I tried this before
I've heard that they are more sanitary than tampons and pads, which are filled with harmful chemicals. I guess you just have to do more research on it.Let me just go on record & say that I think these are disgusting. One may find that immature of me, but I personally have no appreciation for this form of technology.
Let me just go on record & say that I think these are disgusting. One may find that immature of me, but I personally have no appreciation for this form of technology.
actually I think they're a good idea
You can wash them in bleach and soap water in the sink would be no better than washing your own underwear
I say bleach cause it kills bacteria which can be harmful if reintroduced into the body
Right??????
Never heard or seen this before..... the reusable part scares me tho'
Ill pass..
actually I think they're a good idea
You can wash them in bleach and soap water in the sink would be no better than washing your own underwear
I say bleach cause it kills bacteria which can be harmful if reintroduced into the body
Right??????
They are messy and gross... Removing it can result in your batroom looking like a scene from the First 48... Thumbs down...
I have horrible cramps and you know a tampon can make it worse if you are just trying to relax and get comfortable that's why I use pads and they have been faulty making me replace my white sheets, but I say these I'm sure would be worse. Don't see them working too well.
actually I think they're a good idea
You can wash them in bleach and soap water in the sink would be no better than washing your own underwear
I say bleach cause it kills bacteria which can be harmful if reintroduced into the body
Right??????
Wow. I don't even know if it's worth it. Really. Ignorance is running over here.
I'll just quickly address a few things. You do NOT use bleach! Damn, what the hell is up with bleach and vagina any damn way?
You use intimate soap to clean it, and after your period is done, you boil it in water.
There's no leakage! You insert it in your vagina, and the vacuum keeps it on vaginal walls.
Saying how blood stays in. I mean, doesn't this happen with tampon as well? Just that in this case, blood stays IN the cup, as opposed to all over your vagina, which happens with tampons.
Gross? Geez, you must be nasty women if your own body and a clean blood grosses you out. How the hell do you even take out tampon, if you don't have an applicator? Are you really THAT grossed by yourself, your own body? I don't wanna even know.
What's so damn gross about re - using it? You WASH it, for fµck's sake! Do you change your vagina every time you have a period, too? You wash it with intimate soap! It's made of silicone that's used for surgery!
The menstrual cup is not messy. It's healthy. Among many other things, from saving money down the road, to not polluting environment.
All the women I know who use it highly recommend it.
The menstrual cup is not new. It's been around for around 80 years. Just that companies who make tampons, launched an aggressive advertising campaign for tampons, as you must buy tampons over and over again, instead of using the cup for years. It's not profitable for them, and as always, when something is advertised enough, people start believing it.
I guess we only have here people who never used it, and still speak against it and who are grossed out by themselves. So much for the debate.
Oh well.
Do they really last for 12 hours with no leakage as promised?The cup is soft. You easily fold it into the shape that you find it best to insert it. Once in vagina, the vacuum keeps the cup onto vaginal walls, but the cup itself is very soft and you do not even feel it. At first, it takes some time to get used to it, but when you do, you don't feel it and it's not like some hard cup is in you.
You have to insert it correctly (just like with tampons); when you don't feel it anymore, when vacuum does its thing, there's NO leakage, as it can't be.
For the love of the universe, everyone, stop with this bleach!
Tampons, which are not organic, are bleached, and thus VERY dangerous for your health. Lay off the bleach!
How are you supposed to empt it? Do you pull it out like a tampon?
Thank you for the review. I was looking for a good discussion on the cups, but most people seem grossed out.
I read somewhere that women used similar types of devices back in the olden days. It looks like these cups are the renewal of an old invention.
Do they really last for 12 hours with no leakage as promised?
ETA: How long does it take to change it?
