I am so happy with my reusable menstrual disc and I need to share my joy with someone

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Anonymous wrote:Oh God. Here come the vegans of menstruation.

Lol OP. here, I swear I am not crunchy nor do I use a disc for the environmental benefits. If anything it's my squeamishness about period blood and specifically the smell of it that drives my hatred of tampons.

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I wanted to like them but they don't fit my nearly as well as my cup. I also have to laugh when people use vegans as a negative term lol. I don't disagree there are some crazy ones out there, but seriously OP was clearly just happy the discs are working well for her and wanted to share it with the world! There's not nearly enough info out there for women relating to our bodies!

I'm 42 and was shocked to find I was in perimenopause. I had no clue it started that early. I also didn't know about the random periods post menopause!

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Anonymous wrote:IF it autodumps when you sit on the toilet what keeps it from autodumping when you're sitting anywhere else?? scary

It's not about sitting down. It's about how your pelvic floor muscles contract when you urinate or have s bowel movement. Of course there is a risk that hcannhsooen by accident. You need to try it out at home for a couple cycles first.

I would definitely worry about this as someone who sometimes leaks since having kids. Especially during exercise. Like what if it released during a yoga or barre class? Ugh, no.

Sticking with tampons. They aren't great, but it's a known quantity that I've figured out how to live with fairly happily.

That is my exact worry!!

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Anonymous wrote:IF it autodumps when you sit on the toilet what keeps it from autodumping when you're sitting anywhere else?? scary

It's not about sitting down. It's about how your pelvic floor muscles contract when you urinate or have s bowel movement. Of course there is a risk that hcannhsooen by accident. You need to try it out at home for a couple cycles first.

I would definitely worry about this as someone who sometimes leaks since having kids. Especially during exercise. Like what if it released during a yoga or barre class? Ugh, no.

Sticking with tampons. They aren't great, but it's a known quantity that I've figured out how to live with fairly happily.

That is my exact worry!!

OP here. I definitely hear you and not trying to convince anyone to switch from tampons. But just to clarify, it is the action of contracting my pelvic floor muscles to urinate that causes the autodump to occur, and only when the disc is pretty full. It would not autodump because of urinary leakage. It can autodump accidentally if it is not inserted properly or doesn't fit your body properly. It's hard to know if it is inserted improperly or doesn't fit properly until you try it for at least a full cycle, and then of course you can't return it. It's a learning process and may not be worth it if you are happy with what you are already doing.

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Can someone explain to me why people prefer cups and discus over tampons? I'm old-school, in menopause now, and I understand the environmental aspect of not using pads. But what is wrong with tampons?

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain to me why people prefer cups and discus over tampons? I'm old-school, in menopause now, and I understand the environmental aspect of not using pads. But what is wrong with tampons?

you can wear a cup for 12 hours and never need to change it. You can pee with it in (whereas with tampons the string gets wet). It's reusable. I also liked that I couldn't feel the cup at all, whereas a tampon sometimes was uncomfortable.

Tampons have gotten pretty expensive too and they don't want you to flush them (I think they're gross in a trash can).

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain to me why people prefer cups and discus over tampons? I'm old-school, in menopause now, and I understand the environmental aspect of not using pads. But what is wrong with tampons?

you can wear a cup for 12 hours and never need to change it. You can pee with it in (whereas with tampons the string gets wet). It's reusable. I also liked that I couldn't feel the cup at all, whereas a tampon sometimes was uncomfortable.

Tampons have gotten pretty expensive too and they don't want you to flush them (I think they're gross in a trash can).

OP here. All of this though I did find the cup uncomfortable, whereas the disc is not.

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain to me why people prefer cups and discus over tampons? I'm old-school, in menopause now, and I understand the environmental aspect of not using pads. But what is wrong with tampons?

you can wear a cup for 12 hours and never need to change it. You can pee with it in (whereas with tampons the string gets wet). It's reusable. I also liked that I couldn't feel the cup at all, whereas a tampon sometimes was uncomfortable.

Tampons have gotten pretty expensive too and they don't want you to flush them (I think they're gross in a trash can). [/quote

All of this, plus: no odor. That's a huge benefit for me.

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OP thanks for sharing this. There are women out there like me who have no idea about these things!

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain to me why people prefer cups and discus over tampons? I'm old-school, in menopause now, and I understand the environmental aspect of not using pads. But what is wrong with tampons?

Honestly, the money I’ve saved is a huge plus. I think I’ve purchased 5-6 cups and 1 disc in the last 19 years.

Also, I was a HEAVY bleeder, due to fibroids. I used tampons once (for some random reason) and I had to walk out of work looking like I was dying. The flow was so heavy and fast it literally overpowered the tampon I had in. Wouldn’t have happened with a cup.

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Anonymous wrote:OP thanks for sharing this. There are women out there like me who have no idea about these things!

OP here. Yeah I didn't know much either until recently!

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain to me why people prefer cups and discus over tampons? I'm old-school, in menopause now, and I understand the environmental aspect of not using pads. But what is wrong with tampons?

Honestly, the money I’ve saved is a huge plus. I think I’ve purchased 5-6 cups and 1 disc in the last 19 years.

Also, I was a HEAVY bleeder, due to fibroids. I used tampons once (for some random reason) and I had to walk out of work looking like I was dying. The flow was so heavy and fast it literally overpowered the tampon I had in. Wouldn’t have happened with a cup.

I bleed for two. It’s heavy. Super plus tampons and a pad, both needing hourly changes. Cups and discs are way better for me. Postpartum I switch to disc. Would wear a diaper before a tampon. Truly.

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Thank you for telling me that such a product even exists! I never could get the cup to work for me, but maybe this was because I didn't try it until after I'd given birth 2x. Hopefully I can get the disk to fit correctly.

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What’s this about the pelvic floor adn the cup? I feel like my pelvic floor has been on the fritz lately and I”m a cup user - is it connected?

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This is the one aspect of menopause I look forward to -- no more periods. Our grandmothers had it right. It really is The Curse!

Ha! I'm in menopause now and I'd take my periods back (in fairness, they were never that bad) if I could get my hormones and sex drive back. I also kinda wish I'd been able to try the discs -- I loved my Diva Cup, until it stopped working for me as the fit got wonky as apparently my internal shape changed over time.

Me too!