How a menstrual cup works. In the second photo, is that grey stuff in the rectum poopoo?!

Sorry if this embarasses some of you who are viewing from work or even home. The human body is the human body, no?

Anyway, check out this interesting little “body gadget” I first learned of the other night while talking to Joyce (who is still way too far away in Melbourne, AU <-- That's Australia, for the numb nuts).

It’s called a menstrual cup and a woman sticks the device INTO her vagina during her period. Unlike a pad or a tampon, the mentrual cup does not absorb blood. Instead, the device collects blood in the “cup” part of the device so that the user can empty out the contents and reuse the thing for up to 10 whole years! The most popular brand of menstrual cups is The Keeper (Err, I guess you can order yours today from their website).

Yeah, I know, it’s nothing new at all. In fact, the menstrual cup is quite an age-old idea with women all around the world still relying on its capabilities to handle Aunt Irma’s monthly visit. I’m only posting about it because for the first time in a very long time, I learned something new about feminine hygiene. Of course, the whole idea of the menstrual cup is still kinda gross, and Joyce and I were definitely gagging at the thought of how it must be like to use (…).

In a woman’s lifetime, she is likely to use 15,000 sanitary pads or tampons. The Keeper® is the economical, environment-friendly alternative. Over 12 BILLION pads and tampons are USED ONCE and disposed of annually, clogging our overburdened landfill sites. An average woman throws away 250 to 300 pounds of tampons, pads and applicators in her lifetime. The great majority of these end up in landfills, or as something the sewage treatment plants must deal with.

And…

A bell-shaped cup can also “hurry on” a woman’s period by one or two days, because of the mild suction that it creates. Some women have also reported shorter periods from this mild suction.

Haha, I know it’s a horrible thought, but I keep thinking that tampons and devices like the menstrual cup above must feel like…a penis…inside you…all day. 8O
Anyone who wishes to confirm that thought or disprove that thought to me is totally welcome to. But hey, it’s all cool if its your preference over another product. Who am I to tell women what to wear and use, right?

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