what ABOUT the menstrual cup?

[Thresher_V]

OK, I watch too much sports....for a moment I thought the mention of a Menstrual Cup was a new women's hockey league.

[sera300]

Originally Posted by Thresher_V

OK, I watch too much sports....for a moment I thought the mention of a Menstrual Cup was a new women's hockey league.

It's a new league, one which has been undisclosed for years! The winner of the cup series is....

[Evian]

I am currently taking part in a research study about the Mooncup at medical school!

[orgasmless]

ok can someone give me help with these then as i have to use pads at the moment which i hate and have to wear black trousers etc when im on my period, trouble is tho i have no idea how you use these things, do you put them in like a tampon and have some sort of applicator? and how do you get them back out again after, do you have to go fishing, as if thats the case then its a no no for me and im stuck with using pads then as i cant even get a tampon out myself should i have a string com eaway, this has happened to me before and had to get hubby to fish it out. so having to stick my fingers inside me to get it out would be a big problem

[sweetnothings]

I have been using the diva cup for a few months now and I LOVE IT! It was a little challenging to put in at first but it's pretty simple. I can't feel it at all and it doesn't leak at all, even when I'm aroused. It's so nice to just have this tiny cup to carry around instead of a handful of pads or tampons. I'm never going back!

[Brandye]

Orgless,

There are three major manufacturers - Diva, Moon Cup and the Keeper. Each has a website which shows insertion and removal. These are all reusable while Instead is a throwaway. The Keeper is latex and the other two are silicone. I used a Keeper for seven years and a Diva for even longer.

They each have a ring on the top (bottom?) that is easily reachable just inside you. Sometimes it is necessary to run a finger up the side to break the suction.