tenniels

How do you take it out without getting the contents all over the place? I've been on Depo for so long (just on a break right now so I can see how my bones are doing) that I haven't had a normal period in a looong time. I just started getting my period back and it's been so light I have only used liners. I have never had a problem with tampons, although I am one of those people that am completely disgusted by the whole period thing. I can't imagine have to put it in, take it out, wash it up, do it again. I really like the fact that it is very environmentally conscious. I can't picture myself using something like that, but I think it's great there are more options and that it works well for you guys! Oh and I don't think that periods are gross because sociatal opinions, I just hate having it and dealing with it and it's just my own personal opinion. I don't think it's any more gross than other bodily functions, I just am disgusted by things that hassle me haha.

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Atropos4

I've only used mine one cycle so far but I didn't have a problem with messes when removing it. I thought I would but because I was worried I was extra careful and I didn't. I'm a clean freak when it comes to this kind of thing and this is honestly so much cleaner than pads or tampons have ever been. No smell, mess, leaking....it's great

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Supple Cow

I still don't understand how it's so much less gross to sit on a diaper full of blood than it is to use this much healthier, cleaner, cheaper and environmentally friendly substitute. Every time I think back to high school and wearing pads, I shudder. To each her own, I guess. But until you've tried it, you can't really speak to how gross or messy it is (which it isn't, really). I'm not convinced it's anything other than a social perception or personal misconception.

tenniels

I just wanted to make sure it was clear that I never said using one of those cups is "gross". I also do not use pads, only have lately due to such a light flow (and then it was just liners). I use tampons, and think it's just disgusting because the whole thing disgusts me! I'm an equal opportunity hater when it comes to ones menstrual cycle believe me. I don't understand though how you are offended when someone doesn't neceissarily think that a cup would be for them, and yet you say people who wear pads are sitting in diapers of blood and basically doing something unhealty, unclean, more expensive, and environmentally irresponsible?! Like I said, I'm in the middle ground here, I don't use the cup or pads, so I don't really care. I just think it's odd to make comments like that about someone who does chose to wear pads?

Thanks for that information, I was worried that it might spill over or something when one is taking it out! It might be something I will have to try if I stay off Depo and go back to having a heavier period. Thanks!

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Supple Cow

I'm not sure I remember taking offense anywhere around here, but it's not my opinion that the cups are healthier than tampons or that they are less expensive and more environmentally conscious than using any disposable menstrual product. The only opinion I stated was that they are cleaner, too. That is what I have found to be true for me. That pads are diaper-like is sort of beside the point, but I take your point. That is just how I view them.

I'm not condemning pad-users in general - I think they are a necessary evil for women who have painful conditions that don't allow them to use menstrual cups OR tampons. I guess I'm just calling out the tampon users on the ick factor. Besides size issues (my best friend can use tampons, but just barely, so she can't use the cup) and pain, I don't know why else someone would prefer a tampon. It makes a lot of trash, it costs more money, it funks up your natural chemistry and most popular versions are even bleached, which is probably more harmful than the innocuous piece of silicon-rubber I use. It seems silly to me that a grown woman wouldn't even give it a try (even all of the women in my family are silly that way, so don't think I'm trying to pick on internet strangers or anything).

Anyway, Atropos4 is right and you don't even have to be super duper careful. It only spills over if you make it spill over. And you'd have to be seriously flailing to really make a mess. I mean, the thing only really holds about an ounce. The most care you need to take is in making sure you empty it before it gets too full (i.e., more frequently during your heavy flow days).

nikkiana

I don't think you're too far off the mark with this statement.

I think it's a combination of that and the fact that cups weren't one of the options they were originally presented with.... it is different, not everybody knows about it, and therefore it must be unsafe and wrong.

Nothing could be further from the truth, of course, but I think that's where some of the reaction comes from.

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Milkyway

This is an old thread, but ?I wanted to make sure new members heard this stuff, Menstrual cups are fantastic, once you learn how to put them in and take them out the right way-just like tampons, there is a learning curve. I use a soft cup, and have sex it in, I have less cramping and less leaking than anything I have ever tried before.

