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[pegkerr]

Saw this girlie free tip at poor_skills

Free Menstrual cup!

http://www.celle.com/survey/

Go here to receive a free Menstrual cup! All you need to do is answer 3 questions and give them your address. I'm so excited. This isn't a scam, several of my friends have gotten one already.

What is a menstrual cup, you ask? Well it is a small cup that collects your blood during your period, Its reusable! Just wash in hot water when its full and reinsert. It lasts for up to 10 years, Just think never having to buy another tampon or pad again. And you can wear it for up to 24 hours!!!

So go get one. It's free.

Comments

[haddayr.livejournal.com]

I always worry this will give me a urinary tract infection like the diaphragm did, pressing against my urinary tract. Do you think this is shaped differently?

It's so appealing. I'm tired of wearing diapers every goddamned month.

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

No idea whatsoever. I've never used one before, but I'm ordering this one to give it a try. I know there is an LJ community where you can get a lot of questions answered, menstrual_cups.

[haddayr.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[liadan-m.livejournal.com]

having read a few FAQs on cups, the answer is "maybe".

I just filled out the survey and am going to wait and see. I have an appointment with my ob/gyn in a month - by that point I should know if we've got a problem or not.

Have you tried cranberry pills?

[haddayr.livejournal.com]

Oh, I just use condoms, now. I haven't used a diaphragm since I was a teenager (I'm 38). Haven't had a urinary tract infection in nearly as long.

[liadan-m.livejournal.com]

ah. certain brands of condoms mean that I *will* get a UTI, which sucketh mightily. Diaphragms are right out. I'm hoping that a cup will not cause problems.

[thescissors.livejournal.com]

I've been using mine for about a year now, and no problems so far, although every body is different. I adore the thing--it's the first time I ever literally forgot I had my period. I found that at first, it did press a tiny bit on my urinary tract, but not hard, not enough to obstruct anything, and actually I think my body has adjusted or something, because I don't notice it pressing any more.

It is shaped differently from a diaphragm, and it's also different from a diaphragm in that it sits lower in the vagina, not way right up against the cervix. It's smaller in diameter than a diaphragm, so I imagine it would press less.

[diatryma.livejournal.com]

I forgot too! It is so weird.

[naomikritzer]

There was a Diva Cup fad on my parenting message board a couple of years back. So far as I can tell, about 25% of the women who try them find Divas to be the greatest thing since sliced bread; 25% find them completely unusable (they're uncomfortable, they cause problems, they leak, they cause cramps...whatever); and the other 50% find them OK but enough of a hassle that they switch back to pads and leave the Diva in a drawer after a couple of months.

I can't use tampons (they give me cramps -- I have no idea why, but my cramps are consistently 10x worse if I use tampons) so I'm not sure whether a Diva would work for me or not, and I've never been willing to spend the money to try it out, but hey, if it's FREE, I'll give it a shot.

[anomilygrace.livejournal.com]

Tampons give me cramps too, and I've been using the Diva Cup since summer - I've found that it works wonderfully UNLESS I put it in on my first day. Then it gives cramps probably 10x worse than the tampons. Other than that? Awesome.

[diatryma.livejournal.com]

Tampons gave me horrible cramps-- only not really cramps, because the pain was in places that do not have muscles. The Divacup doesn't do that. The first day can be a little weird, but no more so than a tampon.

[schnoogle.livejournal.com]

You know, I never considered that the terrible cramps I occasionally get could be related to tampons. Hmm.

Incidentally, I got a cup and while the first time or two I did get some cramping I found that once I had a little practice it went away and now I honestly forget it's there. :)

[roadnotes.livejournal.com]

I've used a cervical cap for years, rather than a diaphragm, and the menstrual cups look to be close to the cervical cap in size, rather than the diaphragm. And once I switched to the cap, my UTIs dropped in number and intensity.