I have a tilted uterus. As soon as I started using tampons three years ago, my period which lasted 6-7 days went to 2-3 days. I am in my 40 s and my periods were always painful and very long. Up to 8 days in some cases with very light flow. As in some days hardly any flow during the week long periods. When I say painful, I mean painful to the point that I feel physical heat from my vagina, throbbing and feel that the flow is struggling to expel. I have tried several times to test my theory that perhaps the way my uterus is tilted, that tampons help with my flow. I stopped using tampons on several occasions to test the theory in the three years since I started using them. The periods go back to 6-7 days with very light sporadic flow. I have asked my doctor and she says she doesn t believe it has anything to do with tampons. I shared that when I have on 6 occasions not used tampons what happened and what happened when I used them again. Is there any validity to my hypothesis that tampons can help flow for those with a tilted uterus?