Comments | menstrual_cups: "The entire stem remains outside of your body"

ninjafruit in menstrual_cups

"The entire stem remains outside of your body" - huh?

Mar 22, 2011 02:51

I was reading the usage instructions and FAQ on the Keeper website (I don't own nor plan on buying a Keeper though, I was just curious), and apparently they advice users to let the stem poke out of their body. This surprised me, but it appears to be the normal way of wearing a Keeper? It just seems awkward to have a 25 mm rubber stick portruding ( Read more... )

keeper, stem length/trimming

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mensia March 22 2011, 01:54:45 UTC

The Keeper was the only cup I had ever heard of, when I bought it, so that's the one I have. I cut the entire stem off after the first try. It's a VERY firm cup, and yes, I wouldn't have been able to sit down with that thing poking out, plus it was just annoying.

kuradi8 March 22 2011, 02:20:56 UTC

Weird instructions. It's kinda like they were written by someone who has never actually worn a cup. A Keeper isn't worn any differently than any other cup.

griffinrose March 22 2011, 03:21:25 UTC

The Keeper was the only cup I had heard of as well when I first bought it. I remember trying to keep the stem out and it bugged the hell out of me. I thought that who ever decided to put that gem of information in the pamphlet was not in their right mind. I had to hack the thing WAY down to the base before I was even remotely comfortable. Mensia is right...It is an insanely stiff cup.

becala March 22 2011, 03:36:59 UTC

Huh, my first two cups were a latex Keeper, and then the Moon Cup, and I swear the paper insert mentions trimming the stem, and tells you that if you trim it more than half its length, you can't return it.

I think maybe their web site is not that well maintained, overall. And yeah, I had to cut my latex Keeper stem off completely because it was so painful and pokey. I got the silicone version thinking it would be less pokey and stiff, but no, it's not. I'm returning it, since the stem is untrimmed and it's within the 3 month period. I like my Lunette much, much better.

griffinrose March 22 2011, 03:56:31 UTC

I purchased my keeper in 1992, I am sure that the instructions have changed since then with feedback and testing. I am one of the old fogies on the board :)

I agree with you, I have my Lunette and it works a lot better for me then the Keeper. No more latex reactions. That was not fun!!

becala March 22 2011, 04:08:28 UTC

Oh, oh goodness, yuck!

I don't seem to have a reaction, I just don't like it as well. I also have mild scoliosis which means my hips are at an angle, so the stem would specifically poke one labia lip and not the other.

griffinrose March 22 2011, 04:19:52 UTC

Oooohhhh, OUCH!!! I would think you would be raw after a short time. I can only imagine how irritating and painful that could be. I could see where the Lunette would be more genital. I love my Selene! I won one of the new Purple (Cynthia) ones from Lunette a week ago. I cant wait to try it out. Lunette products ROCK!

With the reaction to latex, my bits would swell and itch inside and out. I like silicone. It doesn't make me blindly crawl up the wall like latex does! LOL

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ninjafruit March 22 2011, 17:29:12 UTC

I just sent them an email about this, asking clarification on the "leave the stem sticking out" thing and their advice on trimming.