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Post by resurrectart on Jun 12, 2007 19:12:43 GMT
I'm sure women were pretty grossed out by tampons when they first came out too. I'm still grossed out by tampons, but not as much as that thing. I am just generally grossed out by the whole thing.
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Post by fabbit on Jun 12, 2007 19:13:45 GMT
I just think the thought of it POOLING there is disgusting. and cleaning it. I'm obviously a product of consumerism in today's society but I really don't see what's wrong with just throwing it away...I don't want to keep that around.
Also, I heard it's a lot less sanitary than tampons or pads and apparently a lot easier to get bacteria from. But this might just be health class / doctors office propaganda.
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Post by fabbit on Jun 12, 2007 19:14:51 GMT
Also, I think this product has been around longer than tampons. I don't think tampons are that disgusting. A lot LESS disgusting then pads anyways. And I like my swimming, thanks.
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Post by Xteenuh on Jun 12, 2007 20:01:02 GMT
good lord sticking stuff up there in general = no thnkz EXALT!!! I am not alone in this world... Though it sucks that I can't go swimming during that time. Damn it all. What if you drop the thing right after you take it out to clean it? ROFLZ. Eww. Especially if you're in a public restroom... like I can just imagine someone accidentally dropping it near the egde of the stall, and this old lady sitting in the stall next to her seeing a small puddle of blood forming. LOLOLOLOL.
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Post by youwantthis on Jun 12, 2007 20:05:56 GMT
What beautiful vivid imagery.
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Post by Mellifluous Poetry on Jun 12, 2007 20:08:52 GMT
Also, I heard it's a lot less sanitary than tampons or pads and apparently a lot easier to get bacteria from. But this might just be health class / doctors office propaganda. The other way around actually. Think about it - the bacteria needs organic base to grow. Cotton is way better for that than silicon.
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Post by fabbit on Jun 12, 2007 20:15:33 GMT
Also, I heard it's a lot less sanitary than tampons or pads and apparently a lot easier to get bacteria from. But this might just be health class / doctors office propaganda. The other way around actually. Think about it - the bacteria needs organic base to grow. Cotton is way better for that than silicon. Hm, that does make a lot of sense. But bacteria can grow in there without cotton too...so I'm sort of confused.
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Post by Mellifluous Poetry on Jun 12, 2007 20:20:07 GMT
I'd say that bacteria's living there anywayss all the time, but that's good bacteria, and then the bad bacteria you don't want to have grows easier with cotton than something less organic. And besides that, cotton dries everything and does bad things to the mucosae and err yeah. That's pretty much what I've concluded.
First glittery minges, then yeast infections and now this. OH MY.
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Post by hark on Jun 12, 2007 21:11:09 GMT
good lord sticking stuff up there in general = no thnkz EXALT!!! I am not alone in this world... big laughs and hijinks asexual. I am sketchy about this idea in general, I will not go into it though, because I'd rather not go into detail about vaginas, except when making hilarious jokes.
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Post by Clare on Jun 12, 2007 21:12:51 GMT
Okay, I don't have a menstrual cup, but I've been looking for one in my local organic shops. Firstly, I spend way too much money on disposable sanitary wear - I have really heavy periods and can run through half a pack of towels or tampons in just a few days. I'd rather make one investment of about £10 that'll last for a couple of years instead of spending MILLIONS on tampons.
Secondly, am I the only one who really, REALLY finds tampons and pads gross? Pads are just disgusting - it's like wearing an effin' nappy, to be honest. It's just... Oh God. Like, fuck, it's all wet and horrible. The worst feeling ever is putting on a half-soaked pad straight after a shower because you have to run to your bedroom to get a new one and don't want to bleed on the towel. Urghhhh.
Thirdly, in terms of cleaning - I carry a bottle of water everywhere with me anyway, so it's easy enough to pop it out, tip it and squirt some water out; which I'm told is the proper procedure. As for cleaning, my friend told me she cleans hers half way through and at the end of every period by just rinsing it, popping the cup into a pot and boiling it. Sterile, eyyyyy.
Fourly, it's definitely not as unhygienic as tampons or pads. They're breeding grounds for tonnes of horrible bacteria. I can't stand the thought of wearing one against my clunge for a whole day (I compulsively change mine every four hours). With a cup, the blood collects in a little funnel and isn't really touching your flesh, y'know? If that makes sense.
Fifth, apparently the blood smells better when you have a cup because it isn't absorbed by icky chemicals.
Sixth, I know it's not true, and perhaps never was, but did anyone else ever hear that some companies put asbestos into tampons and pads to make you bleed more? Yeah, that super squicks me out.
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Post by fabbit on Jun 12, 2007 21:15:22 GMT
I don't think tampons are that gross...well...they kind of are, but I don't think about them. Pads ARE disgusting, you are very right about that Clare.
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Post by Clare on Jun 12, 2007 21:16:22 GMT
It's like a bloody (literally) rag up your vajingo. It's all soaked and... WARM.
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Post by hark on Jun 12, 2007 21:24:24 GMT
Fucking hell, periods are such pains in the arses. I miss when I didn't get them for like a year. Everyone else was like "Laura, got a tampon?" and I was all like, "mwahahaha, NO " Now I'm all like, "yeah, want it?"
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Post by fabbit on Jun 12, 2007 21:45:57 GMT
Warm? I really don't notice that Clare. Hah. You know, I'd take that medicine that makes your periods stop for like, ever, but I bet they have really bad medical consequences. Cancer! Heart Disease! Foot Fungus?
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Post by Clare on Jun 12, 2007 21:48:05 GMT
I have super-massive cramps just now, and I can't tell if it's because my period is around the corner or if I just ate some razor blades.
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Post by obeseguy on Jun 12, 2007 21:48:42 GMT
Aha, my friend just mentioned this the other day - it looks like a massive funnel/syringe, two of these least pleasant objects I imagine to have to shove between my legs. Penises aren't all that pleasant. But yeah, I've actually been thinking about getting one of them for ages. Not a penis. A vag funnel thing. Jx
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Post by josemutiny on Jun 12, 2007 22:40:38 GMT
this is what women get for making us give you half our ribs.
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Post by obeseguy on Jun 12, 2007 22:46:52 GMT
Yeah but we have boobs.
Which make up for it by 98248762349283 million.
Maybe I just like boobs too much.
Fucking lesbians.
Jx
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Post by hark on Jun 12, 2007 22:52:39 GMT
Warm? I really don't notice that Clare. Hah. You know, I'd take that medicine that makes your periods stop for like, ever, but I bet they have really bad medical consequences. Cancer! Heart Disease! Foot Fungus? I would totally take that if I weren't living in hope that one day someone might take a wee bit of a shining to me and want to have kids with me. Maybe.
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Post by fabbit on Jun 12, 2007 23:00:03 GMT
Warm? I really don't notice that Clare. Hah. You know, I'd take that medicine that makes your periods stop for like, ever, but I bet they have really bad medical consequences. Cancer! Heart Disease! Foot Fungus? I would totally take that if I weren't living in hope that one day someone might take a wee bit of a shining to me and want to have kids with me. Maybe. Apparently once you stop taking the pill it goes away. It's one of those birth control type things.
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