I had horrific periods before switching to the cup, I mean, couldn't hardly walk I was in so much pain, going through tampons hourly and sometimes a tampon and pad in an hour. I am sold on these. I use one soft cup for a week, never have to worry about not having a tampon or pad on me if I go to someone's house, just take out rinse, reinsert. At the end of the week I throw it out. LESS MESS THAN TAMPONS AND PADS Cheaper and better for the environment. And does not effect my sex life-why do pads and tampons still exist.

Why don't they talk about these things everywhere?

This is an old thread, but ?I wanted to make sure new members heard this stuff, Menstrual cups are fantastic, once you learn how to put them in and take them out the right way-just like tampons, there is a learning curve. I use a soft cup, and have sex it in, I have less cramping and less leaking than anything I have ever tried before.

I had horrific periods before switching to the cup, I mean, couldn't hardly walk I was in so much pain, going through tampons hourly and sometimes a tampon and pad in an hour. I am sold on these. I use one soft cup for a week, never have to worry about not having a tampon or pad on me if I go to someone's house, just take out rinse, reinsert. At the end of the week I throw it out. LESS MESS THAN TAMPONS AND PADS Cheaper and better for the environment. And does not effect my sex life-why do pads and tampons still exist.

Why don't they talk about these things everywhere?

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Shaindra

I don't know. I've used a Keeper and then a Diva cup for the last 8 years or so. I *love* it. No more cramps. No more running out of expensive supplies. No more irritation of sensitive tissues. Better for me, better for the environment, better for the pocketbook.

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HedwigStrange

I was so, so excited last year when I started reading about the various types of menstrual cups. I've never had any problems with tampons, but I hate the idea of wasting so much paper and creating such a volume of trash. So I ordered myself a Diva Cup and tried it out. It was unbelievably painful. I tried it for three months and by the end of that time, I was dreading having another period. I had to readjust the position of the cup constantly, and even though I did all sorts of research and tried all sorts of ways to make the cup more comfortable, nothing worked. I couldn't bring myself to keep using it, as much as I liked the idea. I have no idea why it didn't work for me - I'm not unusually tight, I bought the right size, I applied it correctly. I would still encourage ladies to try one out, but they can be really unpleasant.

Supple Cow

Was it pain on insertion/removal or while it was in place?

HedwigStrange

Pain was while it was in place.

Supple Cow

May I ask what the pain was from exactly? I just try to keep notes on other women's experiences. This is sort of my pet project to get every woman who can to use one of these things.

The problems I've been aware of are usually leak related - often from inserting it too far and letting it sit too "high" in the vagina so that it moves around and just lets the menstrual fluid flow around it. When I've had pain, it was from pushing it past the muscle at the opening (same during removal), being too dry (preemptive insertion worked best when I wet it first), and from having it sit at an odd angle so that it ground some very delicate outer vaginal tissue into a pulp whenever I sat down. I have never heard of anyone have any pain as though it were hitting their cervix or pushing "out" too much, but I'm wondering if that is what you are experiencing since I know that some women have shorter (more shallow?) vaginas. Again, not to pry to say you're doing it wrong or anything, but I'm just curious about the specifics. Thanks!

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Plummie

Hey Supple Cow, thanks for the information on the Divacup! I am thoroughly convinced I need to try it out now. It looks like they have gone down in price too.. I always use tampons and they do get to be expensive!

It doesn't seem yucky to me at all, I think you're right about people having misconceptions about reusing it which is a shame! I hope it works for me.......*fingers crossed*

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Supple Cow

Plummie, I really love you. I mean that. Please let us know how it goes!

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Atropos4

Just back to say I still love my diva cup! It took me some getting used to and the only pain I had was caused by the tip of it. i trimmed it but not straight across I sort of edged it rounded with scissors so there were no sharp edges. I actually find mine fits better if pushed up a little higher than what others describe. May be because I have a tipped uterus? Don't know if that would make a difference.

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For those of you who think a cup is a radical idea, it's not. It's been around for decades. Also, just to squick out the Sensitive Sallies here even more, I use cloth reusable pads! Aggggh! THE HORROR!

