Hello.
I was hoping you might print my letter on your Web site so I might get help from other readers.
I loved Instead [menstrual cup] until I found out that they went out of business. So I ordered The Keeper and desperately want it to work for me, but I've been having problems with it.
Basically, no matter how I insert it (this is my second period using it) it eventually travels up inside me, the stem gets "lost," and the whole cup always tilts to the right side. I've tried inserting it tilted all the way to the left side, but it always migrates to the right side. A couple of times I was able to insert it at the very bottom of my vagina and have it stay there, but then it was uncomfortable and I could feel it there.
So I was hoping another reader may have had this experience or may have advice. I called the woman I bought it from but she didn't seem to have any knowledge about The Keeper tilting to the side. It seems to work OK, but I worry that it shouldn't be on its side. And I worry that it means I'm deformed "down there!"
Thanks in advance and I hope someone is able to help me!
I found your site via Worst of the Web, but have since bookmarked it and passed it on to some of my friends. I think it's great. I think it's fascinating.
If I ever get down to the D.C. area, I will surely try to arrange a visit.
Dear Mr. Finley,
You are not "just a guy," you are "just a very brave, admirable guy." [Hey, don't stop NOW! I have occasionally said "I'm just a guy," especially in past News pages, to emphasize my lack of knowledge about things only a woman could know about, which covers some important things.]
But where's the PMS [premenstrual syndrome] page, damnit?! [I need help with that one, Readers! MUM shows some historical ads about PMS, also German ones with commentary from MUM columnist Petra Habiger, but no written scientific treatment. Frau Habiger can offer advice about PMS, and wants your recipes, so to speak, for dealing with it.]
Keep up the good work.
Irregular menses identify women at high risk for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), which exists in 6-10% of women of reproductive age. PCOS is a major cause of infertility and is linked to diabetes.