![]() I have a friend who absolutely loves Flex. However, when I’m at home doing my normal routine I like the zero-waste aspect of the cup. I travel on business a lot and I would much rather travel with disposable discs than a cup I needed to keep clean. I’m not sure if I’m just not getting it in there quite right in the first place? Anyway…ideally I’d like to use both a cup and a disc to completely replace pads and tampons. I have been able to easily remove the disc each time but that’s because it doesn’t seem to stay behind my pubic bone very well. I’m still working through my trial box of Flex and I’m not very confident about where I am on the learning curve with it. I am relatively new at both – I’ve done one full cycle with the cup and like it. I have tried both a menstrual cup (Diva Cup) and the Flex. We would love to hear about your experience with discs and why you feel that they are the best option - especially if you’ve also used a cup. If you use a disc and love it - let us know. ![]() Organic tampons are also cheaper, with most costing around $10 per cycle. By contrast, one quality menstrual cup can cost $20-40 depending on the brand - and you only need one. At $2.25 per change – the costs really add up. If you are heavier or longer than this, you’ll need more of them. This assumes #1 that you have a four day cycle and #2 that you can go a full 12 hours before needing to change. They are not approved to be safe for reusing (though some do use them for a full cycle before trashing them) which poses a problem for your wallet, as well as the environment.įLEX costs $20 per month for 8 discs that are meant to be worn for 12 hours. In addition to our removal discomforts, we aren’t all that impresses with the cost of using a disc. (If you recall from our Heavy Flow video – we aren’t all that heavy, so we cannot imagine what a disc might be like for someone with even more flow than us!) Amanda found it painful to remove and Kim ended up in a horror show situation as a result of a moderate flow day. Wear was comfortable but removal was anything but. While they do work for some - and that’s great! - they just aren’t a good fit for us. Does it function? And do we like the way it functions? Check out our video review for all of the details.Īs you can see, we aren’t fans. That answer depends on a couple of factors. They differ wildly in material, shape, insertion, fit, removal, cost, and environmental consideration. Menstrual disc and menstrual cups share exactly one feature. Menstrual discs are NOT the same as menstrual cups! ![]() Menstrual discs are something we’ve been asked about more times than we can count, and usually it comes in the form of a confusing question about menstrual cups … and then we realize they’re talking about an Instead Softcup or a FLEX.
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