This rash every time you have your period is not a normal thing at all. Your mother was your age once and has dealt with infections, periods etc. so she will understand this is hard for you. You need to show her the rash. There's a chance she will know what it is.
You will need to see a gynaecologist most likely who can check it out and make sure there's nothing wrong with you or your reproductive system. This problem won't go away on its own and needs diagnosis and treatment.
The only other thing I can think of that may be your problem is an allergic reaction to the pad or tampon itself. Also, have you been leaving them in too long and past 3-4 hours? There's a lot of reasons not to do that.
I doubt this has anything to do with TSS but you might want to read the article here [Link](Mouse over link to see full location) about it because if you have more sysmptoms on top of the rash that have a correlation to symptoms of TSS you'll need medical help.
TSS is a difficult thing to understand and the only reason I'm linking you to an article is on the off-shoot you have any additional symptoms that could be linked to it.
ImFakingHotPink answered Tuesday April 3 2007, 11:01 pm: Maybe you're just not cleaning your vagina properly. I mean, if it's around only the time of your period it's probably just dried up blood. Try changing your pad and tampon more often. It's probably sw2eaty from wearing the pad. If none of this is correct then see your gyno. [ ImFakingHotPink's advice column | Ask ImFakingHotPink A Question ]
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