Comments | menstrual_cups: Trying my cup yet one more time, could use some encouragement

titaniumtrinity in menstrual_cups

Trying my cup yet one more time, could use some encouragement

Sep 30, 2015 20:37

I had a great 10 months or so with my cup, but started having problems just after I got my IUD in last winter. I ended up with awful cases of recurring BV and UTIs that I didn't fully kick until June. I kept thinking I was ok, I'd start using the cup again, and then my soreness and itchiness would come back and I'd stop using it because it hurt too ( Read more... )

iud, uti (urinary tract infection), chafing/irritation, cleaning - smells

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serpent_849 October 2 2015, 17:59:49 UTC

did you ever go beyond the recommended 12h? and how did you clean it when you kept reinfecting yourself?
I really hope it's gone for good now! if not, i would get a new cup tbh :/
also, consider cloth pads for when you're sore etc.

titaniumtrinity October 2 2015, 22:50:37 UTC

It's possible I did leave it in too long, I'm certainly being extra careful now. I was using isopropyl alcohol a few times, and soaking in peroxide a few times. I was living with people where I couldn't easily boil it, but I may boil it now.