Hello Everyone,

I've been a cup user for about 10 months now (large Yuuki) and I LOVE my cup. I would cry if I had to use pads or tampons.

For the last 3 months, I've been having some very uncomfortable symptoms during my period. Actually, I only experience these symptoms on the 2nd day.

( Might be a little TMI for some, but I need your help! )

So I've heard some rumors that the cup may cause endo. I know that it sounds unlikely that blood would flow back in, but I don't want to bet my fertility on that. Can someone reassure me that it's not going to cause endo? Or let me know that yes, there is in fact a chance of it happening?

Does anyone find that stiffer menstrual cups -- particularly stiffer cups on the wider end of the spectrum -- cause pelvic pain? I'm talking about pain that's more internal rather than toward the opening of my vaginal canal, so I don't think it's from the cups being too long. Neither does the severity correspond with the cups' widths, so I don't ( Read more... )

Hey y'all-I haven't posted maybe for a couple of years, because I was so gosh-darn happy with my little Lunette. And I still am. She's just the best. But...I guess I'm getting the wandering eye, because of all these new colored cups, because I'm thinking of getting another one! Just can't decide which--

( parameters of this major life decision, behind the cut! )

hey all ( Read more... )

since my first cycle with the mooncup was mostly me figuring out how to avoid leaking, having the cup move around inside me (why it did i don't know, neither why it stopped doing it), finding out how often to empty it on wich day (still working on that) and everything i decided to wait how the second cycle would go before making up my mind on how i ( Read more... )

Apologies if there was an easier way of doing this, I'm still fairly new to LJ.

I just wanted to make clarify the recent post about menstrual cups and endometreotis.

I just noticed leitadlifi's post with the link to this website article: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/ ( Read more... )

After a lot of nagging from a friend - I decided to get a cup and give it a go! Before I tell you how it went - let me give you a bit of background ( Read more... )

OK, so, I have looked at the tags and previous discussions regarding a link (or not) between endometriosis and cup usage ( Read more... )

Two questions or I suppose topics for discussion ( Read more... )