The present invention relates to a tampon suitable for feminine hygiene and having a horizontally elongated body made from a compressed absorbent fibrous material with an insertion end and a withdrawal end, and a string for removing the tampon, which is secured by one end in the body of the tampon. The tampon has a truncated conical shape with a sloping base and at least one transverse groove configured in a circle on the surface of the tampon, and further has a string situated at an angle in the body of the tampon, said string protruding from the elongated side at the edge of the surface of the withdrawal end which is at an angle to the axis of the tampon. The transverse groove is configured with and without raised elements in the form of ridges and letters. The proposed tampon design in the shape of a truncated cone with an angled base (a sloping withdrawal end) and a transverse groove(s) passing across the surface of the tampon, as well as an inclined string and a domed insertion end simplifies the processes of insertion and removal, protects against drying of the vaginal walls, a side effect inherent in all previously known tampons, and also prevents accidental passage of the tampon from the vagina into the uterus.