The 41 year menstruation span (women 11-52 years) creates billions of pounds of disposable feminine hygiene products that are dumped into the environment each year. In 1998, the annual figures, for the U.S. alone, were estimated at 12 billion sanitary pads and 7 billion tampons. This kind of influx into landfills is creating a concern, among not only environmentalists, but informed women. Because The DivaCup is reusable it is ecological and economical, it is seen as a viable solution.
Let me chime in. I use something called INSTEAD it is the same concept. It works wonderful, you can have xes with it and it stays in place and can be worn up to 8 hrs. I never use tampoons or pads anymore. I've been using Instead for 5 years. Here is the downside when you take the cup out it is messy, SO I always carry baby wipes with me when I know I have to take it out while on the road. That small inconvenience is worth it to me. It doesn't overflow and I have a medical condition that gives me very HEAVY long periods. I recommend this product, it can be found at Walgreens and CVS in the tampoon and Pad area, also there is only one size. A tip: The first time you use it sit on the toilet, relax and insert it in as far as you can. It's easy to remove with your index finger, just hook on to the side and slide it out. Any questions PM me.
Menstrual Cups - Divacup, Mooncup, Instead, Lunette, Miacup
here are some people talking about how to use it. Soreness comes up and turning the thing inside out. Oh and they also talk about other brands.
I tried to get a diaphragm once and I couldn't get it to stay in me. It kept popping back out. I don't think I want to fool with this. Popping out cups from your yaya with blood flowing doesn't sound that good to me.
To the women that use these things, you're a trooper.
I got some (xes) last night and used it. No leakage nothing. It's fine you just need to learn how to use it properly before you start sex!ng anyone and not having a pad on for security. Once you master it you will never use a tampon or pad again. Lots of love for Instead and your partner will thank you too because they will never know when you have it. lol My ex actually asked me why don't I get my period. LOL
It's also safe to use with condoms. That was initially a concern for me because I didn't want it to compromise the condom. It doesn't.
Happy periods everybody.
I've heard that they are more sanitary than tampons and pads, which are filled with harmful chemicals. I guess you just have to do more research on it.
You mean I have to remove a cup of blood from my special place, then rinse and reinsert it? What about if Im lying down, doesnt the -eek, cup of .. blood spill? I am so uncomfortable with the idea of a cup of blood sitting in my body.
That is just nasty which is why I don't use Diva Cup. I honestly don't know how sanitary rinsing out blood and reinserting it is. Just my 2 cents.
What the f*ck, who in the hell is putting a big ass cup in there pussy......exactly why I am against foreign objects up the pussy, uncalled for.
The cup isn't that big in all actuality. Once it is in correctly... you don't feel it!
How the fµck have I NEVER EVER heard of this!!! You got bishes that been using this for 5 years!!! I'm THINKING about trying it my problem is that I have a medical condition that might make maneuvering it hard add very heavy periods and IDK. I can't really wrap my head around the cup o' blood...
I tried something similar to that a few years ago. It was fine until I went to remove it and blood went everywhere....yeah first and last time. I was traumatized for life.
i used to work with a woman who used those. she went to change it one time and got blood on her pants. she had to go home and change clothes. gross.
those things just seem gross to me. i mean, you have to actually pour the blood into the toilet? just thinking about it is making my stomach churn.
So true. Tampons and pads are filled with harmful chemicals because the pesticides they spray on cotton. You can get some organic tampons at health food stores, I saw some at whole foods.
somebody needs to explain something to me. how in the hell can you have xes with one of those cups inside of you? why would you even want to?:
Like I previously stated I used them before - not a reusable kind but one you change out every 4-5 hours I think (I only lasted 2-3 days) I was so paranoid about not having it in there right, I wore a pad as a backup. Personally it wasn't for me, I gave it a shot and more power to the women that can use them confortably wiht no problem, I just could'nt do it.
And that is correct you can have xes with it because basically the cup is covering everything so there's no blood.
Moonwalker, I find there are a lot of ignorant women when it comes to things like this, if people knew more about thier bodies and how it works maybe some of the comments I read wouldn't be here.