've heard that women who live in close quarters menstruate together because of hormones being given off or something. is this right? i'm sure this has been explained already, maybe a link to a past post?

also, say i'm living with my boyfriend, who is bisexual with some effeminite mannerisms. could this mean his hormone levels are closer to a woman's than a heterosexual man's would be? we seem to both get irritable at around the same time of the month, when i'm PMSing. could he be... PMSing too?

Slightly embarassing (tampons)

[seekerofworld.livejournal.com]

I'm not quite 18 yet and I have yet to use tampons. I have tried mutiple times with different sizes and brands. Different sitting and standing positions. They just will not go in. Yes, I am a virgin.

I'm perfectly OK with using pads since I have been using them for almost 7 years. But I'm just getting sick of wearing them all the time during my period and I always get paranoid when summer comes because I love the pool and I always worry my period will come in the middle of a vacation. In all honesty too, my mom is getting annoyed with me that I don't use tampons, she uses them so I guess she feels that I have nothing to worry about in using them.

Any advice on what type to try, how to insert them? Or should I just suck it up and keep wearing pads?