What is best to use on period if you are tight or a Virginia?

Question

(My questions are at the bottom) So basically I got my period shortly after my 11th birthday and since have used pads and since I go scuba diving occasionally on vacation I once tried using a tampon but it wouldn't work because it hurt too much like  quite early at the opening while putting it in so I didn't force it. I'm a virgin I still use pads but since I have a heavy flow I use really big ones and always worry that the outlines will show through my clothes.

It is important to know that I went to the doctor who then put the tampon in for me because I thought maybe I did it wrong and that's why it hurt. Unfortunately she said it may hurt a little but it's not that bad but I thought it was a little to uncomfortable. I literally couldn't walk or sit I always felt it and I thought I needed to pee but literally my tampons presence was so strong I had to remove it after 10 mins cause I couldn't pee. I also found it hard to breathe... I tend to find it difficult to breath when I have a very heavy flow because I feel it flow so intensely...

My question is: 
what is wrong with me? Is this normal and what other options are there for my period that won't be too uncomfortable ? (Ie. Cup or tampon?)

P.s. Sorry for the long message! Thanks!

Answer

Being a virgin doesn't make your vagina smaller, that's just a myth. Some girls have a partial Hymen covering which is there "popping the cherry" comes from. It is possible for a tampon to not fit right for a few reasons, a naturally narrower or smaller vagina, and shape of cervix (if it's tilted etc). I have a similar problem because I have a curved cervix. For me laying on my back with legs to chest helps me insert it. Talk to your doctor (:

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This was me for YEARS. I honestly couldn't really put a tampon in until I was regularly sexually active at 24. I'm just really small down there and sometimes a super still really hurts and I can feel it if I don't put it in perfectly. Hell, every time I get a pap smear the doctor has to use a pediatric scope. And I'm 26! It's totally crazy lol

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I lost my virginity at 17, in 20 now and my vagina is always tight. I went to the doctors think something was wrong with me because everytime I used a tampon I was in extreme dicomfort. However I now use tampax pearl with the plastic application with it and I've used those ever since without a problem. Hope this helps. X

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It's best you don't use tampons or anything that needs to be put inside you go to your doctor and ask if you can be put on birth control that's works for most

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I use a menstrual cup and love it... Ill be honest though if you cant tolerate the tampon a cup may be a little much (maybe not though!) its a lot bigger once its open but i never feel mine and i usually felt my tampons... Another thing you could try is lube... You may be feeling the tampon if its not put in far enough.. Lube can help it go in easier without pain... Now if you do go to the cup id look for a softer silicone cup like the lilly cup only because you said the tampon makes you need to pee which leads me to believe its pressing against your bladder theres also cloth pads which are a little less diaper like and reusable

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I meant virgin*

What is best to use on period if you are tight or a Virginia?

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