What do you think our grandmothers used before Always made Dri-Weave? There is a HUGE community of cloth pad users, websites and manufacturers everywhere. I LOVE IT and will NEVER EVER go back to EVIL, BLEACHED, CRACKLY, EXPENSIVE disposable pads. Ugh. Using cloth has liberated me in so many ways, and has made my heavy flows every month so much less horrible.

How does it work?
You buy a supply of pads you like or make your own. Many of you might have heard of Lunapads, but I buy really fancy ones from a seller on Etsy named "County Cloth Creations." She makes super soft, super absorbent pads from high-quality materials that feature wings that snap into place.

During your flow, pack a supply and a small waterproof nylon 'wet bag' - I use a small LeSportSac makeup bag.

You soak 'em just like regular pads. When it's time to change: if you're out and about or at work, roll it up and stuff into your wet bag. Take home, dump into a bucket of cold water to soak (just like cloth diapers). If you're at home, just put the used ones right into the cold water soaking bucket. Let soak for a day or so. Dump bloody water into houseplants (my plants have NEVER grown so fast or looked so healthy) and wash pads in washing machine or by hand and dry them in the dryer or hang up to dry. They do not stain if you get them into the cold water to soak within a reasonable time. After soaking, I toss 'em right in with the rest of my laundry and call it a day.

EW! GROSS!
In fact, QUITE the opposite. Cloth pads BREATHE. Disposable pads DO NOT. Most disposables use plastic as a barrier, which traps the bacteria in the pad, along with your moisture and warmth, and that is what creates ODOR. Cloth pads breathe and are nice and cool. Also, disposables CHAFE like hell, and are LOUD in the bathroom! Cloth pads are soft on the lady bits and make no noise at all. Carrying a wet bag around in your purse isn't that bad. It's no one's business but your own, and it's no grosser than half the bacteria-encrusted makeup, tissues, money, keys, and cell phone you already have in there anyway. The pads I buy are innovatively constructed to roll up inside themselves and snap shut, bloody-side in. No one's the wiser, and it's never messy.

I am 100% against using internal protection, but that's just me. I don't think anything belongs up there but a weenie and a baby, but again, that's me. That's why I use cloth pads. I walk by the feminine products department now like it's some foreign land! Google 'cloth menstrual pads' and you'll be shocked at what a huge community there is. Consider trying it. It really makes my period much more personal and much more "my own." There is a very private, feminine sense of ritual involved in taking care of yourself and washing your pads that was lost when Kotex came along. Your period is not some gross thing you have to ball up into plastic and throw away like it's dirty.

And, just so you know, I'm not some hippy-dippy-nonsense chick. I'm pretty normal, active, and actually kinda conservative!

Existo

Oh this is a fantastic idea that I never knew existed! After using a diaphragm for many years (even for period sex which did work for light days) this may be the thing for me. I play in a band and some nights I have to hit the bathroom only to change a pad when I should be out talking to people. Now, I have heavy flow and terrible cramps for three days but other than that it's all good.

I'm so glad I joined this forum.

Supple Cow

Mellu, thanks for chiming in with this. I'll admit that I've unfairly dismissed the cotton pads as yucky, but I could see using them if I ever had some physical condition preventing me from using the DivaCup. I'm right there with you on the ritual thing, and it's something that I've discovered going from disposables to reusable. I don't think it's unique to washable pads in that way.

This feels to me a bit like the arguments between luddites and the technocrats (or whatever you want to call them). I am all for progress, but like everything in life, I think people should be educated in the history of the technology we use and make efforts to maintain the more valuable things associated with the old way of doing things. I am not sure what issues are involved with internal methods other than being absorbent or leaching chemicals into us (which are not issues with the cup), but I greatly appreciate being able to wear the tight pants or skirt I might wear on any other day, or to be able to go running or cycling or to karate class without the insecurity of a cloth pad pressed against me by my underwear. Those old tampon commercials had the right idea on that front at least... you can go swimming and horse-back riding, etc. Living an active lifestyle is difficult worrying about that pad and the odor that makes its way out if you move in such a way as to break contact with the pad for a moment and let air hit it.

