Have you ever considered using a menstrual cup?

A while back I read about the Diva Cup. After a while I get interested enough to try it. It's changed my life. Basically it's a bit silicone cup that sits in your vagina and acts as a receptacle for the blood. It carry no risk of TSS and you can leave it in for 12-24 hours at a stretch in need any worries (assuming you empty it when it gets full, unsurprisingly.). It lasts for up to 10 years, so I'll never have to buy pad again!

Would you consider using one?

I just want to get the word out because it's so eco-friendly, unproblematic on the wallet, and healthy for the body, and so few people own ever heard of it. www.divacup.com

Answers:    I’ve been using a Mooncup for 5 years presently, it changed my life too – I suffer from exceptionally heavy period, when using tampons and pads I had to use the largest sizes but would still trickle through both after less than half an hour, they also used to administer me constant bacterial infections because of their affect on the vagina and because I used commercial tampons and pads it meant I be constantly putting chemicals and bleach into my vagina. Since discovering menstrual cups I’ve went on to work within women’s robustness – menstrual activist, trained gynaecologists, planning to become a sexual health advisor.

FYI – menstrual cups should not be gone in for up to 24 hours, its 12 hours maximum but most brands will say 8 for the sake of safekeeping. Although they don’t disrupt the vagina’s natural cleaning functions, don’t give germs a place to multiply and don’t contain chemicals, additives or bleaches, the fact of the matter is in that is still bacteria that love nutritious menstrual blood. Leaving it 24 hours probably won’t hurt you, but it isn’t exactly good for you any.

A lot more people are hearing of menstrual cups immediately, here in the UK they are available in Boots stores, they enjoy been advertised on TV and different brands are popping up all the time – I think because of the Women’s Environmental Network and their influence on menstrual activism (i.e. dioxin scandal contained by the 1990’s) we are more aware of the health and environmental risks tampons and commercial options pose.

To respond to some other answers:

“It looks to big to insert”
Divacup are one of the biggest brands, Ladycup person the smallest, but if you compare them to tampons there is not really much difference. There is a good comparison on this site - http://www.geocities.com/angua_nemi/inde...

“Is it comfortable to use?”
Yes, when inserted correctly you cannot grain it at all, most women who have switched from tampons to menstrual cups influence they can be felt less and report lessened menstrual flow and reduced menstrual cramps when using menstrual cups within comparison to tampons.

Menstrual cups have many benefits;

- Safe, tampons are deleterious as they prevent normal vaginal functions, give germs the perfect place to multiply, absorb important vaginal fluids, leave fibres surrounded by the vagina and contain chemicals. Tampons are known to cause infections, splitting, irritation, ulcer, increased flow, increased cramps, TSS, cancer, and they have been allied to infertility and endometriosis. See tampon health web site http://www.spotsite.org Menstrual cups hold never been associated with any strength problem.

- Hygienic, tampons are sanitary not sterile, menstrual cups can be made sterile. Menstrual cups are not porous so do not encourage bacterial growth and the way they work make sure the vagina can carry on as it would normally to keep hold of itself healthy.
- Cheap, menstrual cups cost around lb20 and last for 10 years, which is a huge positive on any other menstrual option.

- Convenient, as you only obligation to empty every 12 hours it means no constant shifting in public bathrooms, as they are reusable it means no entail to carry spares or worry around running out. You can wear menstrual cups from a light flow to heavy flow in need having to constantly change absorbency, you can wear a menstrual cup formerly your period is due to avoid messy underwear, you can wear a menstrual cup for sports including swimming (nothing showing externally, no increased cramps), and you can wear menstrual cups to bed.

- Environmentally friendly, a woman will use 12,000-16,000 tampons or pads surrounded by her lifetime, a menstrual cup cuts down on that waste adding to landfills or blocking sewer pipes. Menstrual cups don’t contribute to pollution, dissipate of additional CO2 emissions as commercial option do. See WEN’s Sanpro campaign - http://www.wen.org.uk/sanpro/reports/san...

- Money back guarantee, most menstrual cup brands present a full money back guarantee so you can try it for a few months or even a year, and if it is not for you then they will bestow you your money back in full.


Miacup http://www.miacup.co.za
Ladycup http://www.ladycup.com
Lunette http://www.lunette.fi
Mooncup UK http://www.mooncup.co.uk
Mooncup US http://www.mooncup.com
Keeper http://www.thekeeper.com
Instead http://www.softcup.com
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Yeah, I've hear of it, but I've honestly just brushed the possibility aside because I'm 16, and it looks huge! I don't see how it could even fit... and I don't know, but I guess its just, different?

I'd be interested to using it if I understood it a lot more, and stuff. And I can totally see the benefits! But for in a minute? I'll probably be my stubborn self and stick to pads and tampons. :)

who knows? possibly later...
I agree. It looks big, like it would be a hassle. But if you want to try it, not a soul is stopping you. I'd see how it is, and if you don't like it, you can always switch support to pads and tampons.

;) Good luck..
I'm only 14 so i'm gonna stick to tampons for very soon cos that looks huge!
But it looks kinda cool, is it comfortable to use?
xx.
Ive never even heard of such a thing as that since. Buts that kinda cool. Yes but it looks to big to insert..
i asked my mom if i could get one but she said no because she thinks it will effect bactira

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