tarÂ·pon. n. pl. tarpon or tarÂ·pons. Either of two large marine game fishes, Megalops cyprinoides of the Pacific and Indian Oceans or M. atlanticus of Atlantic coastal waters, having a bluish-green back and silvery sides.
Try using a menstrual cup. A menstrual cup can be left in place for up to 12 hours. Depending on your flow you may need to change it more frequently but it can safely be left in place for 12 hours a time. When you put a tampon in it is always important to remember to remove it. The same is true for a menstrual cup.
Jan 25 2016. Like all the great philosophical debates, the question of how often you should change your tampon seems to have an answer too broad to feel totally satisfying. Medical sites and tampon packages alike suggest that you change your tampon every four to eight hours, a rule that most of us have been living by our entire menstruating lives.