Hi everyone, I am an active woman; swimming, hiking, running you name it and have just recently switched over to using menstrual cups. I use the Instead Softcup and have found that it has made exercising so much more comfortable than wearing a pad or worrying about leaks and changing often with a tampon (I can leave it in for up to 12 hours). Softcup is inserted like a tampon and sits beneath the cervix to collect the fluids. It's definitely easy to use and safe; there have been no reports of Toxic Shock Syndrome relating to Softcup. I usually get mine at Wal Mart, but I've found that major drugstores carry them as well, as well.
Does anyone else find the Softcup (or other brands) more efficient when exercising during your period? Or do you prefer pads & tampons, and why?
08-26-2009, 04:03 PM