I'm just curious, you say "I don't think anything belongs up there but a weenie and a baby, but again, that's me." Do you mean that in the way that some people simply don't like seafood ('I don't eat anything that's been in the ocean') or is there some other negative consequence that I haven't heard of?

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Dammitall

I'm glad this thread has resurfaced again. I'd been using the gum rubber Keeper since 2003 and just recently switched to the silicone Keeper MoonCup. It took some getting used to at first, both for comfort and general use (emptying, etc.), but I love it. My partner still uses tampons and I can't seem to convince her to give reusable cups a try, but I haven't given up yet.

I was curious to know of the cup users here, how many have trimmed the tip since starting out with it? If you have, did you trim it immediately after getting it or after using it for some time?

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redjello

Viva la Diva!

I trimmed my stem early on.

Someone earlier was talking about pain inserting it. Fold it to fit it inside you, then push it in pretty far while it's still folded. Let go, then gently start pulling it out again until it unpuckers all the way. This will prevent leaks. Circle around the outside of the cup with your finger to make sure there are no puckers. Push it back in about finger's length.

The Live Journal menstrual cup message board rocks! Tons of questions and conflicts with menstrual cups has been addressed and resolved there.

Supple Cow

When I first started out with the Keeper, I trimmed it right away, I basically cut it as short as I could get away with and still get a good grip on it with my finger tips. I ended it trimming it at an angle so I had to snip little edges away after the first use because of scraping. That is actually one of the main reasons I was so excited about the DivaCup when I found it a year or so later - it comes already short and it has little ridges to make grabbing it easier.

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Hmmm. Looks like I gotta try one of these things

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billie_pla

I've spent most of today reading this thread and felt the need to add my .02 cents. I first tried Instead and still keep them around. When I first purchased them I wasn't very familiar with my anatomy so I got to know it very well pretty quickly. The only issue I've had with the Insteads is that the push against my urethra and make me feel like I have to pee ALL the time. I do still use them for less messier sex on my heavy days.

While still using the Insteads I was researching to see if I was just using them wrong and if that was the trouble I was having with them. That's when I came across the reusable cups. I saw that a local natural food store sold the Diva so I went and got one later that week. I got the smaller size (since I was 21 and nulliparious) so I was following the guidelines. The stem drove me crazy!! The Diva brand is the longest of all the reusable cups. So I went home and hacked off the stem and rounded off the bottom. Too bad that didn't work either. It seemed to lodge itself right behind my pubic bone no matter how far up or down I put it in. One again to the internet I went in search of a cup that might work better. I really wanted a LadyCup but at the time it was one of the more expensive ones so I got a Mooncup Uk instead.

Now while the MCUK still didn't work quite right for me it was still night and day with how the Diva was. Everyone on the Menstrual_Cups website on LJ said that the MCUK popped open great (which I had some issues with with my Diva, although never a leak) but for some reason I could never get it to pop no matter how much I manipulated it. My first day at work with it I spent almost 20 minutes in the bathroom trying to get the thing to work and finally had to suck it up and go back to mu Insteads which I always keep around just in case. Also trying to get it out after it wouldn't pop open was complete torture, probably because I always wound up spending so much time poking around up there it was just completely painful. I'll admit I cried a couple times.

Finally I broke down and bought my LadyCup size small & large. They are amazing I guess I should have folled my gut about it to begin with. it's so much softer and squishier than the other cups. There aren't any ridges on it like the other cups, it just has raised bump and a slightly tacky texture so getting it out was more complicated at first but I figured out my own little dance routine that works well for me.

Mostly what I'm trying to get through with this post is that there are so many more brands, shapes, and sizes than just the Keeper, Keeper MoonCup and Diva.

Here are some links:
Lunette -> Lunette
LadyCup -> LadyCup menstrual cup
Miacup -> Miacup: Rethink the tampon
Femmecup -> Femmecup - The future of feminine hygiene
Mooncup UK -> Mooncup Menstrual Cup
Diva -> Home - DivaCup™
Keeper / Keeper Moon Cup -> THE KEEPER® THE MOON CUP® Manufacturer, Home Office, Distribution Headquarters

Also If you are interested in buying one check out ebay I know that LadyCup and Mooncup Uk are both from very reliable sellers and slightly less expensive that way (it's how I purchased them both). If you want a certain cup don't settle for what is more available (ie the Diva for me) go with your gut. You know your body best.

