I saw that there were a few post quite a while back about activism and such and read those. But there seemed to be little information ( Read more... )

So I started using the moon cup. I'm very pleased with it, only the cleaning is a bit annoying ( Read more... )

Hello all! I have been lurking for a while but thought I should finally bite the bullet so I can share what I have found. Let me first start by saying that I've only been cupping for a couple of cycles. When I bought my cup I really hadn't researched them at all. I went to amazon; saw the Rainbow Cup; liked the price, colors, and reviews and ( Read more... )

I posted a few months ago about my first week and time with the menstrual cup and finally this past week I was able to use through the entire week the menstrual cup without the necessity of going back to the pads. As you remember it was a struggle for me to remove it on public bathroom, leaks and cramps. I still get the discomfort specially during ( Read more... )

Hi, My name is Merrill Johnson and I am doing a project for my Fostering Sustainable Behavior class ( Read more... )

My partner and I love to have sex everyday we can, even when I'm on my periods but he isn't a huge fun of blood. I've been using soft tampons for the last two years to avoid messy sex but I feel terribly bad when I throw them away after a couple of hours. I don't find myself comfortable boiling and drying them to reuse (as some people do with no ( Read more... )

So, uh ( Read more... )

I stumbled onto Instead Softcups while researching issues I was having with tampons (heavy clotting, cramping, etc.) They worked out really well, but I wanted something more environmentally friendly and removal was messy. I purchased a large Diva Cup and thought I had found the ONE, but toward the end of my period, I was becoming ill, almost like I ( Read more... )

I've been lurking in this community ever since I first heard about cups.  ( this also my first LJ posting woohoo) Having always had period problems - you know irregular periods, extreme cramping, heavy flow the whole nine yards-  I'd figured I would just have to suffer through things like leaks, pad rash, pads not "Fitting" well since I am plus ( Read more... )

Hi all,

I'm a undergraduate anthropology student at Georgia State University and a huge fan of this site. I'm doing a short class project on alternative health systems, etiologies, and practices and I'd like to include some of your word and/or opinions if that's all right with you. I'm really fascinated by this community and how it contributes to ( Read more... )