I had wondered about the whole size thing and multiple types of tampons. You see the commercial all the time on TV. I was thinking that all they were trying to do was upsell people on a bigger more expensive box to make profit. Now, I understand that there are legit reasons for it.

Thanks. I will check out the article. The only other thing I was interested in knowing do tampons hurt to insert? Do girls and women feel them inside them once in place? Is it noticeable to them all the time or irritating to them all the time while in their vagina?

Kate E. Reynolds has also written books on the subject for those on the autism spectrum about this subject. She also writes about relationships and periods. I thought I would mention her to help anyone else. Not only are her books good for those on the spectrum they're also suited for everyone.

Just a book recommendation. Sex Plus: Learning, Loving, and Enjoying Your Body by Laci Green. It's a great resource that will help you see that you are normal and answer a lot of questions.

What is the difference between a normal period and an abnormal one? As a male I will never experience one but wanted to know more about this. I know some people get cramps and others do the point it's hard to function. I'm wondering if this is usual for everyone or not. Can people have periods and b...

I think the big problem is that it's not always spoken about by adults in sex education classes or parents in general. It wasn't in mine. Adults also seem squeamish about it because they think of it as a sexual thing when it's not always really. People do it for different reasons and usually, becaus...

I think what the original poster is trying to get at is that she seems to have more maturity than her friends to be able to talk about it. She doesn't know how to bring it up if at with them. That's the problem masturbation is considered a taboo subject. Why though? Virtually everyone does it. Why i...

It seems every 2 seconds an ad for Lume or a similar product pops up on TV. My question is do these products do more harm than good? What chemicals are in them? It's obvious that private parts aren't supposed to smell like roses. Do you feel these products are bogus and promote myths and have negati...

Thank you for the article. I should have framed the question better. It's more about self pleasure. I was wondering regardless of age if a female's vulva/vagina gets wet during it or is that something that only happens with puberty like ejaculation in males.

The vagina doesn't have any glands so where does lubrication come from? Is there some kind of resovoir like the testicles in boys/men? Also, boys cannot ejaculate semen until puberty. Is vaginal lubrication something that doesn't happen until puberty? Asking because I'm a guy and wanted to know how ...