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[quote=Anonymous]I used to use tampax with cardboard applicator, because that's what my mother used.

After my first child was born, I couldn't use them anymore, because they expand length-wise and would slip out of me. I needed something that got wider as it got wet. That led me to OB, which are non-applicator.

Full disclosure, I do not wash my hands before inserting a tampon, unless there is a reason to think they are especially dirty (e.g., if I went straight from gardening to the bathroom to change a tampon, I would definitely wash  hands thoroughly first!). I do, of course, wash my hands afterward. There usually is very little blood on my hands. I use one finger on one hand to insert the tampon, so only one finger might get bloody. If I am in a public toilet stall, after inserting the tampon, I wipe my finger on some toilet paper, flush, and then exit the stall using the fingers of my other hand to open the door. Then straight to the sink, where I turn on the water with my "clean" hand.

As an aside, it is odd to me that anyone thinks they always need to wash their hands before inserting a tampon. Do you always wash your hands before sticking your finger in your mouth to, say, bite your nail or pick something out of a tooth? Do you wash your hands before masturbating? Must your sex partner immediately wash his/her hands before touching you or inserting a finger in you? Does your DH always wash his penis before he inserts it in you?[/quote]

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