Comments on: 10 Reasons the Diva Cup Can Change Your Life

By: mona

mona — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:33:21 +0000

that is the most absurd thing ive eever seen! hilarious

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By: PRVenus

PRVenus — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:44:47 +0000

@Kevin – As a man you have probably not had to deal with some of the horrible side effects of hormonal birth control. It is not for everyone. I, for one, decided a while ago I couldn’t deal with the mood swings, bloating, acne, constant headaches, etc. Plus, my guess is that all the hormones you’re putting into your system when on these treatments are eventually expelled via your waste and end up back in the environment affecting other creatures. Probably not good!

I am currently doing natural family planning for contraception and loving the way it makes me feel. Plus, getting to really know how my body works by charting my different fertility signs (which I’ve been doing on fertilityfreind.com and highly recommend to all women) has been a great and empowering experience. Needless to say, the menstrual cups are definitely on my list of products to consider in the near future, not only for the economic reasons mentioned, but for the eco-friendliness. I might get the Instead disposables to use during intercourse and keep “the dirty deed” clean, since DivaCup and other similar products cannot be used at such times. I wouldn’t try Instead SoftCups as my sole product, though, because I’m sure they’re not too biodegradable and would defeat the “green” point of making the switch from pads and tampons.

Thanks for a great post! It’s great to find a place to discuss these matters freely.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:10:59 +0000

Why not just go on Depo Provera and say goodbye to periods altogether?

My wife’s been on it for 7 years and loves it. You want to talk frugal? Sure, $25/year sets the bar pretty low, but Depo costs my wife just $5 every 3 months. Our health insurance covers the rest of the cost.

No cramps, no mess, no nothing. Every 28 days … nothing happens. We couldn’t be happier.

By: Emily...again

Emily...again — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:54:22 +0000

I am still a fan of the Diva Cup almost a year later…but I think it’s time for a new one. It is not providing me the protection I need like it used to. Panty-liners are on my shopping list again.

Anyone have any suggestions? I used to LOVE mine but the last few months have been disappointing to say the least.

It’s still better than using a tampon but I used to be able to go without pantyliners because I was THAT confident.

By: lvlc @ FromMomToMom

lvlc @ FromMomToMom — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:50:24 +0000

I can say that it’s been 3 cycles and I LOVE IT! It took time to get used to it BUT I was persistent… I love that is portable, discrete, comfortable and best of all… IT WORKS! It really does! So, try it! Don’t think about it! Just do it! You’ll come back to tell your story like me!

By: Anita

Anita — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:41:20 +0000

The Whole Foods in the town where I work carries them. I’ve been thinking about buying one for a while. I think I’m going to next time I’m on that side of town.

By: Angela

Angela — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:19:50 +0000

I tried the Diva Cup several times and I would love to master it – but what stopped me from continuing to use it was the difficulty I had removing it – the strong suction formed between the cup and my body together with the slippery surface of the cup made it incredibly difficult to remove. I did all the recommended things – squatting down, relaxing and not panicking … and still encountered a great deal of difficulty in removing it. The second time I thought I might have to visit the hospital or doctors to get it removed – it was so tightly “stuck” . I tried pinching the base of the cup to break the suction but even this was difficult and the whole slippy moist surface made it difficult to maintain hold on the cup to pinch it and remove it. And, no, I didn’t put the cup too high up inside me either. I would love if anyone could suggest what else I could try to make removing it easier – in the meantime I’ve gone back to tampons (organic) and use lunapads on my lighter days (cloth menstrual pads) which are great but don’t offer the same freedom as the Diva Cup does.

By: MariMar

MariMar — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:45:24 +0000

I’m a Diva Cup fan. It is neater and FAR more effective if you have very heavy periods. I LOVE not having any more accidents on clothing and bedding, and have stopped taking anti-inflammatories to control flow. The fact that the liquid measurement is marked right on the cup is helpful, too. You can confirm, for example, whether your periods are heavier than normal, and make the appropriate trip to the doctor.

I don’t bother rinsing it every time I reinsert during the day (at work or someone’s else’s house). As long are your hands are clean, a little bit of the blood that just came from your body cannot harm you if it goes back in. I just wash and dry it thoroughly in the morning and night, and everything has been fine. Shower method mentioned above is handy too.

As for the hygienic hostess who was worried about menstrual blood in her bathroom sink: I don’t worry about a bit of blood going down the sink at home, although I am careful to rinse every trace away. Seriously doubt it is a health issue. I am already too grossed out by toothbrushing and possible traces of cleaning solvents in the sink to ever wash my face out of a filled sink anyway. (I briefly turn on the water to wet, turn it off, the on again to rinse.) To each her own “yuck,” I suppose.

By: Becca

Becca — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:45:19 +0000

Hello! I have been using my Diva Cup for 6 years now (since I was 16) and I love it so much. I always thought tampons were kind of gross (all that cotton shoved up there? No thank you.), but now I couldn’t even imagine using them.

As for my periods: I now really only have a moderately heavy flow the first two days and then it tapers off to spotting after that. I think it’s because the DivaCup creates suction that pulls the blood into the cup. That’s also why you cramp less, because your uterus doesn’t need to work as hard to expel the blood.

I love that I never have to run to the store just to get lady products, and I love that you can see exactly how much you bleed every month.

Yay Diva Cup!