Comments on: Menstrual Musings http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2005-03-24_1 Because we care about stuff Fri, 16 May 2008 08:09:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Andrea http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2005-03-24_1#comment-1741 Andrea Thu, 27 Jul 2006 02:16:12 +0000 /?p=1#comment-1741 This is interesting. I have been using pads eversince and I am very comfortable with it. I've tried using tampons once but I got infection. And I avoid using scented pads it causes itchiness and infection. This is interesting. I have been using pads eversince and I am very comfortable with it. I’ve tried using tampons once but I got infection. And I avoid using scented pads it causes itchiness and infection.

]]> By: tekanji http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2005-03-24_1#comment-12 tekanji Sun, 19 Jun 2005 07:01:55 +0000 /?p=1#comment-12 I've had my cup for a while now and I don't know how I got along without it. I could never use tampons without severe discomfort and I ended up getting a nasty cyst from pads. My sister had a bad time with the Keeper, but I got her the Diva Cup and she's hopeful that it'll be better. Thanks so much for sharing your experiences! I’ve had my cup for a while now and I don’t know how I got along without it. I could never use tampons without severe discomfort and I ended up getting a nasty cyst from pads. My sister had a bad time with the Keeper, but I got her the Diva Cup and she’s hopeful that it’ll be better.

Thanks so much for sharing your experiences!

]]> By: Attila Girl http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2005-03-24_1#comment-11 Attila Girl Sun, 19 Jun 2005 02:43:16 +0000 /?p=1#comment-11 Interesting. I don't remember using the menstrual cup, because my mom told me back in the 70s that she hadn't liked it much. I did try menstrual sponges, but they were awkward to deal with in public restrooms. It looks so much like the cervical cap! Back in the days before perimenopause, when I had Real Periods, I was a commited tampon user, but very concerned about Toxic Shock Sundrome. After all, those superabsorbent fibers were (probably still are) the ones used in diapers. For years, I used tampons during the day but switched to a pad at night. And now with the reduced flow of my 40s I'm especially careful to take a break--sometimes in the middle of a period--to let the vaginal environment normalize a bit. When I lived with a lesbian couple we were all using Sure and Natural for a while: pads are certainly safer, and now they aren't as bulky as they used to be. Interesting. I don’t remember using the menstrual cup, because my mom told me back in the 70s that she hadn’t liked it much. I did try menstrual sponges, but they were awkward to deal with in public restrooms. It looks so much like the cervical cap!

Back in the days before perimenopause, when I had Real Periods, I was a commited tampon user, but very concerned about Toxic Shock Sundrome. After all, those superabsorbent fibers were (probably still are) the ones used in diapers. For years, I used tampons during the day but switched to a pad at night. And now with the reduced flow of my 40s I’m especially careful to take a break–sometimes in the middle of a period–to let the vaginal environment normalize a bit.

When I lived with a lesbian couple we were all using Sure and Natural for a while: pads are certainly safer, and now they aren’t as bulky as they used to be.

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