Ok I think I'm done ranting

Supple Cow

Billie, you are awesome! I only knew of the Keeper, DivaCup and MoonCup. Thanks for your report.

I think I'll do some personal testing when I have some extra funds and time. I'd love to be able to give more specific advice to other women and it helps to encourage more women to abandon the disposables-hegemony when there are more options!

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Peaches

This reminded me of the days when I used to wear a diaphragm for just this purpose. It convinced me to go out and buy the Instead brand. I won't need them for a few weeks but I'll post a review once I do. I didn't find them to be overly expensive. I paid 7.99 for a box of 14 at CVS. If they work out I would probably purchase online since I saw where you can buy a box of 24 for 10.50 and that would make them cheaper than tampons.

I'm not sure about the reusable ones though. The little stem looks like it might be uncomfortable. We'll see how these work out and then I'll decide.

billie_pla

I paid about the same for them. What I used to do was just use one per cycle. Instead of changing them I would just rinse and put it back in and then dispose of it at the end of my cycle. Less waste that way and also much cheaper!!

My Diva and MCUK stems were very uncomfortable. I chopped them both off within the first few days. They still don't work great for me so I keep one in my desk at work and one in my glove box of my car for emergency purposes. However my LadyCups are both so squishy that I don't feel them at all.

Peaches

Well, I finally tried out the instead cups. They were OK I guess. I found the removal to be a little messy, and that would discourage me from using them outside home, but I guess maybe it's just inexperience with using them and might improve with practice.

The one area that they were fantastic was during sex. You can't feel it and no leaks at all. I'll keep using them if only for that.

therodoggswife

I just got my cup today. I should start my cycle in a couple of days. I am so excited to try my cup. I hope it does not leak.

catattack

Hi!
I used my menstrual cup - the mooncup - for the first time and found it ridiculously hard to remove and very painful. It felt like it was sucking my insides out, i could not get the suction to release and i read all of the instructions...this seems way more complicated than using tampons!
Has anyone got any tips on removing these things easily? I really dont want to go through this process again!

hunnychile

I just have to say, "Haven't we discussed the living HELL outta these flipping divacups??"
Really.

I used to enjoy the Ladies Lounge but honestly, this subject just reoccurs like a bad yeast infection (get it - re-usable = yeast infection),

Just my opinion.

Hopefully we can add/write/dream up some better input and questions in here to make it worth logging in here for a read. I'll think of something....all you great Ladies try, too!

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raeanna74

We had these mentioned on here a couple years ago. I think they'd be great. I couldn't buy the Latex one because of my allergy to Latex so I waited. I have maybe 1-2 periods a year now so why spend the money on it. If I had to deal with Aunt flo on the normal regular basis though... I'd DEFINATELY be investing in one of these.

I've heard a lot of good stuff about them.

Mellu - Thanks so much for sharing.

I don't know why I never even thought of it before. I used cloth diapers for my daughter when she was a baby. It really bothered me very little to use the cloth diapers. My daughter's Dr even asked me to demostrate a couple times for her how I put the diapers on because she has several patients who needed to use them for their children because of diaper rash or other problems.

I have quit using tampons except if I need protection when I want to go swimming and Aunt Flo is around (Though that's rare these days) I have used pads but rarely do unless I have a major appointment or something where I cannot risk a leak. I tend to get BV or the yeasties every time Aunt Flo is around but have noticed I have less trouble when I use only Kleenex to prevent leaks. These cloth pads would be great. I would have no plastics or ESPECIALLY deoderants (which I try to avoid) down there. Maybe I'll invest in a few....

Question here for Mellu --- How many would a person need for a regular period?? Mine are only a couple times a year and usually very light. I would want enough to make it through a couple days I expect. Do you have any trouble with them seeping through a little to your panties or do you have some sort of liner inbetween??

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Atropos4

Hmmm the ladycup sounds like it's worth a try. Having an extra cup around isn't a bad idea either. One to keep at work and one for home.

