Which is better, sanitary napkins, tampons or menstrual cups?

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I. Sanitary napkins

Everyone uses the entry level for girls.

Benefits:

-Easy to buy

-Afraid of using a built-in virgin, it's safer to use it.

-Easy to use, especially outdoors. In fact, it is also very convenient to tear it off and paste a new one. .

-The single product is relatively cheap, but if it is used for a long time, the cost will definitely be higher than that of the menstrual cup that is said to last for ten years.

Disadvantages:

-Side leak! Side leakage! Infinite side leakage! I left traces of my fight on the sofa sheets and even on the school chairs. . .

-Sticky and warm, especially in summer, you know.

Allergy. So I never use grids. . But cotton is more sticky.

Two. cotton ball

Benefits:

-"almost" no sense of existence. What is bloating? Can I eat? All kinds of movements are very comfortable, no different from non-menstrual period. But sometimes it feels dry.

-Almost. Sometimes I have to use pads because I'm not at ease. For example, when wearing white pants. Oh, I'm so scared.

-Easy to carry. A pack of sanitary napkins and a pack of tampons are different in size. .

-Easy to use, especially the catheter type, and easy to replace at home and outside.

Disadvantages:

-It's not easy to buy. Basically, supermarkets have only seen ob, and only a few imported supermarkets have catheters. Taobao is relatively easy to buy.

-If there is no catheter, the health problem is even more worrying. I remember that ob had a little finger sleeve, but I always lost it. . Catheter solves this problem very well, and it is much more convenient to change it outside!

TSS, or toxic shock syndrome, is said to kill 40 women every year. Because it is said that "it can't be used for more than eight hours", during the use of tampons, I often overslept, and just jumped out of bed after sleeping for eight hours and ran to change tampons. . .

-Hygienic condition, because tampons not only suck blood, but also suck other secretions, which will lead to vaginal dryness. Moreover, due to the closed environment, bacteria and viruses are still easy to breed.

-Expensive! Before using the brand, the cost of each holiday was 60~80 yuan. This is the most expensive of the three options.

Three. diva cup

Benefits:

-environmental protection! Put it in the first place because it is the most important reason to attract me to change cups. If I use sanitary napkins all my life, how much garbage will I make? After thinking about this problem, I washed the cup at once. . .

-Cheap! A cup costs about 20 yuan and can be used for more than ten years. Even if you don't trust, changing it once a year is much cheaper than tampons. .

-No leaks! It's true. Not at all. Of course, don't forget to dump it. . When it is full, it will still start to leak out from the small hole on the side. . . When the menstrual period is the biggest, it is absolutely enough to wash it two or three times a day.

-Interesting! When I took the cup out for the first time, I excitedly said to the male ticket, "Come on! Dry aunt this cup! " Sorry, it's a little off topic. . . But at that time, I suddenly felt that I understood the full meaning of this sentence. . . The scale on the cup allows me to master my bleeding situation more accurately.

-No sense of existence! Unlike tampons, sometimes (especially when the amount is small), tampons give people a dry feeling and are quite uncomfortable. Because the cup doesn't absorb anything, it just catches it, and it won't hurt the overall vaginal environment like a tampon.

-Don't worry about TSS!

Disadvantages:

-It's hard to buy. I only know Tmall International or Haitao. It is much more convenient abroad.

-It's not easy. I think maybe I chose the brand, too. Diva is the thinnest, but it is said to be the hardest, so it is not easy to get stuck, especially for the first time, I got stuck for more than ten minutes. . Change the brand and update this later. . Of course, I don't feel much after I get used to it.

-How to clean it outside? Such as public toilets. . Give me a cup to rinse in the sink. . I haven't figured out a solution to this problem yet, but I haven't encountered a situation that really needs external washing. The toilet in the office is very convenient. . It is said that a girl said, "Just flush with urine." I'm not ready to try this method.