A cup works by creating a seal with your vaginal walls and with it's slight suction. You can wear it on heavy and very light days without discomfort.
There's different folding and cleaning techniques for the cup, it holds more than a tampon(meaning less bathroom trips), it doesn't leave fibers behind, the material it's made of is used in medical objects such as feeding tubes and permanent heart valves, it leaves vaginal mucous that is needed to clean your vagina alone, you can sanitize medical grade silicone really well and even sterilize it, bacteria doesn't grow on silicone as easily as it does on tampons that are made of mixed and unknown materials, and because it doesn't absorb/is not made of rough scratchy material it's less likely to tear your vaginal walls and cause infection. Tampons are a great breeding ground for bacteria and it is held in contact with your vaginal walls for a long period of time.
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Different brands.
2007-09-19
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