To think that the woman who reveiwed the mooncup as one of the top 5 insane products for woman doesn't know what she is talking about??

[MsSpentYouth]

And even after loads of mooncup users have told her they are wrong she still insists they are and has accused the woman of being from the company...

here

It's because she hasn't tried it. And on the basis of not having tried it, but thinking it sounds "ewwww", is slating something which in actual fact, for loads and loads of women, is a really brilliant cheap easy thing, and (probably) putting potential users off. Which is a shame.

But yes we do all sound a bit evangelical

But she didn´t review it, did she, she´s just blogging about things she find "insane".

There are some things I´m not interested in trying, no matter how much others might rave about them.

thanks fromgirders, have bookmarked that site to ask tomorrow. Anything to stop the hassle of sodding tampons.

I'm redsheep. I was bored last night and felt like arguing.

And I do think - while nobody should try anything they don't want to try - that saying (in effect) 'I think it's disgusting so that makes it ridiculous/insane/cringeworthy and anyone who disagrees with me for whatever reason must be in the pay of the manufacturer' shows a shocking lack of logic. If she could actually put up a decent argument for not using the thing I'd have more respect for her - even if that means just leaving it at 'I'd prefer not to myself, thanks'.

As it happens, I've never used a mooncup myself.

yay my comment is there. That woman is a numpty.

Seriously interested as am experiencing painful & heavy & prolonged periods, how does the mooncup help with that?

Taken from one of the comments...

"reduce the length of your period
reduce period pain"

Please.

Have you read the brilliant comment by DrWoman on the blog?

smokinaces You can get yourself fitted for a diaphragm - does the same thing as a moon cup and tis free as is contraception. You may have less problems with it than the moon cup.

Differentname - nobody knows for sure, so far as I know. But there are various theories, including that the presence of toxic chemicals (even in small amounts) in disposables somehow increases pain. These chemicals are absent in mooncups. Also, substances are added to disposable tampons and pads to make them super-absorbent and suck the moisture into them - these tend to suck out more moisture than they should do, drying out the lining of the vagina and potentially causing all sorts of problems.

If you have heavy and painful periods you really should see a doctor about the possibility of fibroids or endometriosis. It should not be that painful.

Hi differentname
I didn't suffer with heavy periods etc but use a mooncup as it's so much easier and less stinky.
People have said it can do those things though - maybe start a thread asking I'm sure you'll get loads of responses,if no-one comes back to this one with answers

"sriously interested as am experiencing painful & heavy & prolonged periods, how does the mooncup help with that?

Taken from one of the comments...

"reduce the length of your period
reduce period pain"

Please. "

I actually found the opposite, my periods got a lot heavier and very painful when I started using a mooncup, but not the mooncups fault. The use coincided with onset of perimenopause and endometrial cysts.

Still have very heavy periods but not the pain thankfully.

I do still prefer the mooncup to anything else.

ImSoNotTelling & Vigilanteawarenessraiser

Thank you for your answers. I am starting to sway towards a mooncup as I no longer find tampons comfy & hate towels!

Maybe I should get things checked, but it is just my curse, always been heavy & painful!

Thanks again!

Here is Shineons (slimeon) account, it is only fair that all views are put forward.

But I honestly thin k it is worth a try, you would only need to wear it for less than 6 months before you 'broke eve' but you could be saving yourself a lot of money. Just make sure you but the right size.

B = before chilren and 30
A = After children or 30

differentname it's worth a try i reckon!

here is a site for them, and I think larger boots have them as well.

If you try it and have any probs there are loads of threads on here with people trying them for the first time, or start your own

ImSoNotTelling, thanks for the link. Am not in UK, but see they deliver, which is great!

I'll have a read of some more threads on here, but the consensus seems to be that they are the way to go!

differentname, if it's 'always been heavy and painful', you should definitely get it checked because it shouldn't be this way. If there are underlying problems, it's good to have them diagnosed in case they suddenly become worse. I was like you, and people (inc. doctors) told me for years that it was 'just my curse' or words to that effect - then I suddenly became rather ill and needed extensive surgery due to the severe endometriosis throughout my pelvis and abdomen. If I'd already known I had endometriosis, that would have been one less thing to cope with when I was quite ill, iyswim, instead of having to go through all the worry/extensive investigations etc. to find out something that should have been diagnosed years before. It would have been far easier if I could have just proceeded straight to treatment when I needed it.

Unfortunately, it's a common condition. See this site.
Fibroids are even more common.

Vigilanteawarenessraiser, thanks for the link, I'll have a read.

I could never go the mooncup, cleaning it and all the whole thing is gross

I bought one of these a couple of years ago, and I love it. I've worn it on transatlantic flights with no hassle and all sorts. And I did find that, for me, it did mean less pain than tampons and less itchy discomfort than pads.

So much less aggro than waking up at 2am with my period and finding I have the wrong size/no tampons at all!