Friends know that I am leaving no stone unturned in order to finally get rid of tampons. It sounds like trying to quit smoking, should be of no less importance to my health and my wallet, because as we should all know by now, menstrual products are usually not cheap and often even unhealthy in the long run. They destroy our natural vaginal flora, often lead to itching, dryness and, in the worst case, to toxic shock.

As we should all know by now, menstrual products are usually not cheap and often even unhealthy in the long run. They destroy our natural vaginal flora, often lead to itching, dryness and, in the worst case, to toxic shock.
So I not only tried using pads, as all beginners probably did with the first period, but also tried the advertised, natural, new tampon brands that did their job, but are also not more satisfactory, until I got to the menstrual cup landed.

From tampon to cup

Initially smiled at, only to later extol it to everyone who wanted to hear it. Yes, my cup and I were happy together, had it not been for my wish to change my contraception to end up with the copper IUD.

Yes, my cup and I were happy together, had it not been for my wish to change my contraception to end up with the copper IUD.

Hey guys, now you’ll soon know me inside out, how great!

Anyone who is not familiar with the use of Menocups, as they are also called, has no idea why the spiral and cup can be mutually exclusive. Well, on the one hand, the menstrual cup is very cumbersome to insert. Much more interesting is the unfavorable location and incorrect, i.e. jerky, removal of the product, the effect on the piece of happiness, which protects me from unwanted pregnancy for four years and has eased my bank balance by around 400 euros. Just my spiral.

Anyone who is not familiar with the use of Menocups, as they are also called, has no idea why the spiral and cup can be mutually exclusive.

The problem of sucking out something that should stay in place was described very impressively in many forums and due to the lack of experience of my gynaecologist, I went through the cost-benefit calculation for myself and came up with the result, the cup again to mothball.

It was really only about the great uncertainty in contraception and not the specter of not finding a suitable toilet with washbasin access. I had overcome this disgust when I read that some menstruating women simply emptied their cups under themselves and flushed remnants into the toilet with some sterile urine. Yes, periods are not for the weak.

But now the big question was again how I could bring relief to myself, my body and maybe even my sex life. Period products unfortunately tend to have many side effects, of which health-damaging ones are given priority, but other things should not be left unmentioned.

Who does not know the feeling after or during the period, pulling out all body fluids by a silk thread in order to feel like hot desert sand afterwards. Dry, unusable, full of danger.

Who does not know the feeling after or during the period, pulling out all body fluids by a silk thread in order to feel like hot desert sand afterwards. Dry, unusable, full of danger.

We not only prepare ourselves, but also our partners: inside the wonderful breeding ground for fungi, infections and sexual frustration, when suddenly nothing goes down …