Hello!! I've been using the menstrual cup for 3 cycles now and I love it ( Read more... )

So I'm almost 100% certain I have my first ever yeast infection. I started my period on the 4th but noticed itchiness a day or two before that. (No other symptoms.) On the night of the 3rd, I was inserting my cup early since I never know exactly when my period's going to show up on the day it's scheduled for. I had to take it out and reinsert for ( Read more... )

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After last posting here a few periods have come and gone and I can happily say I made it work! Finally! Apart from residual slobber the cup and I have a stable relationship ( Read more... )

Hey folks!

I'm posting here because although I've done extensive Googling, checked manufacturers' websites, and so on, I still don't feel that I have an adequate answer of whether it's safe to use my cup again after using it while having a yeast infection. Does silicone harbor yeast? Do I need to wash my cup a certain way? Is there no hope, should I ( Read more... )

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So I've been using my cup for three cycles now, and it's great!
But during the duration I've gotten more worried about a preexisting set of symptoms. Based on internet research I think it's some kind of infection.
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Hi, first of all, thanks so much to all for some very helpful posts! I am considering getting a cup, but have a few questions ( Read more... )

Soo I've taken to checking to see where my cervix is throughout my cycle but yesterday I noticed some unusual white stuff? Not a lot, if I hadn't been messing around up there I'd never have known because there's no itching or smell or anything like that. Can you get a yeast infection without the other symptoms and if that's what it is can a cup ( Read more... )

Just wanted to share a page from my life. A few years ago, I discovered Instead (now called the Soft Cup). It was very hard to insert Instead and took me a long time to get use to using the product. Once I finally figured it out, I realized I didn’t like the waste involved. I started researching and discovered that the company made a version of ( Read more... )