Glad Rag Moon Cup: The Menstrual Spitoon

Ack. The title and that entire first paragraph were pretty unnecessary...

Anyway, in regards to the cup. I love mine. I actually hate the moon cup the most, because it was pretty inconvenient and uncomfortable...I like my divacup and lunette. I've ditched all the tampons and pads of mine (donated wrapped/packaged ones to shelters), and all my cups (not that many..I just like having more than one e.g. in the car, at home) have paid for themselves many times over. Nowadays I'm skipping periods with hormonal contraceptives, but these are godsends.

Cups have been in existence for a long time, but they haven't taken on very well. Most of my female friends have switched to cups after I told them about it..other than instead disposable cups (god awful), they hadn't heard of such a thing before and only used tampons or pads. Given that cups can hold a lot without leaking (what a super plus absorbency tampon from tampax couldn't do in 2 hours without drenching things the cup did in 4 without leaking for me..), can save you LOTS of money (only took a few months for one cup), there really aren't that many reasons not to use it.

There's a few number of women who can't stand the idea of sticking a finger up there to remove the cup (after the first few days, you get the hang of removing the cup without getting your fingers dirty, and without spilling it either..)...all I can say to them is "your loss". Even if you do get a bit of blood on your finger, what's so horrible about wiping it off with some toilet paper..or god forbid, washing your hands, which you'd be doing anyway..

I've been using the similar natural rubber Keeper for about 8 years, and I love it. The monetary savings are pretty nice, it doesn't require attention as frequently as pads or tampons, and generally only leaks if one willfully neglects it for, say, 2 days. Also, I'm not requiring that something be grown, fertilized, irrigated, manufactured, packaged, trucked, and disposed constantly, at least on this one item.

I appreciate that you covered the MoonCup, but the title of the article was quite insensitive, to put it mildly.

@Jane: Thanks a lot for the excellent description of the pros + cons of the product

I apologize sincerely for the article title.

At the onset of writing this quick post, I didn't actually realize that a product like this could actually be effective, but I stand corrected.

Having made many trips to the grocery store myself to make "emergency purchases" for a loved one, I have a decent idea of how much of a hassle tampons/pads/liners can be.

Your excellent feedback keeps medgadget.com in tip-top shape, thanks again!

The PA who prescribed me my first diaphragm showed me how to use it dome-down for this same purpose.

I used to use the Keeper cup, and liked the concept, but something about my technique and/or anatomy (probably fibroids) made it leaky.
I switched to the Sea pearl silk sponge and LOVED it.
Wish I had known about sponges and cups, not to mention that you don't REALLY have to have a "period" at all when you are on the pill - when I was a teen!
Guys...you just never know about things relating to women, so tread lightly until you talk to some gals!
Thanks for including this subject in your articles.