I have pain/irritation with both normal and organic tampons which I believe is because my flow is light and wanted some advice about whether or not a menstrual cup would work (since they can be lubricated) before I splurge and spend the money on one ( Read more... )

I really like the MoonCup USA, actually. But I need more capacity than 13mL... The main points for me are ( Read more... )

I just purchased a Lunette Model 1 and it arrived today. Yay! I want to take it on a dry run before my period in a couple of days but I've got a problem... The instructions say to boil it before first using, but I'm in college and don't have the ability to boil water in my room. I've got a microwave, but that's it. Can I use it after just cleaning ( Read more... )

Hey there! I'm new here, someone over at vaginapagina sent me this direction with a question that's really two questions. Here goes ( Read more... )

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I've been lurking for a while, but I'm new to cup use. I recently decided on a small Lunette, which I've used for one cycle. It's been off to a pretty smooth start, except for ze smells. Normally, I don't notice much odor (if any) on my period or any other time. However, using the cup, I started noticing some smelliness. I figured it ( Read more... )

Hello all, I'm looking into getting a cup for any number of reasons (desire to be more eco-friendly, travel ease, the cost of pads/tampons, etc.), but I have a few questions. My sister has been using a Diva for the past year and absolutely loves it but I'm not sure if the Diva would be the right choice for me. (Apologies if it seems like you've ( Read more... )

So on Sunday I will be flying out to Japan for a quarter abroad that will last for three months.  I'll be staying in dorms, along with other people from my American university.  Since I won't have much room in my luggage, I won't be able to bring my own pot, which means I won't be able to boil my DivaCup (using the communal dorm pot to boil my cup ( Read more... )

hi all! soo i accidentally left my divacup in the pocket of my robe and sent it to the wash and dryer with it :/ is the cup still ok to use after sterilizing/boiling? i cleaned it with rubbing alcohol before i inserted at the beginning of my cycle, but im starting to wonder if that was the cause of the BV infection i got after i ended my period. i' ( Read more... )

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Hi, this coming fall I would have to move out to my college dorm. It has public bathrooms. Since the menstrual cup has to emptied every 12 hours, i would have to change every morning during that time of the month in public bathrooms ( Read more... )