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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you know what kind of period she has? As an adult with heavy period, [b]I still can’t understand how anyone can go swimming while having a period.[/b][/quote]

…there’s these things called tampons.

-Former college swimmer who has always had heavy periods. [/quote]

What if you’re swimming during that time when you soak through your tampon in 30 mins-1hr (the super plus one) and leak (sorry for the TMI)? I understand that the water pressure prevents bleeding but once you’re out of the water, wouldn’t you have to scramble to the changing rooms? [/quote]

Time for a doctor (seriously).[/quote]

Poster you’re responding to. I’ve mentioned my heavy periods to all of the OBs I’ve seen in the past and as long as you’re not anemic and don’t have any medical condition (fibroids, PCOS etc.), they can only recommend the pill or an IUD. Also, I’ve always had heavy periods, even as a young adult (started between 14-15 year old, which thankfully was past the age for compulsory swim lessons in my country of birth). Unless you’ve experienced the gushing the other poster mentioned, it’s difficult to understand how much you’d want to avoid any kind of exposure during that time. I still remember my aunt looking at me in disbelief, years ago, when I told her I couldn’t go to the swimming pool because I had my period. She thought I just didn’t know about tampons. [/quote]

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