Menstrual Cup Anniversary: Third Time’s A Charm
In a conversation with new cup users, I went looking for the chronicle I knew I’d written and realised I’d never published it. So here goes for my menstruating peeps,…
Wish Me Happy Woman’s Day Today And Here’s Why
Twenty-six years ago on this date, I had my first period. It must have been a Sunday or a Thursday (my school weekly holiday) and I had gone swimming with…
The Menstrual Cup As A Gauge For Wellbeing
The menstrual cup adventures and misadventures continue. It was to be expected. The menstrual system is a complex ones full of intricate levers and pulleys and hormones and what-not. All…
CupTalk: WOW Freedom Menstrual Cup – A Review
I’ve been a menstrual cup user for over two years now. There have been a few misadventures but nothing so bad as to deter me from using this wonderful product.…
CupTalk: To Stem Or Not To Stem?
You may remember my menstrual cup misadventures last month. AΒ recap of my journey so far: I started with SilkyCup, aΒ medium sized menstrual cup with a stem (resulting in ‘vagitail’ in…
Turn, Turn, Bleed: Menstrual Cup Misadventures
The menstrual cup chronicles continue. I started with a SilkyCup gifted to me by Reema. After a lot of teething pains (birthing pains?), I established a relationship with this piece…
Menstrual Myths and Products That Matter
Today is World Menstrual Health Day. I wonder if they chose the 28th of this month because of the 28 days that are a cycle average. Well, there is certainly…
The Menstrual Cup Month: There Will Be Blood
Iβve received and given a few strange gifts in my time but the most unusual one was Reemaβs birthday present to me this year. For context, Reema showers me with…