mine is a mooncup not a divacup, but they are just different brands; it amounts to the same thing. i like mine for the following reasons!:


better for the environment (the cup itself is reuseable, and you dont end up throwing out boxes of packaging every month!)

it doesn't dry you out like tampons, and you don't get odour like with pads.

it makes you understand your mentrual cycle better.

the cup doesn't have to be changed as often as tampons.


the problems i tend to encounter are that if i change the cup too often it can irritate the opening of my vagina... if i dont change it as frequently i find this problem doesn't occur.

also, it is difficult to use it discreetly when in public toilets (the *shlurp* noise when you remove it lol) but once again, i find that because it doesn't need changing as often, i am usually home in time to take it out and rinse it, so it's ok.

on the whole i much prefer it to tampons or pads.

Yeah, I tried putting it in during my shower last night but it wouldn't pop open right. I have to do it with my left hand (odd enough since I'm right handed) and over the toilet

It leaked a little over night. I did cut a little off the stem and now it's perfct

I think the cup (I use DivaCup) is fantastic! I've been using it for a year.

Better for the environment, no smell, virtually never leaks (only leaks if not placed well or left in too long), saves money ... I could go on and on!

It was a little tricky at first, but I just needed time and practice to figure out the best way to insert and remove for my body.

I also appreciate being able to monitor exactly how much I bleed if I want to.

Okay! So I'm on my second period with my cup and at risk of sounding like an infomercial, I'd just like so say I love this thing! Mine is a divacup - I won't post a link because then I'll really look like a spammer, but that should get you a good result in a search engine.

This thing is amazing. I don't smell like a period. I don't leak into my underwear. I don't have to use pads (I abandoned those years ago anyway!) and now I don't even need tampons... which can be very painful to remove, agree? Plus there's the risk of tss...

I think the best thing for me is how convenient it is. You only have to clean it out twice a day: when you wake up, and before you go to bed. Unlike tampons or pads, you don't have to carry anything around with you. There are no noisy wrappers, and - even better! - no wrapped up tell-tale residue in the waste basket.

Along the waste part, you're not contributing to the heaps of trash around the world! This is a waste-free menstrual option. You rinse out the cup in between insertions, and that's that. Because you only have to do it twice a day at bedtime and as you wake up, you're almost always going to be near your own bathroom, though a public bathroom really doesn't present much of a problem either.

Tampons get squishy and icky and spot unexpectadly; and if your flow changes througout your day as mine does, it can be a pain to try and predict when it's ready to come out. if it's not... ouch! Then you have to shove another one up there.

People might say "eeew, you have to see all that blood..." well, yeah... but it's better looking than how it looks ina tampon or smeared on a pad. You just dump it in the toilet and rinse in the sink.

I've gotten the hang of taking it out and inserting it now. I really love this thing! It's worth the price!

Yeah! That's awesome Eiri! Couldn't agree more.

I've been using my divacup for over a year now and love it love it love it. Worth the price? Heck yeah! Cost me $30 and I haven't bought tampons in over a year so far.... huge savings. I'll only need to buy a new one after having a baby someday (they have a larger sized cup for older women or women who have given birth).

I had to use a tampon once or twice when I got my period unexpectantly and didn't have my cup and it just felt icky and reminded me how much I love the cup!

Oh Eiri, the more I read of your posts the more I realize we have in common!

Haha ^^ Thanks. I'm glad to know other women are enjoying this slow-to-be-revealed revolution in feminine care

I heard about it long time about it and decided to give it a shot. So I ordered the mooncup. I didn't like it because simple reason i couldn't get the thing in. I order the right size and I did folded as per the instructions but that thing just didn't get in. Maybe it's because my vaginal opening is too small for it but thing is I couldn't get it in. I think it would be perfect if the cup was made with much more flexible material that made insertion easier. But if you manage to get that thing in without discomfort I think it's a very nice idea.

A big thing to remember during insertion is that folded, it's most likely still going to be smaller than a penis! So if a penis fits, the cup will fit too!

true but remember when you fold it it's not smooth surface like a penis head or like a tampom. Folded is way bigger than a tampon. And it's ready to pop open if you don't hold the whole thing very tight, it's very strong material. That adds to the difficulty of insertion. So I think there is room for improvement with that cup.

It needs to be somewhat strong material that pops open so it will maintain its shape and a good seal around the edges as you move throughout the day and night.

I do understand - I found insertion a little tricky at first too. I'd have it folded and all ready to insert and then... P.O.P!! The trick for me was to try different positions until I found one that worked well for me. For me, the easiest position for insertion is standing with one foot on the floor and one foot up on the edge of the tub (or toilet seat). I also read about another trick - to make sure the cup opens properly once inside - reach a finger in and give the cup a little spin - that makes sure there's a good seal and that the cup's opened. I had a couple leaks before I learned that trick.

It's too bad it didn't work for you, but I guess since women's bodies vary so much it can't work for everyone.

True the head of the cup isn't perfect like a penis, but if you find the right grip, you can get it most of the way in before it does that half-unfolded stuff. I have to use my left hand as I mentioned before. Not sure why it's more comfortable that way but it is. I always did tampons with my right hand; never could get the hang of it with my left.

As for the popping open once it's inside... It'll be sort of an oval when it's half popped, and so I've found that reaching a finger in and pressing against one of the long sides will break the suction and let it pop right. I can feel it go "thmp" against my vaginal walls!

i never have problems getting mine to open up once inside. as you've noted, the material is so strong that once you let go it kinda goes .t.h.u.d.o.i.i.i.n.g!!!! i fond i only ever really have to insert it a little bit and then the suction action takes it the rest of the way in.

i too have a small opening but i dont find insertion a problem. the issue i have is with removal because you have to remove it in it's fully opened state. but as long as i dont change it excessively often then the discomfort doesn't bother me much.

Yeah, I have mild pain when removing it because it's open; that hurts sometimes. But I only have to change mine twice a day.

Ya know I don't get my period anymore due to my mirena iud, but gosh I wish I would have known about these when I did get my period. They sound really convinient!