Ana asked
What happens if you don't change your pad often
Soso answered
If you leave a pad on for too long, it will usually leak onto your clothes, start to smell, and can make your skin itchy or irritated.
Blood and sweat build up against your skin when a pad sits there for hours, which creates a warm, damp environment. That can easily cause chafing, a rash, or irritation on your vulva. Plus, the pad fills up past its limit, so the blood has nowhere else to go except straight onto your underwear.
Change your pad every 4 to 6 hours, sooner on heavy days.
Soso's answers are written by AI. They don't replace professional medical advice.