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i just tried instead, it was my first time and i did not like it at all. i think that it was to big for me and the plastic rim just bugged me, i think i'll go for the ladycup hopefull that one will be better.

KarrB

HUH? never heard of them.

Shaindra

So glad to see this thread re-surface. I wish every woman knew all of her options for menstrual products.

Diva - Currently use.
Keeper - Used about 5 years ago for 4 years. Still have it as a "spare".
Instead - Tried 'em, I always leaked. I'm pretty sure I had them positioned right as I'm a diaphragm user. I think it may have to do with how my insides are shaped.
Diaphragm - Great for period sex. Better than the Instead. Although they will leak if my activities are too...ahem...vigorous.

I also use thin pads as backup for heavy days (mostly because I forget I have my period and forget to empty the cup often enough). I really do need to just get some cloth pads and be completely done with buying feminine protection. I might try one of the other cups, just in the spirit of experimentation and supporting the industry.

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settie

Hmmm, I've never bothered reading this thread before, but this Diva Cup sounds very interesting.

I'll have to see where and if I can get it in Ontario.

I'd like to give it a try.

But, I'm concerned. I have a very regular cycle, like trueform clockwork, my period always lasts 5 days. Those first 3 days are heavy bleeding. I use tampons now, and soak up a super sized tampon within a short number of hours. And I hate spotting, nothing worse than leaks.

I need to think about it, see if I'll have to clean it often throughout the day, if it'll leak, etc.

Then again, I was worried about the same things when I switched from pads to tampons.

Hmmm...


Update: read up on it today, looks promsing, and I found a store right by my house that sells it!
I bought one, and intend to use it next month.
If it works well for me, gosh, I'll save lots of money!

ametc

I've been using the Divacup for over a year now and I love it!

It's easy to put in. You just squat the same way as if you were putting in a tampon.
It stays in because your vaginal canal is a bit wider than the opening of your vagina plus the walls press against the cup so friction also helps it stay in.
You don't pee in it because the opening of the cup is right on the opening of your cervix.
You can't feel it. It moves WITH the movements of your vaginal canal because of friction.
I've NEVER leaked in it. Even when I've found it to be full, I've never had to worry about leakage.
My crotch doesn't smell like blood when I have it in.
I feel better swimming and working out with it just from the fact that it doesn't leak very easily or even at all.
It may seem expensive... but within a few months it paid for itself since I didn't have to go out and buy boxes of pads or tampons.
I can sanitize it myself...so I KNOW it's clean and sterile. I hated being out of tampons/pads and having to scavenge from the ones at the bottom of my bag or in the back of the cabinet. I was always scared of cockroaches or bugs having laid their eggs on them or something because their seals weren't always very good.
People always ask me, "What do you do in the public restrooms???" Well, I rarely need to change it when I'm out.. but when I do have to change it, I just pop it out.. wipe it off with some toilet tissue, and pop it back in.
"What if there's blood on your hand?" Uhh.. wipe it off and wash your hands? That's why they have sinks in there.

BUT.. only thing I hate is the smell that wafts out when I dump the contents out. It doesn't smell too good. >_<

NorthernGirl

does using the cup make you feel less pms-y ? Ive been off the pill for 8 months but I still get the pms blues/etc really bad .
Ive switched to organic tampons, and the eco friendlyness of the cup sounds great, but Im squeamish when it comes to blood .
any differences in moods ?

TXLADY1986

I saw this post and decided that I wanted to save some money and went and bought this little item. I had tried the instead and I just couldn't get it to fit right. It is helpful for getting pregnant though!!!!

I bought the DIVA CUP and this thing is a wonderful thing!!!! I put it in in the AM and don't have worry about it at all. I also have a very heavy flow with clots. This has solved all of that. It doesn't come out although there is no way that I would use it while making love.

I did have to cut the stem off but even with it being cut off, I never had any problems taking it out.

I am not a "green" person but this is a wonderfully "green" product. I had to buy it at the "green" store. I also like the fact that this thing will last me 10 years and that is a lot of money that I will save on buying tampons or pads. I have told all my friends and any other woman that would listen.

I wish that the company would do so advertising!!!!